
Paul Sparks
Known for: Acting
Born: October 16, 1971
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

Hands That Bind
2023
A Company of Thieves

The Understudy
2012

Sparrows Dance
2013

Blackbird
2007

Lost on a Mountain in Maine
2024
All the Birds Have Flown South
2016

The Mortuary Assistant
2026

The Lovebirds
2020
Rooster
New England Toys

Doris
2006

Thoroughbreds
2018

Giving Birth to a Butterfly
2023

Eric LaRue
2025
First Person Singular

Return
2011

Stealing Cars
2016

In the Radiant City
2016

Buried Child
2016
The Stalemate
Liminal

The Missing Person
2009

Human Capital
2020

The Greatest Showman
2017

Mud
2013

Trust Me
2013

Midnight Special
2016

Headspace
2005

Afterschool
2009

Parkland
2013

The Bikeriders
2024

Edge of Darkness
2010

Please Give
2010

Deception
2008

Rachel Getting Married
2008

Synecdoche, New York
2008

Physical
2021

Random Acts of Flyness
2018

Mildred Pierce
2011

Person of Interest
2011

The Girlfriend Experience
2016

Joe Pickett
2021

Get Shorty
2017

The Crown
2016

Sweetbitter
2018

Waco
2018

Law & Order
1990

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

House of Cards
2013

Castle Rock
2018

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001

The Night Of
2016

Boardwalk Empire
2010

The Better Sister
2025

Brotherhood
2006

The Lowdown
2025