
As the country struggles to cope with the Great Depression and the end of Prohibition looms, Nucky Thompson looks to legitimize himself through alliances with liquor producers, while rivals Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky seek to consolidate their power in the wake of Arnold Rothstein's death and eliminate all competition - by any means necessary on Boardwalk Empire .
Steve Buscemi Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
Shea Whigham Elias "Eli" Thompson
Kelly Macdonald Margaret Schroeder Thompson
Vincent Piazza Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Gretchen Mol Gillian Darmody
Paul Sparks Mieczyslaw "Mickey Doyle" Kuzik
Michael Shannon Nelson Van Alden / George Mueller
Stephen Graham Al Capone
Michael K. Williams Albert "Chalky" White
Anthony Laciura Eddie Kessler
Jack Huston Richard Harrow
Michael Stuhlbarg Arnold Rothstein / Abe Redstone