Paul Sparks

Paul W. Sparks (born October 16, 1971) is an American actor. He portrays Steve Schneider in Waco.

Biography
Currently, Paul Sparks may be seen in the Netflix original series, “House of Cards,” as the Underwoods’ provocative biographer, Thomas Yates. In 2016, Sparks earned an Emmy® nomination for his performance in the Drama Guest Actor category.

Next, Sparks will appear in the drama, The Greatest Showman, alongside Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. The film is set to be released by Twentieth Century Fox on December 25, 2017.

Last year, Paul appeared in the Starz series “The Girlfriend Experience,” which was produced by Steven Soderbergh. The series premiered on Starz on April 10, 2016. Additionally, Paul also appeared as a recurring character in the award-winning HBO series “The Night Of.” The series premiered in June 2016.

He also starred in the Warner Brothers Sci-Fi drama, “Midnight Special,” alongside Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton and Kirsten Dunst. This is his second collaboration with Jeff Nichols after “Mud.” The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2016 and opened in theaters on March 18, 2016.

In the Spring of 2016, Paul concluded his run on stage in Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prizewinning off-Broadway production of Buried Child, alongside Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Rich Sommer, Taissa Farmiga and Nat Wolff. The play opened on February 17, 2016 and it had its final performance at The Pershing Square Signature Center on April 3, 2016. Paul earned a nomination for a 2016 Lucille Lortel Award in the category of Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his performance.

In 2014, Paul completed his 5-season run as Mickey Doyle in HBO’s award-winning series, “Boardwalk Empire,” for which he won two Screen Actors Guild Awards in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Paul’s distinguished work on stage has also earned him five Drama Desk Awards nominations in collaboration with some of theatre’s brightest playwrights: Adam Rapp, Craig Wright, and Stephen Belber.