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Paul Sparks(II)

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Paul Sparks
A woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife, finds an unconventional path to power through an unlikely source: the world of aerobics.
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Physical (2021–2023)
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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, attorney David Tellis in the Starz anthology drama series The Girlfriend Experience, and a recurring role in the limited series The Night Of. 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).
BornOctober 16, 1971
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BornOctober 16, 1971
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Paul Sparks
Annie Parisse and Paul Sparks
Paul Sparks in Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Paul Sparks
Robin Wright and Paul Sparks in House of Cards (2013)
Paul Sparks
Paul Sparks in Physical (2021)
Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ella Purnell, and Daniyar in Sweetbitter (2018)
Robin Wright and Paul Sparks in House of Cards (2013)
Robin Wright and Paul Sparks in House of Cards (2013)
Kevin Spacey and Paul Sparks in House of Cards (2013)
Kim Dickens and Paul Sparks in House of Cards (2013)

Known for:

Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
House of Cards
8.7
TV Series
  • Thomas Yates
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Boardwalk Empire
8.6
TV Series
  • Mickey Doyle
Jaeden Martell in Midnight Special (2016)
Midnight Special
6.6
  • Agent Miller
  • 2016
The Night Of (2016)
The Night Of
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Don Taylor

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Actor

  • Eric Larue
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Lost on a Mountain in Maine
    • Mr. Donald Fendler
    • Post-production
  • The Accidental Wolf (2018)
    The Accidental Wolf
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Physical (2021)
    Physical
    • John Breem
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Joe Pickett (2021)
    Joe Pickett
    • Wacey
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Hands that Bind (2021)
    Hands that Bind
    • Andy Hollis
    • 2021
  • Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2021)
    Giving Birth to a Butterfly
    • Daryl
    • 2021
  • Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in The Lovebirds (2020)
    The Lovebirds
    • Moustache
    • 2020
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
    • John 'Ace' Merrill
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Maya Hawke, and Alex Wolff in Human Capital (2019)
    Human Capital
    • Jon
    • 2019
  • Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
    Sweetbitter
    • Howard
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    • Thomas Yates
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Random Acts of Flyness (2018)
    Random Acts of Flyness
    • Joel
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Long Way Back Home (2018)
    Long Way Back Home
    • Blundell
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch in Waco (2018)
    Waco
    • Steve Schneider
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Radu Spinghel, Ilia Jessica Castro, Zac Efron, Martha Nichols, Christina Glur, Shannon Holtzapffel, Zendaya, Keala Settle, Jonathan Redavid, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Luciano Acuna Jr., Daniel Everidge, Skylar Dunn, Timothy Hughes, Cameron Seely, Sam Humphrey, Yusaku Komori, and Danial Son in The Greatest Showman (2017)
    The Greatest Showman
    • James Gordon Bennett
    • 2017
  • Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
    The Crown
    • Reverend Billy Graham
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Say Something Awful
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Say Something Awful
Massive Theater Piece
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Massive Theater Piece
Massive Theater Piece
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Massive Theater Piece
In and Around Synecdoche, NY Incredibly Complicated
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In and Around Synecdoche, NY Incredibly Complicated
I Follow You
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I Follow You
Everybody Here
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Everybody Here
Actors Playing Actors
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Actors Playing Actors
Season 2 Official Trailer
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Season 2 Official Trailer
Watch Now on Apple TV+
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Watch Now on Apple TV+
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Now Streaming on STARZ
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Now Streaming on STARZ
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  • Height
    • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • October 16, 1971
    • Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
  • Spouse
    • Annie Parisse? - present (2 children)
  • Parents
    • Mike Sparks
  • Other works
    Played "Capt. Marvin Holahan" in "Landscape of the Body", a play by John Guare (Signature Theatre Company at the Peter Norton Space, New York City, New York, USA).

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    Sparks suffers from diabetes mellitus type 1 and works with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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