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