Paul Sparks
Born
October 16, 1971 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Paul Sparks is an American actor. He is known for his role as Mickey Doyle in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire and for his Primetime Emmy Award-nominated role as Thomas Yates in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards. He has also appeared in the films Deception (2008), Afterschool (2008), The Missing Person (2008), Mud (2012), Parkland (2013), and Stealing Cars (2015).
Known For
Eric LaRue
Steve Calhan
2025
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Mr. Donald Fendler
2024
The Bikeriders
Gary Rogue Leader
2024
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Daryl
2023
Joe Pickett
Wacey · (10 episodes)
2021
Hands That Bind
Andy Hollis
2021
Physical
John Breem · (30 episodes)
2021
Human Capital
Jon
2020
The Lovebirds
Moustache
2020
Long Way Back Home
Blundell
2018
Random Acts of Flyness
Joel · (1 episode)
2018
Castle Rock
John "Ace" Merrill · (10 episodes)
2018
Sweetbitter
Howard · (14 episodes)
2018
Thoroughbreds
Mark
2018
Waco
Steve Schneider · (6 episodes)
2018
The Greatest Showman
James Gordon Bennett
2017
Get Shorty
Owen · (1 episode)
2017
Buried Child
Tilden
2016
The Crown
Reverend Billy Graham · (1 episode)
2016
In the Radiant City
Michael Yurley
2016
The Night Of
Don Taylor · (6 episodes)
2016
All the Birds Have Flown South
Stephen
2016
The Girlfriend Experience
David Tellis · (13 episodes)
2016
Stealing Cars
Conrad Sean Lewis
2016
Midnight Special
Agent Miller
2016
Parkland
Harry McCormick
2013
Sparrows Dance
Wes
2013
Mud
Carver
2013
Trust Me
Ray
2013
House of Cards
Thomas Yates · (39 episodes)
2013
The Understudy
Bobby
2012
Person of Interest
Wilson · (1 episode)
2011
Mildred Pierce
Ted Hobey · (1 episode)
2011
Return
Ed
2011
Boardwalk Empire
Mieczysław "Mickey" Doyle · (56 episodes)
2010
Please Give
Blind Date
2010
Edge of Darkness
Northampton Police Detective
2010
Afterschool
Detective Eclisse
2009
The Missing Person
Gus Papitos
2009
Synecdoche, New York
Derek
2008
Rachel Getting Married
12-Step Meeting Member
2008
Deception
Detective Burke
2008
Blackbird
Baylis
2007
Doris
Hubert
2006
Headspace
Jason
2005
The Mortuary Assistant
Raymond Delver
The Stalemate
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Keith Durbin · (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Marty Potter / Marvin Posey · (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order
Paul Luterik · (1 episode)
1990