Nelson Van Alden

Agent Nelson Van Alden
Boardwalk Empire character
First appearance"Boardwalk Empire"
Last appearance"Devil You Know"
Portrayed byMichael Shannon
In-universe information
Full nameNelson Kasper Van Alden
AliasGeorge Mueller
OccupationAgent of Bureau of Prohibition (seasons 1 and 2)
Clothes iron salesman (season 3)
Enforcer for Dean O'Banion (seasons 3 and 4)
Enforcer for Al Capone (season 5)
SpouseRose Van Alden (?-1921)
Sigrid Mueller (1921-1931)
Significant otherLucy Danziger (1920-1921)
ChildrenAbigail, Chester
NationalityAmerican

Nelson Kasper Van Alden (alias George Mueller) is a fictional character on the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, portrayed by Michael Shannon. He is a puritanical, repressed, religious fundamentalist and agent for the Bureau of Prohibition.