Boardwalk Empire star Devin Harjes dies aged 41

Sad news.

The actor, who also starred in Daredevil, Manifest and Gotham, died on Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter has said.

The outlet reported that he died on Tuesday at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York following a short battle with cancer after being diagnosed in February.

Harjes was best known for his role in HBO's Boardwalk Empire in which he played Jack Dempsey.

He appeared as Oscar, a nurse in Marvel's Daredevil as well as Clyde, a bank guard, in DC's Gotham.

He equally had credits on Orange Is the New Black, Blue Bloods, FBI, Elementary, amongst others.

Harjes was born in Lubbock, Texas in 1983, but moved to New York after studying acting in college to pursue his dream.

His most recent work came in nine episodes of NBC's Manifest season three.