Deadline is reporting that Paul Sparks (Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards) will be replacing Garrett Hedlund as bully John “Ace” Merrill in Hulu’s Castle Rock Season 2.
Sparks will appear in Season 2 of Starz’s drama series Sweetbitter, which the actor recently wrapped production on.
Sparks is best known for his roles in House of Cards, which earned him an Emmy nomination, and HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
Castle Rock Season 2 will explore a feud between warring clans that comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes (Caplan), King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.