Paul Sparks (October 16, 1971) is an American actor best known for House of Cards (US) (2013-2018), Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014), and Midnight Special (2016).
He is married to actress Annie Parisse and they have two children.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 2005: Headspace as Jason
- 2006: The Treatment as Andre
- 2007: Blackbird as Bayliss
- 2008: Deception as Det. Burke
- 2008: Afterschool as Det. Eclisse
- 2008: Synecdoche, New York as Derek
- 2008: The Understudy as Bobby
- 2008: Rachel Getting Married as 12-Step Meeting Member
- 2009: The Missing Person as Gus Papitos
- 2009: First Person Singular as Peter
- 2010: Please Give as Blind Date
- 2010: Edge of Darkness as Northampton Police Detective
- 2011: Return as Ed
- 2012: Forgetting The Girl as Tanner
- 2012: Mud as Carver
- 2012: Sparrows Dance as Wes
- 2013: Trust Me as Ray
- 2013: Parkland as Harry McCormick
- 2014: Early Light as Ned
- 2015: Stealing Cars as Conrad Sean Lewis
- 2016: Midnight Special as Agent Miller
- 2016: Buried Child as Tilden
- 2016: All The Birds Have Flown South as Stephen
- 2016: In The Radiant City as Michael Yurley
- 2016: A Bear Lands On Earth as Voli
- 2017: Thoroughbreds as Mark
- 2017: The Greatest Showman as James Gordon Bennett
- 2019: Human Capital as Jon
- 2020: The Lovebirds as Moustache
- 2021: Giving Birth To A Butterfly as Daryl
- 2021: Hands That Bind as Andy Hollis
- 2023: The Bikeriders as Gary Rogue Leader
Television Roles
- 1998: Trinity as Rod
- 2000: Law & Order as Paul Luterik
- 2001: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Marty Potter/Marvin Posey
- 2005: Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Keith Durbin
- 2006: Brotherhood as Aaron
- 2010-2014: Boardwalk Empire as Mickey Doyle
- 2011: Mildred Pierce as Ted Hobey
- 2012-2013: Underemployed as Guy Doyle (3 episodes)
- 2013: Person of Interest as Wilson
- 2014: Believe as Karl
- 2015-2018: House of Cards (US) as Thomas Yates (28 episodes)
- 2016: The Girlfriend Experience as David Tellis
- 2016: The Night Of as Don Taylor
- 2017: Get Shorty as Owen
- 2017: The Crown as Rev. Billy Graham
- 2018: Waco as Steve Schneider
- 2018: Random Acts Of Flyness as Joel
- 2018-2019: Sweetbitter as Howard
- 2019: Castle Rock as John 'Ace' Merrill
- 2021: Joe Pickett as Wacey
- 2021-2023: Physical as John Breem
Shorts
- 2006: Doris as Hubert
- 2008: Off Season as Ben
- 2013: MYC as Mickey Mothstein
- 2014: Wallace as Frederick
Music Videos
- 2018: Long Way Back Home as Blundell
Theatre Roles
- 2000: Coyote On A Fence as Bobby Reyburn
- 2003-2004: Take Me Out as Jason Chenier/Shane Mungitt/Kippy Sunderstrom
- 2004: Blackbird as Baylis
- 2005: Orange Flower Water as Brad Youngquist
- 2006: Landscape Of The Body as Marvin Holahan
- 2007: Essential Self Defense as Yul Carroll
- 2009: Hedda Gabler as Ejlert Lovborg
- 2010: Dusk Rings A Bell as Ray
- 2016: Buried Child as Tilden
- 2018: Edward Albees At Home At The Zoo as Jerry
- 2023: Grey House as Henry
