Paul Sparks
Known for: Acting
Born: October 16, 1971
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).
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Filmography
39 movies · 20 TV shows, newest first
5.3
The Mortuary Assistant
2026
6.8
The Lowdown
2025
6.9
The Better Sister
2025
6.5
Eric LaRue
2025
6.9
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
2024
6.7
The Bikeriders
2024
9.0
Hands That Bind
2023
4.0
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
2023
7.0
Joe Pickett
2021
6.5
Physical
2021
5.6
Human Capital
2020
6.1
The Lovebirds
2020
4.2
Random Acts of Flyness
2018
7.2
Castle Rock
2018
6.7
Sweetbitter
2018
6.4
Thoroughbreds
2018
7.4
Waco
2018
7.9
The Greatest Showman
2017
7.1
Get Shorty
2017
NR
Buried Child
2016
8.2
The Crown
2016
7.0
In the Radiant City
2016
8.0
The Night Of
2016NR
All the Birds Have Flown South
2016
7.0
The Girlfriend Experience
2016
6.2
Stealing Cars
2016
6.3
Midnight Special
2016
6.2
Parkland
2013
6.2
Sparrows Dance
2013
7.1
Mud
2013
5.8
Trust Me
2013
8.0
House of Cards
2013
NR
The Understudy
2012
8.1
Person of Interest
2011
7.0
Mildred Pierce
2011
6.4
Return
2011
8.0
Boardwalk Empire
2010
6.2
Please Give
2010
6.5
Edge of Darkness
2010
5.5
Afterschool
2009
5.9
The Missing Person
2009
7.5
Synecdoche, New York
2008
6.3
Rachel Getting Married
2008
6.0
Deception
2008
2.0
Blackbird
2007
NR
Doris
2006
6.8
Brotherhood
2006
5.1
Headspace
2005
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.3
Law & Order
1990NR
The Stalemate
—NR
A Company of Thieves
—NR
Rooster
—NR
New England Toys
—NR
First Person Singular
—NR
Liminal
—NR
A Great Depression
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NR
King Snake
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