Eric Ladin to Join Cast of HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE's Season 4

TheWrap.com reports that Eric Ladin will join the cast of HBO's Boardwalk Empire when the drama returns for its fourth season. The actor, who will portray FBI director J. Edgar Hoover on the series, joins previously announced upcoming guest stars Jeffrey Wright, as Harlem kingpin Valentin and Ron Livingston, in the role of Roy Philips.

Ladin has guest-starred as William Hofstadt on multiple episodes of the AMC show Mad Men and the HBO miniseries Generation Kill as Corporal James Chaffin. He also appeared in the movies Toolbox Murders, Cursed, Left in Darkness.

The actor portrayed Jamie Wright for two seasons in AMC's The Killing. He also guest starred in Law & Order: SVU, episode "Rhodium Nights".

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