EPISODE:
Episode Info
In the Martin Scorsese-directed premiere of this drama set in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition, political boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) brokers a sale of illegal booze for visiting New York gangster Arnold Rothstein, and takes an interest in a local housewife with an abusive husband. Meanwhile, World War I veteran and Thompson protégé Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) meets a hoodlum from Chicago named Al Capone.
Cast
Steve Buscemi
as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Shea Whigham
as Elias Thompson
as Elias Thompson
Dabney Coleman
as Louis 'The Commodore' Kaestner
as Louis 'The Commodore' Kaestner
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Arnold Rothstein
as Arnold Rothstein
Frank Crudele
as Big Jim Colosimo
as Big Jim Colosimo
Vincent Piazza
as Lucky Luciano
as Lucky Luciano
Stephen Graham
as Al Capone
as Al Capone
Michael Pitt
as Jimmy Darmody
as Jimmy Darmody
Michael Shannon
as Agent Nelson Van Alden
as Agent Nelson Van Alden
Kelly Macdonald
as Margaret Schroeder
as Margaret Schroeder
Anthony Laciura
as Eddie Kessler
as Eddie Kessler
Greg Antonacci
as Johnny Torrio
as Johnny Torrio
Paz de la Huerta
as Lucy
as Lucy
Paul Sparks
as Mickey Doyle
as Mickey Doyle
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Chalky White
as Chalky White
Gretchen Mol
as Gillian
as Gillian
Joe Sikora
as Hans Schroeder
as Hans Schroeder
Samuel Taylor
as Paddy Ryan
as Paddy Ryan
Erik Weiner
as Agent Sebso
as Agent Sebso
Joseph Riccobene
as Frankie Yale
as Frankie Yale
Pearce Bunting
as Bill McCoy
as Bill McCoy
William Hill
as Ward Boss George O'Neil
as Ward Boss George O'Neil
Robert Clohessy
as Ward Boss Jim Neary
as Ward Boss Jim Neary
Victor Verhaeghe
as Ward Boss Fleming
as Ward Boss Fleming
John Rue
as Mayor Edward Bachrach
as Mayor Edward Bachrach
Dana Ivey
as Mrs. McGarry
as Mrs. McGarry
Johnnie Mae
as Louanne Pratt
as Louanne Pratt
Peter McRobbie
as Supervisor Frederick Elliot
as Supervisor Frederick Elliot
Danny Burstein
as Lolly Steinman
as Lolly Steinman
Charleigh Parker
as Lady Jean
as Lady Jean
Stephen DeRosa
as Eddie Cantor
as Eddie Cantor
Tracy Middendorf
as Babette
as Babette
Adam Mucci
as Dep. Halloran
as Dep. Halloran
Boardwalk Empire Photos
Discussion Forum
Discuss Boardwalk Empire on our TV talk forum!