A forgotten revenge thriller from 2004 made Yellowstone’s Cole Hauser the lead over co-stars like Matthew McConaughey and Chris Rock. Cole Hauser’s movie CV is a long and storied one, with the star having first made an impression in the likes of Dazed and Confused and Good Will Hunting. It was the shock success of 2000’s Pitch Black that was his real breakout, alongside co-star Vin Diesel. Hauser has rarely stopped working since, but his most famous role is easilyYellowstone’s Rip Wheeler.
Rip is the eternally loyal right-hand man of John Dutton (Kevin Costner) in the modern Western saga and is willing to go to any lengths to protect his adopted family. With Costner’s highly publicized exit from the Taylor Sheridan series, it appears Hauser will become even more important to Yellowstone’s future moving forward too. Hauser still works on the occasional film project too, including 2022’s The Minute You Wake Up Dead alongside Morgan Freeman.
