Portrait of Paul Sparks

Acting

Paul Sparks

Career

Active from 2006 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds
GoodWatch score74/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    2012 · Won

    Boardwalk Empire

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    2011 · Won

    Boardwalk Empire

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

9

The characters Paul Sparks played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Sparks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Psychological Endurance 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
First Person Singular
First Person Singular

as Peter

A Great Depression
A Great Depression

as Mark Turner

2020s

12 titles · average score 62
The Mortuary Assistant
The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
GoodWatch score 35

as Raymond Delver

The Lowdown
The Lowdown (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Mark Sternwick

The Better Sister
The Better Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Ken

Eric LaRue
Eric LaRue (2025)
GoodWatch score 52

as Steve Calhan

Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Donald Fendler

The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gary Rogue Leader

Hands That Bind
Hands That Bind (2023)

as Andy Hollis

Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2023)

as Daryl

Physical
Physical (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as John Breem

Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Wacey

The Lovebirds
The Lovebirds (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

as Moustache

Human Capital
Human Capital (2020)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jon

2010s

27 titles · average score 69
Waco
Waco (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Steve Schneider

Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mark

Sweetbitter
Sweetbitter (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Howard

The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as James Gordon Bennett

The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as David Tellis

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Reverend Billy Graham

All the Birds Have Flown South
All the Birds Have Flown South (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Stephen

House of Cards
House of Cards (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Thomas Yates

Sparrows Dance
Sparrows Dance (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wes

The Understudy
The Understudy (2012)

as Bobby

Person of Interest
Person of Interest (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Wilson

Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle

2000s

10 titles · average score 59
The Missing Person
The Missing Person (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gus Papitos

Afterschool
Afterschool (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Detective Eclisse

Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Derek

Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

as 12-Step Meeting Member

Deception
Deception (2008)
GoodWatch score 36

as Detective Burke

Blackbird
Blackbird (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as Baylis

Brotherhood
Brotherhood (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Aaron

Doris
Doris (2006)

as Hubert

Headspace
Headspace (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jason

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Keith Durbin

1990s

2 titles · average score 73
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Marty Potter / Marvin Posey

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Paul Luterik