ACTOR · FROM LAWTON, USA

Paul Sparks

Born 1971 · 55 years old52 credits since 19907 coming up

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ABOUT PAUL

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).

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born16 October 1971

BirthplaceLawton, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora42 of 52 titles

Known for

The titles people know Paul from.

Series

House of Cards

2013–2018IMDb8.6

Series

Boardwalk Empire

2010–2014IMDb8.5

Series

The Night Of

2016IMDb8.4

Series

Castle Rock

2018–2019IMDb7.5

Movie

Thoroughbreds

2018IMDb6.6

Movie

The Lovebirds

2020IMDb6.1

Series

Waco

2018IMDb7.8

Series

The Better Sister

2025IMDb7.0

Series

Physical

2021–2023IMDb7.3

Series

Joe Pickett

2021–2023IMDb7.6

Series

The Girlfriend Experience

2016–2021IMDb6.9

Series

Sweetbitter

2018–2019IMDb7.0

Coming up

What Paul is working on next.

The StalemateDate to be announced
RoosterDate to be announced
New England ToysDate to be announced
First Person Singularas PeterDate to be announced
LiminalDate to be announced
A Great Depressionas Mark TurnerDate to be announced
King SnakeDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 42
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: The CrownIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1990

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

52 credits

The 2020s

13 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

A Company of Thieves

Not on Cineora

A Company of Thieves

2026

Movie

The Mortuary Assistant

2026IMDb3.7

as Raymond Delver

Series

The Lowdown

2025–IMDb7.3

as Mark Sternwick · 2 episodes

Series

The Better Sister

2025IMDb7.0

as Ken · 5 episodes

Not on Cineora

Eric LaRue

2025

as Steve Calhan

Movie

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

2024IMDb6.1

as Mr. Donald Fendler

Movie

The Bikeriders

2024IMDb6.6

as Gary Rogue Leader

Not on Cineora

Hands That Bind

2023

as Andy Hollis

The 2010s

27 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Not on Cineora

Random Acts of Flyness

2018

as Joel · 1 episode

Series

Castle Rock

2018–2019IMDb7.5

as John "Ace" Merrill · 10 episodes

Series

Sweetbitter

2018–2019IMDb7.0

as Howard · 14 episodes

Movie

Thoroughbreds

2018IMDb6.6

as Mark

Series

Waco

2018IMDb7.8

as Steve Schneider · 6 episodes

Movie

The Greatest Showman

2017IMDb7.5

as James Gordon Bennett

Series

Get Shorty

2017–2019IMDb8.2

as Owen · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Buried Child

2016

as Tilden

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Movie

Afterschool

2009IMDb6.0

as Detective Eclisse

Movie

The Missing Person

2009IMDb6.0

as Gus Papitos

Movie

Synecdoche, New York

2008IMDb7.5

as Derek

Movie

Rachel Getting Married

2008IMDb6.6

as 12-Step Meeting Member

Movie

Deception

2008IMDb6.0

as Detective Burke

Not on Cineora

Blackbird

2007

as Baylis

Not on Cineora

Doris

2006

as Hubert

Series

Brotherhood

2006–2008IMDb7.7

as Aaron · 2 episodes

The 1990s

2 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Marty Potter / Marvin Posey · 1 episode

Series

Law & Order

1990–IMDb7.8

as Paul Luterik · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Paul’s titles.

Michael ShannonBoardwalk Empire, Mud and 5 more

Michelle WilliamsThe Greatest Showman, Synecdoche, New York and 1 more

Marin IrelandMildred Pierce, Sparrows Dance and 1 more

Emory CohenThe Bikeriders, Afterschool and 1 more

Jeff NicholsDirector · Mud, Midnight Special and 1 more

Adam StoneCinematographer · Mud, Midnight Special and 1 more

David WingoComposer · Mud, Midnight Special and 1 more

Dick Wolf