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

8.0
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · TV

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House of Cards
2013 · TV

6.5
Physical
2021 · TV

7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

7.0
The Girlfriend Experience
2016 · TV

6.8
Sweetbitter
2018 · TV

7.3
Law & Order
1990 · TV

7.2
Castle Rock
2018 · TV

7.0
Joe Pickett
2021 · TV

8.0
The Night Of
2016 · TV

7.4
Waco
2018 · TV

6.8
The Better Sister
2025 · TV

8.1
Person of Interest
2011 · TV

7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV

8.2
The Crown
2016 · TV

6.8
Brotherhood
2006 · TV

6.7
The Lowdown
2025 · TV

7.1
Get Shorty
2017 · TV

7.0
Mildred Pierce
2011 · TV

4.2
Random Acts of Flyness
2018 · TV