# Eric Ladin

Eric Ladin (Born February 16, 1978) is an American actor.

## Early life and education

Eric Ladin was born into a Jewish family in Houston, Texas, and graduated from The Kinkaid School in 1998. He later studied at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

## Career

Ladin has guest-starred as William Hofstadt on episodes of the AMC show Mad Men and the HBO miniseries Generation Kill as Corporal James Chaffin. He has appeared in the films Toolbox Murders, Cursed and Left in Darkness. He is also the voice of the character Ellis in Left 4 Dead 2, as well as the voice of Cole MacGrath, the lead character of Infamous, in all media beginning with Infamous 2.
Ladin played Jamie Wright for two seasons in AMC's The Killing. He guest-starred in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Rhodium Nights". He is the voice of Private Todd Kashima in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
He played J. Edgar Hoover in HBO's series Boardwalk Empire.
In 2019 and 2020 Ladin appeared as Gene Kranz on the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind and Chris Kraft on the Disney+ series The Right Stuff, both characters being NASA space flight directors. Ladin has a recurring role as Los Angeles Times reporter Scott Anderson on the Amazon series Bosch.
In 2020, Ladin starred in the feature psychological thriller film Painter with Betsy Randle.

## Personal life

Ladin is married to fashion designer and stylist Katy Ladin. The couple have two sons.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 | Skippy | |
| 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | Robert Sites | |
| 2016 | Rebirth | Todd | |
| 2016 | Wolves at the Door | Detective Clarkin | |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Kyle | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2018 | The Phantom Menace | Jim | Short film |
| 2020 | Painter | Aldis | Indie film |
| 2022 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Eric Chastain | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 | Voice, episode: "The Tale of Sir Oscar Fish" |
| 2011 | Suits | Wyatt | Episode: "Errors and Omission" |
| 2011 | Castle | Daniel Sulliven | 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 | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Noodling | 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 | Interrogations Gone Wrong | Himself | Funny or Die sketch |
| 2015 | The Brink | Lt. Glenn Taylor | Main role |
| 2016 | Pickle and Peanut | Oily Dan | Voice, episode: "Parking Lot Carnival" |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Liam Pickering | Episode: "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire" |
| 2016 | Avengers Assemble | Ironclad | Voice, episode: "U-Foes" |
| 2016–2017 | Longmire | Sawyer Crane | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Ivan Keller | Episode: "Clavicle Trauma & Closure" |
| 2017 | Doubt | Rodney Hill | Episode: "Not a Word" |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | Gordon Barnes | Episode: "El Gringo Loco" |
| 2017–2020 | Bosch | Scott Anderson | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | Six | Trevor Wozniak | Main role |
| 2018 | Shooter | Red Bama, Jr. | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Impulse | Ethan Fisher | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | For All Mankind | Gene Kranz | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Christopher C. Kraft Jr. | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Ozark | Kerry Stone | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Cleaning Lady | Noah | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Special Agent Tom Mathis | Episode: "Red One" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Ellis | |
| 2011 | inFAMOUS 2 | Cole MacGrath | |
| 2011 | inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood | Cole MacGrath | |
| 2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Cole MacGrath | |
| 2013 | Resident Evil 6 | Ellis | Left 4 Dead 2 DLC |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Private Todd "Kash" Kashima | |