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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Crown

Person of Interest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

House of Cards

Boardwalk Empire

The Mortuary Assistant

All Movies (37)

• The Mortuary Assistant2026 · as Raymond Delver
• Eric LaRue2025 · as Steve Calhan
• Lost on a Mountain in Maine2024 · as Mr. Donald Fendler
• The Bikeriders2024 · as Gary Rogue Leader
• Hands That Bind2023 · as Andy Hollis
• Giving Birth to a Butterfly2023 · as Daryl
• Human Capital2020 · as Jon
• The Lovebirds2020 · as Moustache
• Thoroughbreds2018 · as Mark
• The Greatest Showman2017 · as James Gordon Bennett
• Buried Child2016 · as Tilden
• In the Radiant City2016 · as Michael Yurley
• All the Birds Have Flown South2016 · as Stephen
• Stealing Cars2016 · as Conrad Sean Lewis
• Midnight Special2016 · as Agent Miller
• Parkland2013 · as Harry McCormick
• Sparrows Dance2013 · as Wes
• Mud2013 · as Carver
• Trust Me2013 · as Ray
• The Understudy2012 · as Bobby
• Return2011 · as Ed
• Please Give2010 · as Blind Date
• Edge of Darkness2010 · as Northampton Police Detective
• Afterschool2009 · as Detective Eclisse
• The Missing Person2009 · as Gus Papitos
• Synecdoche, New York2008 · as Derek
• Rachel Getting Married2008 · as 12-Step Meeting Member
• Deception2008 · as Detective Burke
• Blackbird2007 · as Baylis
• Doris2006 · as Hubert
• Headspace2005 · as Jason
• The Stalemate—
• A Company of Thieves—
• Rooster—
• New England Toys—
• First Person Singular— · as Peter
• Liminal—

All TV Shows (20)

• The Lowdown2025 · as Mark Sternwick
• The Better Sister2025 · as Ken
• Joe Pickett2021 · as Wacey
• Physical2021 · as John Breem
• Random Acts of Flyness2018 · as Joel
• Castle Rock2018 · as John "Ace" Merrill
• Sweetbitter2018 · as Howard
• Waco2018 · as Steve Schneider
• Get Shorty2017 · as Owen
• The Crown2016 · as Reverend Billy Graham
• The Night Of2016 · as Don Taylor
• The Girlfriend Experience2016 · as David Tellis
• House of Cards2013 · as Thomas Yates
• Person of Interest2011 · as Wilson
• Mildred Pierce2011 · as Ted Hobey
• Boardwalk Empire2010 · as Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
• Brotherhood2006 · as Aaron
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Keith Durbin
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Marty Potter / Marvin Posey
• Law & Order1990 · as Paul Luterik