
Paul Sparks
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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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The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
as Raymond Delver

The Greatest Showman (2017)
as James Gordon Bennett

Mud (2013)
as Carver

Edge of Darkness (2010)
as Northampton Police Detective

The Bikeriders (2024)
as Gary Rogue Leader

Parkland (2013)
as Harry McCormick

Midnight Special (2016)
as Agent Miller

Synecdoche, New York (2008)
as Derek

Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as 12-Step Meeting Member

Deception (2008)
as Detective Burke

Thoroughbreds (2018)
as Mark

Please Give (2010)
as Blind Date

The Lovebirds (2020)
as Moustache

Trust Me (2013)
as Ray

Human Capital (2020)
as Jon

Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024)
as Mr. Donald Fendler

Eric LaRue (2025)
as Steve Calhan

Afterschool (2009)
as Detective Eclisse

Stealing Cars (2016)
as Conrad Sean Lewis

Headspace (2005)
as Jason

Blackbird (2007)
as Baylis

Return (2011)
as Ed

The Missing Person (2009)
as Gus Papitos
Liminal (—)
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Buried Child (2016)
as Tilden

The Understudy (2012)
as Bobby

Sparrows Dance (2013)
as Wes

In the Radiant City (2016)
as Michael Yurley
The Stalemate (—)
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New England Toys (—)
Actor
Rooster (—)
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Hands That Bind (2023)
as Andy Hollis
A Company of Thieves (—)
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Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2023)
as Daryl

Doris (2006)
as Hubert
All the Birds Have Flown South (2016)
as Stephen
First Person Singular (—)
as Peter





