Alimi Ballard
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.
Alimi Ballard

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- Name
- Alimi Ballard
- Born
- October 17, 1972 or 1977
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, US
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Dahn Elle Dior Ballard
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — Alimi Ballard • Born — October 17, 1972 or 1977 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, US • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1992–present • Spouse — Dahn Elle Dior Ballard • Children — 2
Early life
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.
Television
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
Personal life
Ballard and his wife Dahn Ballard have two children.
Television
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 — 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
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)
Film
Film
Ballard was in Deep Impact (1998), Men of Honor (2000), Three Days of Rain (2002), Black Cloud (2005), and Fast Five (2011).
Film
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
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- 1.Alimi, Ballard. LIBRA GANG!!!!!. 1847053820326449377. October 17, 2024.
- 2.Iverem, Esther. By, For and About the Young. Newsday. Newsday Media. May 2, 1992. 0278-5587.
- 3.Check The Mix. The Patriot Ledger. 34. 1993-01-30.
- 4.Rhoshalle Littlejohn, Janice. Alimi Ballard: Actor, Activist. The Westside Gazette. April 19, 2012.
- 5.Perry, Kevin E G. General Hospital announces new cast member on the heels of several major changes. The Independent. September 3, 2026.
- 6.O'Hare, Katie. Checking in with Alimi Ballard. The Free Lance–Star. Lee Enterprises. 212. 219. 46. August 7, 2005. 2157-4979.
- 7.Alimi Ballard. TVGuide.
- 8.Mosholu Preservation Corporation. Bronx Stars Recognized by Mind-Builders. Norwood News. May 7, 2012.
- 9.Maslin, Janet. Movie Review — Deep Impact. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. May 8, 1998. 1645522.
- 10.Ebert, Roger. Men of Honor movie review & film summary. RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. November 10, 2000.
- 11.Linden, Sheri. Three Days of Rain. The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. April 28, 2003. 0018-3660.
- 12.Catsoulis, Jeannette. Tales of Isolation and Urban Desperation. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. September 30, 2005. 1645522.
- 13.Ebert, Roger. Chekhov in Cleveland. RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. December 8, 2005.
- 14.Linden, Sheri. Three Days of Rain. The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. April 28, 2003. 0018-3660.
- 15.Thomas, Kevin. Black Cloud’s his name and his pain. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. March 11, 2005. 2165-1736.
- 16.Foundas, Scott. Black Cloud. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. March 15, 2005. 0042-2738.
- 17.Ebert, Roger. Fast Five. RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. April 28, 2011.
- 18.Travers, Peter. Fast Five. Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. April 28, 2011. 969027590.
- 19.Martin, John. Arsenio's Back. The Dispatch. New York Times Company ( ). 5-B. March 4, 1997. 0163-3090.
- 20.Wightman, Catriona. Alimi Ballard, Matthew Willig join 'NCIS'. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. March 18, 2011.
- 21.Interview: Alimi Ballard. CSI Files. 13 February 2013.
- 22.Petski, Denise. Rupert Graves To Co-Star In ABC's Jenna Bans Pilot, James Floyd Joins 'Of Kings And Prophets'. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. May 16, 2015.
- 23.Lee, Ben. Numb3rs star Alimi Ballard joins Shonda Rhimes's ABC pilot The Catch. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. March 17, 2015.
- 24.Sloane, Stephanie. General Hospital casts Alimi Ballard in new role as William Baines (Exclusive). TV Insider. September 2, 2026.
- 25.Levinsky, Mara. General Hospital comings and goings: Alimi Ballard cast as William Baines. Soap Opera Digest. September 2, 2026. 0164-3584.
- 26.Coleman, Ryan. General Hospital casts Sabrina the Teenage Witch and CSI star Alimi Ballard in new role. Entertainment Weekly. People Inc. September 2, 2026. 21114137.
- 27.Sengwe, Stephanie. Meet the Real-Life Loves of the Cast of 'Numb3rs'. People.com. 2025-01-23.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Garcia, Frank. Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows. McFarland & Company. 63. 2013. 978-0786491834.
- Muir, John Kenneth. TV Year: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Bloomsbury Academic. 1. 253. 2007. 978-1557836847.
- Romanko, Karen A. Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present. McFarland & Company. 157–158. 2016. 978-0786496372.
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