Acting

Paul Sparks

Born 1971-10-16 · 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).

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A Company of Thieves
2026
The Mortuary Assistant
as Raymond Delver
2026
The Lowdown
as Mark Sternwick
2025
The Better Sister
as Ken
2025
Eric LaRue
as Steve Calhan
2025
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
as Mr. Donald Fendler
2024
The Bikeriders
as Gary Rogue Leader
2024
Hands That Bind
as Andy Hollis
2023
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
as Daryl
2023
Joe Pickett
as Wacey
2021
Physical
as John Breem
2021
Human Capital
as Jon
2020
The Lovebirds
as Moustache
2020
Random Acts of Flyness
as Joel
2018
Castle Rock
as John "Ace" Merrill
2018
Sweetbitter
as Howard
2018
Thoroughbreds
as Mark
2018
Waco
as Steve Schneider
2018
The Greatest Showman
as James Gordon Bennett
2017
Get Shorty
as Owen
2017
Buried Child
as Tilden
2016
The Crown
as Reverend Billy Graham
2016
In the Radiant City
as Michael Yurley
2016
The Night Of
as Don Taylor
2016
All the Birds Have Flown South
as Stephen
2016
The Girlfriend Experience
as David Tellis
2016
Stealing Cars
as Conrad Sean Lewis
2016
Midnight Special
as Agent Miller
2016
Parkland
as Harry McCormick
2013
Sparrows Dance
as Wes
2013
Mud
as Carver
2013
Trust Me
as Ray
2013
House of Cards
as Thomas Yates
2013
The Understudy
as Bobby
2012
Person of Interest
as Wilson
2011
Mildred Pierce
as Ted Hobey
2011
Return
as Ed
2011
Boardwalk Empire
as Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
2010
Please Give
as Blind Date
2010
Edge of Darkness
as Northampton Police Detective
2010
Afterschool
as Detective Eclisse
2009
The Missing Person
as Gus Papitos
2009
Synecdoche, New York
as Derek
2008
Rachel Getting Married
as 12-Step Meeting Member
2008
Deception
as Detective Burke
2008
Blackbird
as Baylis
2007
Doris
as Hubert
2006
Brotherhood
as Aaron
2006
Headspace
as Jason
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Keith Durbin
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Marty Potter / Marvin Posey
1999
Law & Order
as Paul Luterik
1990
The Stalemate
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Rooster
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New England Toys
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First Person Singular
as Peter
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Liminal
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A Great Depression
as Mark Turner
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King Snake
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