Paul Sparks
Paul Sparks | |
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Born | Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
October 16, 1971
Education | New York University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse(s) | Annie Parisse |
Children | 2 |
Paul Sparks (born October 16, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Mickey Doyle on the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire and Thomas Yates on 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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Early life
Sparks was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Mike Sparks, a high school football coach, and an elementary school teacher mother.[1] He attended Marlow High School, where his father coached, graduating in 1990.[2] Sparks earned a scholarship to Oklahoma State University to study chemistry, but later transferred to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[2][3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama in 1995.[4]
Career
In 2010, Sparks began portraying the regular role of Mickey Doyle on HBO's drama series Boardwalk Empire, which was created by Terence Winter and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg.[5] The series ended in 2014, after completing five seasons.[6]
Personal life
Sparks is married to actress Annie Parisse, after meeting in 2005.[7] Their first child, a son named Emmett, was born in October 2009.[2] The couple are also parents to a daughter, whose name and birth date have not been disclosed.[8] Sparks suffers from diabetes mellitus type 1 and works with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.[9] He is good friends with fellow actor Michael Shannon; the two have worked together on a number of projects including The Missing Person, Mud, Boardwalk Empire, and Midnight Special.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Headspace | Jason | |
2006 | The Treatment | Andre | |
2007 | Blackbird | Baylis | |
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Derek | |
2008 | Rachel Getting Married | 12 Step Member | |
2008 | Deception | Detective Burke | |
2008 | Afterschool | Detective Eclisse | |
2008 | The Missing Person | Gus Papitos | |
2008 | The Understudy | Bobby | |
2010 | Please Give | Blind Date | |
2010 | Edge of Darkness | Police Detective | |
2011 | Return | Ed | |
2012 | Forgetting the Girl | Tanner | |
2012 | Mud | Carver | |
2012 | Sparrows Dance | Wes | |
2013 | Trust Me | Ray | |
2013 | Parkland | Harry McCormick | |
2015 | Stealing Cars | Conrad Sean Lewis | |
2016 | Midnight Special | Agent Miller | |
2016 | In the Radiant City | Michael Yurley | In post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Law & Order | Paul Luterik | Episode: "Panic" |
2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Marvin Posen | Episode: "Manhunt" |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Keith Durbin | Episode: "Shibboleth" |
2010–14 | Boardwalk Empire | Mickey Doyle | 36 episodes |
2011 | Mildred Pierce | Ted Hobey | Miniseries; episode: "Part Five" |
2012–13 | Underemployed | Guy Doyle | 3 episodes |
2013 | M.Y.C. | Mickey Mothstein | Television short |
2013 | Person of Interest | Wilson | Episode: "Relevance" |
2014 | Believe | Karl McKenzie | Episode: "Bang and Blame" |
2015–present | House of Cards | Thomas Yates | 15 episodes |
2016 | The Girlfriend Experience | David Tellis | Main cast |
2016 | The Night Of | Miniseries |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Coyote on a Fence | Bobby Reyburn | Urban Stages, Off-Broadway |
2003–04 | Take Me Out | Jason Chenier | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway |
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Kippy Sunderstrom | |||
2004 | Blackbird | Baylis | Edge Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
2005 | Orange Flower Water | Brad | |
2006 | Landscape of the Body | Marvin Holahan | Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway |
2007 | Essential Self-Defense | Yul | Edge Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
2009 | Hedda Gabler | Ejlert Lovborg | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway |
2010 | Dusk Rings a Bell | Ray | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
2016 | Buried Child | Tilden | The New Group, Off-Broadway |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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2000 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Coyote on a Fence | Nominated |
2004 | Blackbird | Nominated | ||
2005 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Orange Flower Water | Nominated | |
2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Essential Self-Defense | Nominated | |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Won |
2011 | Won | |||
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Dusk Rings a Bell | Nominated | |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Nominated |
2013 | Nominated | |||
Film Independent Spirit Awards | Robert Altman Award | Mud | Won | |
2014 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Nominated |
2016 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Buried Child | Pending |
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External links
- Paul Sparks at the Internet Movie Database
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- Paul Sparks at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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- 1971 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University alumni
- People from Lawton, Oklahoma
- People from Marlow, Oklahoma
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni