Alimi Ballard

Alimi Ballard
Ballard in 2025
Born (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972 (age 54) or
(1977-10-17) October 17, 1977 (age 49)
New York City, New York, US
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
SpouseDahn Elle Dior Ballard
Children2

Alimi Ballard (born October 17, 1972 or 1977) is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as FBI agent David Sinclair on the CBS police procedural thriller Numb3rs (2005–2010), as well as the Quizmaster from Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Early life

Ballard was born and grew up in a working-class area of the Bronx with his mother and older sisters. He knew he wanted to become an actor.

Ballard began acting in high school. He attended Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center in Northeast Bronx and participated in their Positive Youth Troupe Theater (PYT) program.

Career

Film

Ballard was in Deep Impact (1998), Men of Honor (2000), Three Days of Rain (2002), Black Cloud (2005), and Fast Five (2011).

Television

From 1993 to 1996, Ballard portrayed Frankie Hubbard (son of All My Children supercouple Jesse and Angie) on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving and its successor series The City. In 1997, he was a regular cast member on the short-lived ABC sitcom Arsenio, which starred Arsenio Hall and Vivica A. Fox. He also portrayed Quizmaster Albert on the ABC/WB series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1997–99) and Herbal on the Fox series Dark Angel (2000–01).

From 2005 to 2010, Ballard co-starred in the CBS police procedural thriller, Numb3rs, as David Sinclair. From 2009 to 2011, Ballard portrayed the voice of Falcon in the animated series, The Super Hero Squad Show. In 2011, Ballard played Fusco in Fast Five. He also guest-starred as Special Agent Gayne Levin on another CBS procedural, NCIS. This guest role reunited him with Michael Weatherly, who previously co-starred with Ballard on three series: Loving, The City, and Dark Angel. From 2012 to 2015, he played a recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Officer Crawford, a newly promoted detective, after appearing in season 3 as a music producer. He also guest starred on NYPD Blue, American Dreams, Rizzoli & Isles, Drop Dead Diva, Castle, and Bones.

In 2015, Ballard was cast opposite Mireille Enos in the ABC legal thriller, The Catch, leaving after the first season. In 2026, Ballard was cast as William Baines on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Scenes concerning his debut aired on September 3 of the same year.

Personal life

Ballard and his wife Dahn Ballard have two children.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
1998 Deep Impact Bobby Rhue Mimi Leder Science fiction disaster film
2000 Before Now Jay Chrys Yvette Short film
Men of Honor Coke George Tillman Jr. Drama film
2001 Automatic David Blake William 'Jamaal' Fort Thriller film
2002 Three Days of Rain Derrick Michael Meredith Drama film
2003 Studio City Leonard Alworth Tom Verica Short film
2004 Black Cloud Dusty Rick Schroder Drama film
2011 Fast Five Fusco Justin Lin Action film
Interception Joe Jason Neudecker Short film
Also executive producer
2013 Present Trauma Tom Mark Manalo Short film
The Insomniac Officer Flores Monty Miranda Whodunit psychological thriller film
2014 Lost Angels Nathaniel Stan Harrington Musical drama film
2015 Touched B.R. Terrance Tykeem Drama film
2017 Call Me King Dwight R.L. Scott Crime drama film
Smokd Juror #5 Tamika Miller Short film
2019 Kill Chain The Curious Assassin Ken Sanzel Neo-noir crime thriller film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993–95 Loving Frankie Hubbard Main cast
1995 New York Undercover Kalim Episode: "Private Enemy No. 1"
1995–96 The City Frankie Hubbard Main cast
1997 Arsenio Matthew Deveaux Main cast
1997–98 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Albert the Quizmaster Main cast (season 2)
1999 Malcolm & Eddie Duke Gibson Episode: "Daddio"
2000 Nash Bridges Shane West Episode: "Liar's Poker"
Little Richard Guest Made for-TV movie directed by Robert Townsend
NYPD Blue Marcus Potter Episode: "Lucky Luciano"
2000–01 Dark Angel Herbal Thought Main cast (season 1)
2002 Philly Dwight Thomas Episode: "Ripley, Believe It or Not"
The Division Ethan Pasterfield Episode: "Unfamiliar Territory"
2003 She Spies Kelly Sawyer Episode: "We'll Be Right Back"
Boomtown Young Marvin Lloyd Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Music Producer Episode: "Lady Heather's Box"
2004 American Dreams Jamal Recurring cast: Season 2
2005–10 Numb3rs David Sinclair Main cast
2009–11 The Super Hero Squad Show Falcon (voice) Main cast
2011 NCIS Special Agent Gayne Levin Recurring cast (season 8)
2012 In Plain Sight Eddie Fredericks/Eddie Williams Episode: "Reservations, I've Got a Few"
Rizzoli & Isles Cliff Episode: "What Doesn't Kill You"
Drop Dead Diva Jack Dillingham Episode: "Winning Ugly"
Hollywood Heights Det. Ferrantino Recurring cast (season 2)
2012–15 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Kevin Crawford Recurring cast (seasons 13–15)
2013 Bones FBI Agent James Episode: "The Secret in the Siege"
Melissa & Joey Paul Wagner Episode: "Inside Job"
Hello Ladies Armand Episode: "The Dinner"
2014 Scorpion Co-Pilot Episode: "Pilot"
Santa Con Steve Repperton Made for-TV movie directed by Melissa Joan Hart
2015 Castle Frank Jackson Episode: "Castle, P.I."
2016 The Catch Reginald Lennox III Main cast (season 1)
Criminal Minds Desmond Holt Episode: "Mirror Image"
2017 Lucifer Dr. Liam Garrity Episode: "God Johnson"
Queen Sugar Dr. Robert Dubois Recurring cast (season 2)
2018 Do It Better Darren Episode: "Day One"
Elementary Don Kohler Episode: "Once You've Ruled Out God"
The Good Doctor Mara's Father Episode: "Middle Ground"
Mom Professor Gannon Episode: "Pork Loin and a Beat Up Monte Carlo"
2019 S.W.A.T. Officer Thompson Episode: "Fallen"
Doom Patrol Joshua Clay 2 episodes
The Resident Detective Raines Episode: "Saints & Sinners"
2019–21 Queen of the South Marcel Dumas Recurring cast (seasons 4–5)
2020 All Rise Niles Allen Episode: "What The Constitution Greens to Me"
NCIS: Los Angeles AUSA Allan Williams Episode: "Missing Time"
2021 Animal Kingdom Phoenix Episode: "Family Business" & "Home Sweet Home"
2021–22 One of Us Is Lying Kevin Clay Recurring cast (season 1); Main cast (season 2)
2022 The Rookie Langston Bryant Episode: "Fight or Flight"
2024–25 Law & Order Defense Attorney Ron Delahunt 3 episodes
2026 General Hospital William Baines Recurring role

