Why ‘Yellowstone’ Star Cole Hauser Wasn’t ‘Emotional’ After Filming Final Season

The 49-year-old, who plays Rip Wheeler in the hit Paramount series,

revealed that he wasn’t “emotional” when the show wrapped filming

on its final season.“It’s definitely weird when you’ve worked with somebody

for as long as we have as a group,” Hauser exclusively told The Post while promoting his Free Rein Coffee Company‘s partnership with Walmart.

“The crew is family, the cast is family, the drivers, the transportation, the people that cook for us every day,” he explained.

“So it was not emotional,” Hauser added, “but it was definitely a sad moment when everybody kind of goes their own way.”

Hauser also pointed out that, given his long Hollywood resume, he’s no stranger to saying goodbye to yearslong acting roles.

“I’ve been in this business 35 years and you have like six months where you’re around everybody for 14 hours a day, and then all of a sudden it’s over,” he said. “So I’ve gotten kind of used to it.”

Hauser has been on “Yellowstone” since the Taylor Sheridan series premiered in 2018, working alongside the likes of Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and more.

He’ll play Rip for seemingly one last time in what is being called the series’ final episodes, Season 5B, premiering Nov. 10.

Hauser has shared most of his scenes with his on-screen wife Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton. Rip and Beth are the undisputed fan favorites of “Yellowstone.”

“I’m really proud of what her and I have done, along with Taylor’s work and writings,” Hauser told The Post.

“There’s a few scenes that stand out to me personally,” the actor continued. “When John Dutton (Costner) gives me the house and the cabin, and that letter she gives me, I think is a pretty powerful moment for him and the show.”

“But we did some great work this year, too,” Hauser teased. “I’m excited for people to see 5B and the support that I have for her throughout the show. There’s some beautiful scenes. Really beautiful stuff.”

Now that “Yellowstone” has wrapped filming, Hauser is spending more time with his wife, “Sweet Valley High” actress Cynthia Daniel, and their three children (sons Ryland, 20, and Colt, 16, and daughter Steely, 11) after being away in Montana shooting the series for the last six-plus years.

“I’ve missed some quality time, but they’ve grown up with me being gone at times,” he said about his kids. “And so they understand it. And I think they respect the fact that I worked my ass off.”

“And mom is a great mom,” he added about Daniel, 48. “She takes care of the roost and she’s strong and loving and all the things that you could ever imagine as a wife. So I’m very blessed in that way.”

Hauser went on, “And I feel like the kids have taken it easy on me when I think they could be a little tough. Me being gone so much, they’ve been pretty kind to me over the years.”

Hauser also mentioned that his children have gotten to witness “all the good things” he’s accomplished in his life.

“Not just going and acting,” he said, “because it is a source of entertainment for people. But some of the charitable things that I do when I’m not doing that, and I know they respect it. So I think it’s a good thing to build into your family, is that you’re doing something for other people without any gain.”

One of Hauser’s charitable endeavors is his coffee company, which just expanded nationwide to Walmart. The brand gives back to veterans, active military, first responders, nurses and teachers.

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