Paul Sparks

Acting · Born 1971-10-16 · Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

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).

Known for

• The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
• Eric LaRue (2025)
• Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024)
• The Bikeriders (2024)
• Hands That Bind (2023)
• Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2023)
• Human Capital (2020)
• The Lovebirds (2020)
• Thoroughbreds (2018)
• The Greatest Showman (2017)
• Stealing Cars (2016)
• Midnight Special (2016)
• All the Birds Have Flown South (2016)
• In the Radiant City (2016)
• Buried Child (2016)
• Mud (2013)
• Sparrows Dance (2013)
• Trust Me (2013)
• Parkland (2013)
• The Understudy (2012)
• Return (2011)
• Please Give (2010)
• Edge of Darkness (2010)
• The Missing Person (2009)