Emmy-nominated Van Hansis played the good guy on CBS's As the World Turns. In the new web series, EastSiders, he'll get to play another piece of the acting spectrum. Hansis appeared on ATWT from 2005 through 2010.
Former As the World Turns start Jennifer Ferrin has joined the cast of the AMC network's drama Hell On Wheels. Ferrin will play Louise, Ellison a strong-willed reporter.Season three of "Hell on Wheels" finds Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) leaving his vengeance-seeking behind and investing in the new American landscape. The season opens in 1867, the third year of the building of the transcontinental railroad, and the beginnings of big business, big religion, and the new role of Wall Street in the White House. Bohannon must contend with racism, greed and murder as he single-mindedly leads the Union Pacific in its race across the country against the Central Pacific Railroad. The high stakes corporate race, the environmental costs and degradation of the native peoples' way of life are themes that resonate deeply in today's America. "Hell on Wheels" also stars Colm Meaney as Thomas "doc" Durant, a greedy entrepreneur taking full advantage of the changing times, and musician/actor Common as Elam Ferguson, an emancipated slave working to achieve true freedom in a world entrenched in prejudice.She's playing Louise Ellison, a strong-willed reporter for The New York Tribune, who is dispatched to Hell on Wheels by editor Horace Greeley to cover the building of the transcontinental railroad. Struggling to come to terms with her "excommunication" from New York, she learns that "right" and "wrong" are concepts too simple to apply to the world of Hell on Wheels -- the Sodom and Gomorrah of the Nebraska plains. Please let us know if you'd be interested in additional information, artwork or would like to arrange an interview with Jennifer if we were able to get some time with her.The two-hour season three premiere of Hell On Wheels will air Saturday, August 10 at 9:00 PM ET/PT http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjM0NzQxNTUxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTMzMTU2OA@@._V1._SY314_CR0,0,214,314_.jpgJENNIFER FERRIN(Louise Ellison)No stranger to television, Jennifer Ferrin is known for her work on such series as "The Following," opposite Kevin Bacon; "The Kill Point," with John Leguizamo; "Life on Mars" with Harvey Keitel; "3lbs," with Stanley Tucci; and "The Cape." She has also appeared as a guest star on "Deception," "Elementary," "Royal Pains," "The Good Wife," "Unforgettable," "Boardwalk Empire," "Nurse Jackie," "White Collar," "Fringe," "Law & Order: SVU," and "Rescue Me."Ferrin is also known for her work on "As the World Turns," from 2003-2006 for which she garnered two Daytime Emmy nominations. In 2008, she made her Broadway debut as a member of the original four person cast of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. Film credits include the NoNames, starring James Badge-Dale, and Sex and The City 2. Ferrin is a 2003 graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts. Hell On Wheels Two-hour season three premiere on Saturday, August 10 at 9:00 PM ET/PT Season three of "Hell on Wheels" finds Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) leaving his vengeance-seeking behind and investing in the new American landscape. The season opens in 1867, the third year of the building of the transcontinental railroad, and the beginnings of big business, big religion, and the new role of Wall Street in the White House. Bohannon must contend with racism, greed and murder as he single-mindedly leads the Union Pacific in its race across the country against the Central Pacific Railroad. The high stakes corporate race, the environmental costs and degradation of the native peoples' way of life are themes that resonate deeply in today's America. "Hell on Wheels" also stars Colm Meaney as Thomas "doc" Durant, a greedy entrepreneur taking full advantage of the changing times, and musician/actor Common as Elam Ferguson, an emancipated slave working to achieve true freedom in a world entrenched in prejudice.Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Best, Kelli
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