In 2007, he starred with Anthony Anderson in the FOX series "K-Ville". The show was canceled after ten episodes. That same year, Hauser starred in "The Stone Angel" adapted from a novel by Margaret Laurence. The film played in various festival circles and had a limited release in Canadian theaters in May 2008. During that same year, Cole filmed other indie productions such as "Like Dandelion Dust" from a novel by Karen Kingsbury, Tyler Perry's "The Family That Preys" and the CBS television pilot "The Tower".