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Paul Sparks
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About Paul Sparks
Paul Sparks is a professional actor from the United States known for his performance in the American period crime drama tv series Boardwalk Empire as Mickey Doyle. He further earned recognition from the tv series House of cards and The Girlfriend Experience.
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| Full Name | Paul W. Sparks |
| Date of Birth | 16th October of 1971 |
| Birth Place | Oklahoma called Lawton in the United States |
| Parent(s) | Michael “Mike” Sparks and ane Sparks |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Parisse |
| Net Worth | 5 million dollars |
Early life
Paul Sparks was born on 16th October of 1971 in Oklahoma called Lawton in the United States. His full name is Paul W. Sparks, and he is the son of football coach Michael “Mike” Sparks and an elementary school teacher, Jane Sparks. He graduated from Marlow High School in 1990. During his time in high school, he was a member of M.O.S.T. (Marlow Outlaw Speech Team). Later he joined Oklahoma State University with a scholarship, but he eventually decided to change his chemistry course to fine arts. He joined New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and in 1995, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in drama.
Career
Film:
Paul Sparks made his film debut in 2005. He played a small role in the psychological horror film Headspace as Jason. He then played small roles in numerous other films, namely the Treatment, Blackbird, Rachel Getting Married, Deception, Afterschool, Please Give, Edge of Darkness, Return, and others.
In 2012, he played the major role as a carver in the drama film Mud, for which he earned Film Independent Spirit Awards in 2013. The same year, he landed his first starring role in Noah Buschel’s romantic film Sparrows Dance, where he portrayed Wes alongside co-star Marin Ireland. The following year, he went on to play small roles in the historical drama film Parkland as harry McCormick.
In 2015, he appeared in the crime drama film called Stealing Cars as Conrad Sean Lewis; then, he made his appearance in the American science fiction film Midnight Special as Agent Miller in 2016. The same year, he appeared in 2 other films: All the Birds Have Flown South as Stephen and in the drama film In the Radiant City as Michael Hurley.
In 2017, he starred in the dark comedy thriller film Thoroughbreds as Mark; then he also played the major role as James Gordon Bennett Sr. in the American musical drama film The Greatest Showman. Further, he appeared in the film Human capital in 2019 and The Lovebirds in 2020.
Television:
Paul Sparks made his television debut in 1998, from the tv series Trinity where he made his appearance as Rod. He then made his next appearance in 2000 in the American police procedural and legal drama tv series called Law & Order as Paul Luterik, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2001 as Marvin Posey, Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2005.
In 2010, he landed the major role in the crime drama tv series Boardwalk Empire as Mickey Doyle making his breakthrough. He earned 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2010 and 2011 for his performance in the series and later earned its nomination in 2014.
In 2016, Sparks earned his first Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for his guest appearance in the political thriller tv series House of Cards. His other tv appearances are The Girlfriend Experience, The Night Of, Waco, Sweetbitter, Castle Rock, etc.
Theatre:
Paul Sparks made his stage debut in 2000 in the play called Coyote on a Fence as Bobby Reyburn. His performance earned him a Drama Desk Awards nomination. in 2003, he performed in Walter Kerr Theatre, portraying different characters in the play Take Me Out. His other notable play performances are Blackbird in 2004 as Baylis, Orange Flower Water in 2005 as Brad Youngquist, Essential Self-Defense in 2007 as Yul Carroll, for which he earned Drama Desk Awards nominations for his performances.
His other theatre performances were Hedda Gabler in 2009; Dusk Rings a Bell in 2010, Buried Child in 2016, for which he received Lucille Lortel Awards nomination and Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo in 2018 for which he received Drama Desk Awards, Lucille Lortel Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards nomination.
Personal life
Paul Sparks is a married man and is the father of 2 children. He tied his knot with actress Annie Parisse, and she gave birth to his son Emmett Sparks in 2009 and gave birth to a daughter named Lydia Sparks in 2014. They met each other in 2005, and since then, they have been leading a happy life together.
Sparks is involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as he has also been diagnosed with diabetes. Mellitus type 1. Sparks is not a social media user, so it’s hard to learn about his personal life. We do know that he and actor Michael Shannon are close friends. Together, they have been part of numerous projects. Some of their works together are Midnight Special, Boardwalk Empire, Waco, Mud, and The Missing Person.
Physical Statistics & others
Paul Sparks is 49 years old as of 2020, and he is handsome, stylish, and gives off cool and awesome vibes. He has a height of 6 feet and 1 inch with a bodyweight of about 75 kg. He possesses a slim body build and has a chest of 38 inches wide, a waist of 32 inches, and biceps of 16 inches. He has blue eyes and light brown hair.
Sparks belongs to the white ethnicity, and his nationality is American. He has Libra as his sun sign. His sexual orientation is straight.
Net worth
As of 2020, Paul Sparks’s net worth is estimated to be around 5 million dollars. He earns his millions solely from playing films, tv-series, and plays, and there is no doubt that he will be earning more millions in the coming years.
