Discover
Paul W. Sparks is an American actor. He is known for his roles as gangster Mickey Doyle in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire, writer Thomas Yates in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards, and attorney David Tellis in the Starz anthology drama series The Girlfriend Experience. Sparks has also starred in the films Deception (2008), Afterschool (2008), The Missing Person (2008), Mud (2012), Parkland (2013), Stealing Cars (2015), Thoroughbreds (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017).
Born
Saturday, 16 October 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Joe Pickett | Wacey Hederman | 2021 |
| Hands that Bind | Andy Hollis | 2021 |
| Giving Birth to a Butterfly | Daryl | 2021 |
| Physical | John Breem | 2021 |
| The Lovebirds | Moustache | 2020 |
| Human Capital | Jon | 2020 |
| Random Acts of Flyness | Joel | 2018 |
| Castle Rock | John 'Ace' Merrill | 2018 |
| Sweetbitter | Howard | 2018 |
| Thoroughbreds | Mark | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Joe Pickett | Wacey Hederman | 2021 |
| Hands that Bind | Andy Hollis | 2021 |
| Giving Birth to a Butterfly | Daryl | 2021 |
| Physical | John Breem | 2021 |
| The Lovebirds | Moustache | 2020 |
| Human Capital | Jon | 2020 |
| Random Acts of Flyness | Joel | 2018 |
| Castle Rock | John 'Ace' Merrill | 2018 |
| Sweetbitter | Howard | 2018 |
| Thoroughbreds | Mark | 2018 |
| Waco | Steve Schneider | 2018 |
| The Greatest Showman | James Gordon Bennett | 2017 |
| Get Shorty | Owen | 2017 |
| In the Radiant City | Michael Yurley | 2017 |
| The Night Of | Don Taylor | 2016 |
| All the Birds Have Flown South | Stephen | 2016 |
| The Girlfriend Experience | David Tellis | 2016 |
| Stealing Cars | Conrad Sean Lewis | 2016 |
| Midnight Special | Agent Miller | 2016 |
| The Crown | Reverend Billy Graham | 2016 |
| Believe | Karl | 2014 |
| Early Light | Ned | 2014 |
| Parkland | Harry McCormick | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Sparrows Dance | Wes | 2013 |
| Mud | Carver | 2013 |
| Trust Me | Ray | 2013 |
| House of Cards | Thomas Yates | 2013 |
| Underemployed | Guy Doyle | 2012 |
| Forgetting the Girl | Tanner | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Wilson | 2011 |
| Mildred Pierce | Ted Hobey | 2011 |
| Return | Ed | 2011 |
| Boardwalk Empire | Mickey Doyle | 2010 |
| Please Give | Blind Date | 2010 |
| Edge of Darkness | Northampton Police Detective | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| The Missing Person | Gus Papitos | 2009 |
| Synecdoche, New York | Derek | 2008 |
| The Understudy | Bobby | 2008 |
| Rachel Getting Married | 12-Step Meeting Member | 2008 |
| Afterschool | Detective Eclisse | 2008 |
| Deception | Detective Burke | 2008 |
| The Treatment | Andre | 2007 |
| Blackbird | Baylis | 2007 |
| Brotherhood | Aaron | 2006 |
| Headspace | Jason | 2005 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Keith Durbin | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Marty Potter / Marvin Posey | 1999 |
| Trinity | Rod | 1998 |
| Law & Order | Paul Luterik | 1990 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
