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