Paul Sparks

Acting

Born October 16, 1971, 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).

Filmography

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