Don Michael Paul

Donald Michael Paul (born April 17, 1963)^[1] is an actor, director, writer, and producer.^[2]

Don Michael Paul
Born	Donald Michael Paul (1963-04-17) April 17, 1963 (age 62) Newport Beach, California United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, writer, producer
Years active	1983–present
Children	Jett Jones Paul

Biography

He starred in the films Heart of Dixie and Rich Girl with Jill Schoelen and appeared in Aloha Summer. He wrote the screenplay for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. He acted in the short-lived 1992 CBS detective series The Hat Squad. He played a prominent role in Models Inc. and Robot Wars.

He has directed several films, including Half Past Dead in 2002,^[2] Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012), and Tremors 5: Bloodlines.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Filmmaking credits

Year	Name	Director	Writer	Notes
1989	Cyborg	No	Additional	Also assistant sound editor
1991	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	No	Yes	Also co-producer
2002	Half Past Dead	Yes	Yes	Directorial debut
2006	The Garden	Yes	No
2007	Who's Your Caddy?	Yes	Yes
2013	Company of Heroes	Yes	No	Direct-to-video
2014	Jarhead 2: Field of Fire	Yes	No
	Sniper: Legacy	Yes	Yes
2015	Tremors 5: Bloodlines	Yes	No
2016	Kindergarten Cop 2	Yes	No
	Sniper: Ghost Shooter	Yes	No
	Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich	No	Yes
2018	Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell	Yes	No
	Death Race: Beyond Anarchy	Yes	Yes
	The Scorpion King: Book of Souls	Yes	No
2019	Jarhead: Law of Return	Yes	Yes
2020	Bulletproof 2	Yes	Yes
	Tremors: Shrieker Island	Yes	Yes
2024	Finding Faith	No	Yes

He was also a creative consultant and second unit director on the 2011 film Seven Days in Utopia.

Acting credits

Year	Name	Role	Notes
1984	Lovelines	Jeff
1986	Dangerously Close	"Ripper"
1987	Winners Take All	Rick Melon
	Down Twisted	Airplane Mechanic
	Rolling Vengeance	Joey Rosso
1988	Alien from L.A.	Robbie
	Aloha Summer	Chuck
1989	Winter People	Young Wright
	Heart of Dixie	"Boots" Claibourne
1991	Rich Girl	Rick Asbury
1993	Robot Wars	Captain Marion Drake
2002	Dead Above Ground	Tom Bradley
	Half Past Dead	SWAT Captain
2005	The Island	Bar Guy
2009	You	Jack
2011	Europa	Grant Clarke	Short
2013	Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie	Oggy (voice)
2021	The Protege	Steverino
2024	Piece by Piece	Gary (voice)

Television

Filmmaking credits

Year(s)	Name	Director	Writer	Notes
1996	Renegade	Yes	No	Episode: "Stationary Target"
	Pacific Blue	Yes	No	Episode: "The Daystalker"
1996–1998	Silk Stalkings	Yes	Yes	Director episodes: "Family Values" & "Runway Strip" / Writer episode: "Behind the Music"
1999	The Disciples	No	Yes	Television film
2000	The Magnificent Seven	No	Yes	Episode: "Penance"
2012	Lake Placid: The Final Chapter	Yes	No	Television films
2013	Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker	Yes	No

Acting credits

Year(s)	Name	Role	Notes
1983	Trauma Center	Unknown	Episode: "Trail's End"
1985	The Best Times	Luke Malloy	Episode: "The Crash"
	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Adam Tarcher	Episode: "The War Between the Classes"
1986	The Brotherhood of Justice	Collin	Television film
1987-1988	J.J. Starbuck	Tommy Watkins	2 episodes
1992-1993	The Hat Squad	Buddy	13 episodes
1993	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Juno Dawkins	Episode: "Steel Horses"
1994	Search for Grace	Dave / Sam	Television film
	Renegade	Sergeant Carrick O'Quinn	Episode: "Carrick O'Quinn"
1994–1995	Models Inc.	Craig Bodi	17 episodes
1997	Pacific Blue	Roger Jackson	Episode: "Avenging Angel"
2000	Celebrity	Craig	Television film
2001	The Beast	Peter Daschle	Episode: "Travinia: Part 2"
2001-2002	Strong Medicine	Harry Burr	4 episodes
2003	CSI: Miami	Mason Shaw	Episode: "Hard Time"
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mark Horvatin Sr.	Episode: "Gum Drops"
2013	Jet Stream	Major Shaw	Television film

Music video

• 2011: I Wish, I Wish for Lauren Bennett

Commercials

Year(s)	Name	Subject
2010–2011	Pepsi Max two commercials	Pepsi
2011	Sierra Mist Natural
2012	Live For Now