Bobby Cannavale Joins the Cast of HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'

Broadway vet Bobby Cannavale has landed a role as a series regular on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire,' according to Deadline.com.

The popular TV show, which stars Steve Buscemi, began Season 2 with an audience of 2.9 million viewers in fall 2011. The drama series comes from Terence Winter and Scorsese and takes place during the Prohibition Era.  The plot revolves around Buscemi's character, Nucky Thompson as he reigns over Atlantic City,while confronting fellow mobsters and underhanded politicians who are scheming to receive their own share of the illegal alcohol industry.

Cannavale made his Broadway debut in 2007 in Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius, for which he received a Tony Award nomination; last season, starred in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Motherf**ker with the Hat, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award. He received rave reviews in the 2005 Off-Broadway revival of Hurlyburly.

Cannavale's many television appearances include NBC's "Will & Grace" (Emmy Award), Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," HBO's "Six Feet Under" and the starring role in ABC's "Cupid." His film credits include The Station Agent (Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival; SAG Award nomination), the Sundance Film Festival hit, Win Win (which reunited him with Station Agent writer/director Tom McCarthy), The Other Guys, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, Diminished Capacity, Fast Food Nation, The Night Listener, Haven, Shall We Dance, Happy Endings, Romance & Cigarettes, Gloria, The Bone Collector and Washington Heights.