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

Early life and education

Eric Ladin was born into a

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family in

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, 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

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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

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's series '' Boardwalk Empire''. In 2019 and 2020 Ladin appeared as Gene Kranz on the

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series '' For All Mankind'' and Chris Kraft on the

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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

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film ''Painter'' with Betsy Randle.

Personal life

Ladin is married to

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er and stylist Katy Ladin. The couple have two sons.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ladin, Eric 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Living people American male film actors Jewish American male actors Male actors from Houston The Kinkaid School alumni USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni 1978 births