Paul Soter

Paul Soter (born August 16, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. As a child, he lived in Sacramento, Anchorage, Phoenix, and Denver. He graduated from Colgate University.

Soter serves as Creative Director at Americans for Prosparody.

Career

Broken Lizard Soter is a founding member of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, which has produced several films including Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. The group collaboratively writes and performs in their productions.

Solo work In addition to his work with Broken Lizard, Soter has directed independent films including Watching the Detectives and Dark Circles. He has also worked as a writer and producer on the television series Tacoma FD.

Filmography Film/Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Puddle Cruiser Matt with Broken Lizard 2001 Super Troopers Trooper Carl Foster with Broken Lizard 2004 Club Dread Dave/DJ Drugs with Broken Lizard 2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Rick Shakely 2006 Beerfest Jan Wolfhouse with Broken Lizard 2009 The Slammin' Salmon Donnie/Dave with Broken Lizard 2012 Freeloaders Porn Producer 2016 Badlands of Kain Terry 2018 Super Troopers 2 Trooper Carl Foster with Broken Lizard 2019–2023 Tacoma FD Wolf Boykins 2023 The Re-Education of Molly Singer 2025 Marshmallow Hugh Collins 2026 Super Troopers 3 Trooper Carl Foster with Broken Lizard

Writer/Director/Producer Year Title Notes 1996 Puddle Cruiser written by - as Broken Lizard 2001 Super Troopers written by - as Broken Lizard 2004 Club Dread written by - as Broken Lizard 2006 Beerfest written by - as Broken Lizard 2007 Watching the Detectives Director, straight to DVD 2009 The Slammin' Salmon written by - as Broken Lizard 2012 The Babymakers co-executive producer 2013 Dark Circles Writer & director 2015 Quality Time TV show, Writer, Director, and executive producer 2018 Super Troopers 2 written by - as Broken Lizard 2019 Tacoma FD Writer 2026 Super Troopers 3 written by - as Broken Lizard