Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

Acting
Born 1971-10-16Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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).

Movies (39)

The Greatest Showman
7.9

The Greatest Showman

2017Movie7.9
The Mortuary Assistant
5.3

The Mortuary Assistant

2026Movie5.3
The Bikeriders
6.7

The Bikeriders

2024Movie6.7
Edge of Darkness
6.5

Edge of Darkness

2010Movie6.5
Rachel Getting Married
6.3

Rachel Getting Married

2008Movie6.3
Mud
7.1

Mud

2013Movie7.1
Synecdoche, New York
7.5

Synecdoche, New York

2008Movie7.5
Deception
6.0

Deception

2008Movie6.0
Thoroughbreds
6.4

Thoroughbreds

2018Movie6.4
Trust Me
5.8

Trust Me

2013Movie5.8
Parkland
6.2

Parkland

2013Movie6.2
Midnight Special
6.3

Midnight Special

2016Movie6.3
The Lovebirds
6.1

The Lovebirds

2020Movie6.1
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
6.9

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

2024Movie6.9
Human Capital
5.6

Human Capital

2020Movie5.6
Rooster

Rooster

Movie
Please Give
6.2

Please Give

2010Movie6.2
Eric LaRue
6.5

Eric LaRue

2025Movie6.5
Stealing Cars
6.2

Stealing Cars

2016Movie6.2
Liminal

Liminal

Movie
Headspace
5.1

Headspace

2005Movie5.1
Sparrows Dance
6.2

Sparrows Dance

2013Movie6.2
Blackbird
2.0

Blackbird

2007Movie2.0
The Missing Person
5.9

The Missing Person

2009Movie5.9
King Snake

King Snake

Movie
A Company of Thieves

A Company of Thieves

Movie
Afterschool
5.5

Afterschool

2009Movie5.5
In the Radiant City
7.0

In the Radiant City

2016Movie7.0
The Stalemate

The Stalemate

Movie
New England Toys

New England Toys

Movie
A Great Depression

A Great Depression

Movie
Buried Child

Buried Child

2016Movie
The Understudy

The Understudy

2012Movie
First Person Singular

First Person Singular

Movie
Return
6.4

Return

2011Movie6.4
All the Birds Have Flown South

All the Birds Have Flown South

2016Movie
Hands That Bind
9.0

Hands That Bind

2023Movie9.0
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
4.0

Giving Birth to a Butterfly

2023Movie4.0
Doris

Doris

2006Movie

TV Shows (20)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
Person of Interest
8.1

Person of Interest

2011Series8.1
The Crown
8.2

The Crown

2016Series8.2
Boardwalk Empire
8.0

Boardwalk Empire

2010Series8.0
House of Cards
8.0

House of Cards

2013Series8.0
The Girlfriend Experience
7.0

The Girlfriend Experience

2016Series7.0
The Better Sister
6.9

The Better Sister

2025Series6.9
The Night Of
8.0

The Night Of

2016Series8.0
The Lowdown
6.8

The Lowdown

2025Series6.8
Castle Rock
7.2

Castle Rock

2018Series7.2
Physical
6.5

Physical

2021Series6.5
Get Shorty
7.1

Get Shorty

2017Series7.1
Brotherhood
6.8

Brotherhood

2006Series6.8
Joe Pickett
7.0

Joe Pickett

2021Series7.0
Mildred Pierce
7.0

Mildred Pierce

2011Series7.0
Waco
7.4

Waco

2018Series7.4
Sweetbitter
6.7

Sweetbitter

2018Series6.7
Random Acts of Flyness
4.2

Random Acts of Flyness

2018Series4.2