Actor profile

Paul Sparks

16th October 1971 Lawton, Oklahoma, USA Acting

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).

30 Movies 20 TV Shows 59 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Mortuary Assistant poster

The Mortuary Assistant 13th February 2026 as Raymond Delver

Eric LaRue poster

Eric LaRue 4th April 2025 as Steve Calhan

Lost on a Mountain in Maine poster

Lost on a Mountain in Maine 1st November 2024 as Mr. Donald Fendler

The Bikeriders poster

The Bikeriders 19th June 2024 as Gary Rogue Leader

Hands That Bind poster

Hands That Bind 3rd November 2023 as Andy Hollis

Giving Birth to a Butterfly poster

Giving Birth to a Butterfly 1st May 2023 as Daryl

Human Capital poster

Human Capital 17th July 2020 as Jon

The Lovebirds poster

The Lovebirds 22nd May 2020 as Moustache

Thoroughbreds poster

Thoroughbreds 9th March 2018 as Mark

The Greatest Showman poster

The Greatest Showman 20th December 2017 as James Gordon Bennett

Buried Child poster

Buried Child 28th November 2016 as Tilden

In the Radiant City poster

In the Radiant City 11th September 2016 as Michael Yurley

Stealing Cars poster

Stealing Cars 5th April 2016 as Conrad Sean Lewis

Midnight Special poster

Midnight Special 18th February 2016 as Agent Miller

Parkland poster

Parkland 2nd October 2013 as Harry McCormick

Sparrows Dance poster

Sparrows Dance 23rd August 2013 as Wes

Mud poster

Mud 26th April 2013 as Carver

Trust Me poster

Trust Me 20th April 2013 as Ray

The Understudy poster

The Understudy 16th March 2012 as Bobby

Return poster

Return 10th February 2011 as Ed

Please Give poster

Please Give 30th April 2010 as Blind Date

Edge of Darkness poster

Edge of Darkness 28th January 2010 as Northampton Police Detective

Afterschool poster

Afterschool 10th February 2009 as Detective Eclisse

The Missing Person poster

The Missing Person 16th January 2009 as Gus Papitos

Synecdoche, New York poster

Synecdoche, New York 24th October 2008 as Derek

Rachel Getting Married poster

Rachel Getting Married 3rd October 2008 as 12-Step Meeting Member

Deception poster

Deception 24th April 2008 as Detective Burke

Blackbird poster

Blackbird 12th March 2007 as Baylis

Doris poster

Doris 29th September 2006 as Hubert

Headspace poster

Headspace 18th September 2005 as Jason

The Lowdown poster

The Lowdown 23rd September 2025 as Mark Sternwick

The Better Sister poster

The Better Sister 29th May 2025 as Ken

Joe Pickett poster

Joe Pickett 6th December 2021 as Wacey

Physical poster

Physical 18th June 2021 as John Breem

Random Acts of Flyness poster

Random Acts of Flyness 4th August 2018 as Joel

Castle Rock poster

Castle Rock 25th July 2018 as John "Ace" Merrill

Sweetbitter poster

Sweetbitter 6th May 2018 as Howard

Waco poster

Waco 24th January 2018 as Steve Schneider

Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty 13th August 2017 as Owen

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as Reverend Billy Graham

The Night Of poster

The Night Of 10th July 2016 as Don Taylor

The Girlfriend Experience poster

The Girlfriend Experience 10th April 2016 as David Tellis

House of Cards poster

House of Cards 1st February 2013 as Thomas Yates

Person of Interest poster

Person of Interest 22nd September 2011 as Wilson

Mildred Pierce poster

Mildred Pierce 27th March 2011 as Ted Hobey

Boardwalk Empire poster

Boardwalk Empire 19th September 2010 as Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle

Brotherhood poster

Brotherhood 9th July 2006 as Aaron

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Keith Durbin

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Marty Potter / Marvin Posey

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Paul Luterik