Marc Pickering - Wikipedia Marc Pickering Marc Pickering ( 1985 - 06 - 05 ) 5 June 1985 ( age 32 ) Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK Occupation Actor Years active 1990 -- present Marc Pickering ( born 5 June 1985 ) is an English stage, film and television actor who appeared in Sleepy Hollow, Calendar Girls, and HBO 's Boardwalk Empire. Life and career Pickering was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. He was first attracted to acting aged 8 when he saw an audition sign for The Sound of Music and said to his father `` I would n't mind doing that. '' Although he did not get the part, he was keen to get involved, and joined the National Youth Music Theatre. When he was 12, one of the theatre 's directors, Jeremy James Taylor, put him forward for the part of Young Masbath in Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton. He also attended South Hunsley Secondary School. Pickering also performed in Bugsy Malone ; as the Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist ; and in The Long and the Short and the Tall on various London stages ; before starring opposite Helen Mirren and Julie Walters in Calendar Girls in 2003. He then returned to the stage as Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man. The production did not use prosthetics, to encourage the audience to see Merrick 's struggle and emotions. Pickering 's most significant television role was in Peter Kay 's 2008 talent show parody Britain 's Got the Pop Factor..., in which he played R Wayne, a role that involved singing and dancing. Additionally, Pickering plays Montparnasse in Tom Hooper 's 2012 reimagining of the celebrated musical Les Misérables. In 2014, Pickering portrayed Enoch `` Nucky '' Thompson in his younger years, in the fifth and final season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. From December 2015 through January 2016, Pickering played Abanazar in Aladdin at the Milton Keynes Theatre. In April and May 2016, he was in the European debut of the rock musical The Toxic Avenger at the Southwark Playhouse, London. References ^ Jump up to : Spain, Katie ( 2008 - 03 - 27 ). `` Interview : Marc Pickering - The Elephant Man ''. Seatwave : Theatre Buff. Retrieved 15 October 2008. Jump up ^ `` Marc Pickering Biography ( 1986 - ) ''. Film Reference.com. Retrieved 15 October 2008. Jump up ^ http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/boardwalk-empire-creator-terence-winter-previews-final-season-jump-forward-in-time External links Marc Pickering on IMDb This article about an English actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Pickering&oldid=772271682 '' Categories : Male actors from Kingston upon Hull Living people 1985 births English male child actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English actor stubs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from August 2016 Use British English from August 2016 Articles with hCards All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 26 March 2017, at 08 : 58. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played the young nucky thompson in boardwalk empire
Answer: Marc Pickering