Paul Sparks

==Personal life==
Sparks is married to actress [[Annie Parisse]], after meeting in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304023504577319662121884338|title=The Theater Of Discomfort|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Lizzie|last=Simon|date=April 2, 2012}}</ref> Together they have two children, son Emmett (born 2009),<ref name="Family"/> and daughter Lydia (born 2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/american-horror-story-star-transitions-to-the-stage-with-the-help-of-her-buried-child-cast|title=''American Horror Story'' Star Transitions to the Stage With the Help of Her ''Buried Child'' Cast|website=[[Playbill]]|first=Marcus|last=Scott|date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> Sparks has [[diabetes mellitus type 1]] and works with the [[JDRF|Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iconvsicon.com/2014/08/29/on-the-rise-paul-sparks-on-his-career-role-in-clark-greggs-trust-me-and-more/|title=On the Rise: Paul Sparks On His Career, Role In Clark Gregg's 'Trust Me' & More!|website=Icon vs Icon|date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> He is good friends with fellow actor [[Michael Shannon]]; the two have worked together on a number of projects including [[Waco (miniseries)|''Waco'']], ''[[The Missing Person]]'', ''[[Mud (2012 film)|Mud]]'', ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', and ''[[Midnight Special (film)|Midnight Special]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelabmagazine.com/2011/03/29/michael-shannon/|title=Film: Michael Shannon – Interviewed by Paul Sparks|website=The Lab Magazine|date=March 29, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416174355/http://thelabmagazine.com/2011/03/29/michael-shannon/|archive-date=April 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>