<P> Paul Sparks ( born October 16 , 1971 ) is an American actor . He is known for his roles as gangster Mickey Doyle in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire ( 2010 -- 2014 ) , writer Thomas Yates , the love interest of Claire Underwood , in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards ( 2015 -- 2017 ) , attorney David Tellis in the Starz anthology drama series The Girlfriend Experience ( 2016 ) and in the films Deception ( 2008 ) , Afterschool ( 2008 ) , The Missing Person ( 2008 ) , Mud ( 2012 ) , Parkland ( 2013 ) , and Stealing Cars ( 2015 ) . </P>
<P> Paul Sparks ( born October 16 , 1971 ) is an American actor . He is known for his roles as gangster Mickey Doyle in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire ( 2010 -- 2014 ) , writer Thomas Yates , the love interest of Claire Underwood , in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards ( 2015 -- 2017 ) , attorney David Tellis in the Starz anthology drama series The Girlfriend Experience ( 2016 ) and in the films Deception ( 2008 ) , Afterschool ( 2008 ) , The Missing Person ( 2008 ) , Mud ( 2012 ) , Parkland ( 2013 ) , and Stealing Cars ( 2015 ) . </P>
who plays the author in house of cards
who plays the author in house of cards
Paul Sparks
Paul Sparks