Tony Nominee Billy Magnussen Signs on to John Singleton's FX Drama SNOWFALL

Deadline reports that Tony nominee Billy Magnussen will star in John Singleton's upcoming FX drama SNOWFALL. The actor will soon be seen in the role of Kato Kaelin in the network's upcoming 10-hour limited series AMERICAN CRIME Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.

Co-created and co-written by Singleton and Eric Amadio and directed by Singleton, Snowfall is "set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it."

Magnussen will portray Logan Miller, described as "a prominent family's "black sheep" desperate to escape his father's shadow. When he sees an opportunity to reverse his fortunes, Miller risks everything to become a player in the burgeoning cocaine trade in Los Angeles." Production is set to begin this summer.

Magnussen starred in the HBO series BOARDWALK EMPIRE and was recently seen in the big screen adaptation of Into the Woods. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Upcoming film projects include Steven Spielberg's Untitled Cold War movie.

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