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Boardwalk Empire, the HBO series about the evolution of the seaside resort town in New Jersey, may have taken a while to root viewers to its story. But in its first dozen episodes, strong cast performances and the now expected liberal amounts of violence and nudity kept many tuned in to the exploits of county treasurer, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), and the criminals, big and small, inside and out of government in prohibition era Atlantic City.Those elements and brilliant cinematography, direction and writing also won the show a deserved bevy of awards, and easily secured a second season. The corruption will continue in the autumn, when a young Benjamin Siegelbaum (who in later years will become known as Bugsy Siegel) joins a youthful Al Capone and Lucky Luciano in a cast of factual and fictional gangsters, government officials, their victims and the creepy, perverse Agent Van...
Commodore Louis Kaestner The deposed king of the region, Commodore has passed the mantle to Nucky and his reign has Nucky’s mentor bitter and proud. Dabney Coleman Coleman is a character actor who has a wide range with over 60 films to his credit. He is often typecast as a comic relief villain, the smarmy, devious foil to the main character. An early example of such features was his portrayal of an ethically absent Harrison Wilby in an Elvis Presley film, The Trouble with Girls.Perhaps Coleman's most underrated performance to date was his role in the 1974 cult classic Bad Ronald, as he played the father of three girls who moved into a house which was occupied by a teenage murderer unbeknownst to them.Coleman's fate in these types of roles was cemented with roles such as that of Franklin Hart, Jr. in 1980's Nine to Five, a sexist boss...
Agent Nelson Van AldenHe’s the Eliot Ness before Eliot Ness. The God-loving (and fearing) senior Prohibition Agent with the Department of Internal Revenue, he will not rest until he uncovers the corruption that he believes to be the root of all evil. Interestingly, as his investigation into Nucky deepens, so does his fascination with Margaret Schroeder. Michael Shannon Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and is a grandson of entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon. His mother, Geraldine Hine, is a lawyer, and his father, Donald S. Shannon, was an accounting professor at DePaul University. He was raised by his divorced parents in both Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois.Shannon began his career as a stage actor in Chicago, where he helped found the "A Red Orchid Theatre", where he still regularly performs. He has since worked with Steppenwolf...
Margaret Schroeder The Irish immigrant that Nucky meets while speaking at the Women’s Temperance League is moved by his moxie. She opens up to Nucky about being married to Hans Schroeder, an alcoholic and brutal gambler. Just as shrewed as Nucky, Margaret eventually proves that she can hold her own — especially in her troubled domestic situation. Kelly Macdonald was born 23 February 1976 is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission and No Country for Old Men. On television, she is known for her roles in Boardwalk Empire, The Girl in the Café and State of Play .Macdonald's career began while working as a barmaid. She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for Trainspotting and decided to...
James “Jimmy” DarmodyNucky’s driver and right-hand man, Darmody is every bit as ambitious as he is cunning. The former Princeton student and World War I veteran wants bigger opportunities and is perfectly willing to create them for himsel...
