The ending of “Yellowstone” wasn't so sad for Cole Hauser.
The 49-year-old actor, who played Rip Wheeler on the hit Paramount series, revealed he wasn't “emotional” when filming wrapped on the show's final season.
“It’s definitely weird when you work with someone as a group for so long,” Houser exclusively told The Post during his promotion. Free Rein Coffee CompanyPartnership with Walmart.
“The whole team is a family, the actors are a family, the drivers, the transport, the people who cook for us every day,” he said.
“It wasn’t emotional, but it was definitely a sad moment with everybody going their separate ways,” Houser said.
Hauser also explained that saying goodbye to roles he starred in for years is nothing new for him, given his long experience in Hollywood.
“I've been in this business for 35 years and you have six months where you're with everybody 14 hours a day, and then all of a sudden it's gone,” he said. “So I'm used to it.”
Hauser has been on “Yellowstone” since the Taylor Sheridan series premiered in 2018, working alongside Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and more.
He will play Rip one last time in the series' final episode, Season 5B, which premieres on November 10.
Hauser shares 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 proud of Taylor’s work and writing, as well as the work she and I have done together,” Houser told the Post.
“There are a couple of scenes that I personally really liked,” the actor added. “When John Dutton (Costner) gives me the house and the cabin, and the letter that he gives me, I think that's a very powerful moment for him and for the show.”
“But we've done some great work this year, too,” Houser joked. “I'm excited for people to see 5B and I'm excited about the support I've gotten during the show. There's some beautiful visuals. Really beautiful stuff.”
Now that filming on “Yellowstone” has wrapped, Houser 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) over the six-plus years they’ve been shooting the series in Montana.
“I've missed some great times, but they've grown up with me, sometimes I'm not there for them,” he said of his kids. “And so they understand that. And I think they respect the fact that I've worked hard.”
“And mom is a great mom,” he said of Danielle, 48. “She takes care of the house and she's strong and loving and she's all the things you could ever dream of in a wife. So I'm very blessed in that way.”
Houser added, “And I think the kids have been gentle with me, whereas I thought they could be a little tougher. They've been really kind to me over the last couple of years, even though I've been away so much.”
Houser also pointed out that his children have had the chance to witness “all the good things” he has done in his life.
He said, “Not just going out and acting, because it's a way to entertain people. But when I'm not doing that, I do some charity work, and I know they respect that. So I think it's a good thing to bring that into your family, because you're doing something for other people without any benefit.”
One of Hauser's charitable endeavors includes his coffee company, which Expanded to Walmart nationwide. The brand supports veterans, active military personnel, first responders, nurses, and teachers.
