Paul Sparks
Acting • Born 1971-10-16
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).
Filmography
56 credits
Doris
Movie • 2006
Hubert
Return
Movie • 2011
Ed
Mud
Movie • 2013
Carver
The Understudy
Movie • 2012
Bobby
Sparrows Dance
Movie • 2013
Wes
Trust Me
Movie • 2013
Ray
Blackbird
Movie • 2007
Baylis
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Movie • 2024
Mr. Donald Fendler
The Bikeriders
Movie • 2024
Gary Rogue Leader
Eric LaRue
Movie • 2025
Steve Calhan
Please Give
Movie • 2010
Blind Date
Stealing Cars
Movie • 2016
Conrad Sean Lewis
Midnight Special
Movie • 2016
Agent Miller
All the Birds Have Flown South
Movie • 2016
Stephen
Thoroughbreds
Movie • 2018
Mark
Parkland
Movie • 2013
Harry McCormick
The Missing Person
Movie • 2009
Gus Papitos
Rachel Getting Married
Movie • 2008
12-Step Meeting Member
The Greatest Showman
Movie • 2017
James Gordon Bennett
In the Radiant City
Movie • 2016
Michael Yurley
Long Way Back Home
Movie • 2018
Blundell
Human Capital
Movie • 2020
Jon
Edge of Darkness
Movie • 2010
Northampton Police Detective
Buried Child
Movie • 2016
Tilden
Hands That Bind
Movie • 2021
Andy Hollis
The Lovebirds
Movie • 2020
Moustache
Synecdoche, New York
Movie • 2008
Derek
Deception
Movie • 2008
Detective Burke
Headspace
Movie • 2005
Jason
Afterschool
Movie • 2009
Detective Eclisse
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Movie • 2023
Daryl
The Mortuary Assistant
Movie • 2026
Raymond Delver
The Stalemate
Movie
A Company of Thieves
Movie
Rooster
Movie
New England Toys
Movie
Physical
TV • 2021
John Breem
Random Acts of Flyness
TV • 2018
Joel
Mildred Pierce
TV • 2011
Ted Hobey
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Wilson
The Girlfriend Experience
TV • 2016
David Tellis
Joe Pickett
TV • 2021
Wacey
Get Shorty
TV • 2017
Owen
The Crown
TV • 2016
Reverend Billy Graham
Sweetbitter
TV • 2018
Howard
Waco
TV • 2018
Steve Schneider
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Paul Luterik
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Marty Potter / Marvin Posey
House of Cards
TV • 2013
Thomas Yates
Castle Rock
TV • 2018
John "Ace" Merrill
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Keith Durbin
The Night Of
TV • 2016
Don Taylor
Boardwalk Empire
TV • 2010
Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
The Better Sister
TV • 2025
Ken
Brotherhood
TV • 2006
Aaron
The Lowdown
TV • 2025
Mark Sternwick