Eric Ladin to Portray J. Edgar Hoover on BOARDWALK EMPIRE

Boardwalk Empire has found its young J. Edgar Hoover.

According to Deadline, showrunners for HBO's hit period drama have tapped Eric Ladin to portray the future director of the FBI in the series' upcoming fourth season as a recurring role.

The network has begun production on the fourth season, which is set to premiere later this year.

For the original report, head on over to Deadline.

Ladin is best known for appearing on AMC's recently revived series THE KILLING, as well as BIG LOVE, opposite Chloe Sevigny. He has also guested on such shows as Criminal Minds and JUSTIFIED.

From Terence Winter, Emmy-winning writer of "The Sopranos" and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is set in the 1920s during Prohibition, and chronicles the life and times of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City.

Last season, BOARDWALK EMPIRE averaged 8.6 million viewers an episode. To date, the first episode of the current season has already gathered 7.2 million viewers and will continue to grow via additional telecasts, DVR playback and HBO On Demand and HBO GO.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE recently received four 2012 Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten); Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series (tie with "GAME OF THRONES"); Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series; and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role.

At the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, the series led all programming with eight awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Martin Scorsese). In Jan. 2011, BOARDWALK EMPIRE received two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Television Series - Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (Steve Buscemi).

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