Video games

Year Title Role Note
2009 Marvel Super Hero Squad Falcon (voice)
2010 Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
2011 Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Falcon, Miles Morales / Spider-Man (voice)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Multiple sources give Ballard's birthday as October 17, but sources conflict on whether he was born in 1973 or 1977.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 O'Hare, Katie (August 7, 2005). "Checking in with Alimi Ballard". The Free Lance–Star. Vol. 212, no. 219. Lee Enterprises. Zap2it. p. 46. ISSN 2157-4979. OCLC 31810388. Retrieved September 7, 2026 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Alimi, Ballard [@AlimiBallard] (October 17, 2024). "LIBRA GANG!!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 18, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  3. ↑ Iverem, Esther (May 2, 1992). "By, For and About the Young". Newsday. Newsday Media. ISSN 0278-5587. OCLC 5371847. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Check The Mix". The Patriot Ledger. January 30, 1993. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Rhoshalle Littlejohn, Janice (April 19, 2012). "Alimi Ballard: Actor, Activist". The Westside Gazette. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Alimi Ballard". TVGuide. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  7. ↑ Perry, Kevin E G (September 3, 2026). "General Hospital announces new cast member on the heels of several major changes". The Independent. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bronx Stars Recognized by Mind-Builders". Norwood News. Mosholu Preservation Corporation. May 7, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ Maslin, Janet (May 8, 1998). "Movie Review — Deep Impact". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. eISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on February 24, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
  10. ↑ Ebert, Roger (November 10, 2000). "Men of Honor movie review & film summary". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
  11. ↑ Linden, Sheri (April 28, 2003). "Three Days of Rain". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 44653726. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (September 30, 2005). "Tales of Isolation and Urban Desperation". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. eISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
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  15. ↑ Thomas, Kevin (March 11, 2005). "Black Cloud's his name and his pain". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. ISSN 2165-1736. OCLC 3638237. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
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  17. ↑ Ebert, Roger (April 28, 2011). "Fast Five". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Archived from the original on May 2, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2026 – via Chicago Sun Times.
  18. ↑ Travers, Peter (April 28, 2011). "Fast Five". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. eISSN 3066-0580. OCLC 969027590. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
  19. ↑ Martin, John (March 4, 1997). "Arsenio's Back". The Dispatch. New York Times Company (now Paxton Media Group). p. 5-B. ISSN 0163-3090. OCLC 650333698. Retrieved September 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Muir 2007, p. 253.
  21. ↑ Romanko 2016, pp. 157–158.
  22. ↑ Wightman, Catriona (March 18, 2011). "Alimi Ballard, Matthew Willig join 'NCIS'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  23. ↑ Garcia & Phillips 2013, p. 63.
  24. ↑ "Interview: Alimi Ballard". CSI Files. February 13, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  25. ↑ Petski, Denise (May 16, 2015). "Rupert Graves To Co-Star In ABC's Jenna Bans Pilot, James Floyd Joins 'Of Kings And Prophets'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  26. ↑ Lee, Ben (March 17, 2015). "Numb3rs star Alimi Ballard joins Shonda Rhimes's ABC pilot The Catch". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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  29. ↑ Coleman, Ryan (September 2, 2026). "General Hospital casts Sabrina the Teenage Witch and CSI star Alimi Ballard in new role". Entertainment Weekly. People Inc. eISSN 2169-3188. OCLC 21114137. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
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