birth_place birth_date article_title education name occupation
lawton , oklahoma , u.s. october 16 , 1971 paul sparks
 oklahoma state university new york university paul sparks actor
paul sparks

paul sparks -lrb- born october 16 , 1971 -rrb- is an american actor .
he is known for playing mickey doyle on the hbo series `` boardwalk empire '' .
he also appeared in `` afterschool '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- as detective eclisse .
he played carver in '' mud '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .
sparks was born and raised in oklahoma .
he attended high school in marlow .
he is the son of a football coach and a teacher .
sparks studied at oklahoma state university and then completed his degree at new york university , earning a bfa in acting in 1995 .
