Television News Sean Astin to play Theodore Roosevelt in TNT's 'The Alienist' 03/11/2017 Sean Astin is set to play Theodore Roosevelt, the police commissioner for New York City, in TNT's "The Alienist." Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Sean Astin Dakota Fanning Luke Evans Daniel Bruhl The Alienist