Early life and education

Ladin was born in Houston, Texas and studied at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He 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. He is also the voice of the character Ellis in the cooperative first-person shooter game Left 4 Dead 2, as well as the voice of Cole MacGrath, the lead character of Infamous, in all media beginning with Infamous 2.

Career

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

Recently, he has garnered fame for his portrayal of J. Edgar Hoover in HBO's Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning series, Boardwalk Empire.

Personal life

Ladin is married to fashion designer and stylist Katy Ladin. The couple have a son named Maxfield David Ladin who was born on December 21, 2012. Ladin is Jewish.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2004	Toolbox Murders	Johnny Turnbull
2005	Cursed	Louie
2005	Duck	Addict #4
2006	Left in Darkness	Gopher
2008	Bar Starz	Cory Lemuixk
2008	My Best Friend's Girl	Clay
2009	Back Nine	Gary Sussman
2013	Highland Park	Jessie
2014	Annabelle	Detective Clarkin
2014	River Guard	Sean Flynn
2014	American Sniper	Squirrel
2015	The Missing Girl

Television

Year	Title	Role	Detail
2001	Boston Public	Johnson	Episode: "Chapter Eighteen"
2002	The Nick Cannon Show	Cadet	Episode: "Nick Takes Over the Law"
2003	CSI: Miami	Jeff Wilton	Episode: "Grave Young Men"
2003	NCIS	P.O. Thompson	Episode: "Sub Rosa"
2005	ER	Pvt. Perry	Episode: "Here and There"
2005	Cold Case	Crumbs (1945)	Episode: "Colors"
2005	Surface	George Owen	4 Episodes
2006	E-Ring	Sgt. Michael Polard	Episode: "Brothers in Arms"
2007	Shark	Ronald Harper	Episode: "Starlet Fever"
2007	The Unit	Blaylock	Episode: "Dark of the Moon"
2007	Veronica Mars	Derrick's Brother	Episode: "Un-American Graffiti"
2008	Generation Kill	Corporal James Chaffin	7 Episodes
2008	Bones	Paul Stegman	Episode: The Con Man in the Meth Lab"
2008	Hawthorne	Corporal Sharp	Episode: Pilot
2008-2009	Mad Men	William Hofstadt	4 Episodes
2009	The Mentalist	Roddy Gerber	Episode: "Black Gold and Red Blood"
2010	Big Love	Dr. Roquet Walker	3 Episodes
2010	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Delf Rod	Episode: "Take My Life, Please"
2010	Criminal Minds	Joshua Beardsley	Episode: "Exit Wounds"
2010	Miami Medical	Brad	Episode: "An Arm and a Leg"
2010	Dark Blue	Glenn Fischer	Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
2010	The Defenders	Dan Shepard	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	Fish Hooks	Ron	Episode: "The Tale of Sir Oscar Fish"
2011	Suits	Wyatt	Episode: "Errors and Omission"
2011	Castle	Daniel Sullivan	Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel"
2011-2012	The Killing	Jamie Wright	26 Episodes
2012	Justified	Wally Beckett	Episode: "Harlan Roulette"
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Clayton Hannigan	Episode: "Rhodium Nights"
2012	Motorcity	Red/Mystery Stalker	3 Episodes
2012-2013	Mudcats	Narrator	18 Episodes
2013	Dexter	Dr. Turner	Episode: "Remember the Monsters?"
2013	NCIS: Los Angeles	William Garrett	Episode: "Unwritten Rule"
2013	Grey's Anatomy	Victor Brown	Episode: "Thriller"
2013	Boardwalk Empire	J. Edgar Hoover	6 Episodes
2014	Bosch	Nate Tyler	Episode: "Pilot" (Amazon Video)
2014	Interrogations Gone Wrong (Funny or Die)	Himself (Also Director)	Episode: "Bradley Cooper Stole George Clooney's Credit Card"
2015	The Brink	Lt. Glenn Taylor	Main character

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Detail
2009	Left 4 Dead 2	Ellis	Valve Software
2011	inFAMOUS 2	Cole MacGrath	Sucker Punch Production
2011	inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood	Cole MacGrath	Sucker Punch Production
2012	Street Fighter X Tekken	Cole MacGrath	Capcom Games (PlayStation Exclusive)
2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale	Cole MacGrath/Evil Cole MacGrath	Sony Computer Entertainment
2013	Resident Evil 6	Ellis	Capcom X Valve Crossover DLC

[ Source: Wikipedia ]