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| Born | 1972/1973 (age 52–53) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dahn |
| Children | 2 |
Alimi Ballard (born May 2, 1992) is an American actor who has appeared in many TV shows. He is well-known for playing FBI agent David Sinclair in the CBS show Numb3rs from 2005 to 2010. He also played the Quizmaster in Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
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Early life and acting beginnings
Alimi Ballard started acting when he was in high school. He took part in a theater program at the Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center in the Bronx, New York.
Acting career highlights
Alimi Ballard began his acting journey in the early 1990s.
Early TV roles
From 1993 to 1996, Alimi played Frankie Hubbard on the ABC soap opera Loving and its follow-up show The City. Frankie was the son of popular characters Jesse and Angie. In 1997, he was a regular on the ABC comedy show Arsenio. He also played Quizmaster Albert on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch from 1997 to 1999. Later, he appeared as Herbal on the Fox series Dark Angel from 2000 to 2001.
Becoming a familiar face
From 2005 to 2010, Ballard had a main role in the CBS police show Numb3rs. He played David Sinclair, an FBI agent. In 2011, he appeared as Special Agent Gayne Levin on another CBS show, NCIS. This role brought him back together with actor Michael Weatherly, who he had worked with on Loving, The City, and Dark Angel.
From 2012 to 2015, Alimi had a recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Officer Crawford, who later became a detective. He also made guest appearances on many other popular shows like NYPD Blue, American Dreams, Rizzoli & Isles, Drop Dead Diva, Castle, and Bones. In 2015, he was cast in the ABC legal thriller The Catch.
Personal life
Alimi Ballard is married to Dahn, and they have two children together.
Film and television appearances
Alimi Ballard has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Deep Impact | Bobby Rhue | |
| 2000 | Little Richard | - | TV movie |
| Before Now | Jay | Short film | |
| Men of Honor | Coke | ||
| 2001 | Automatic | David Blake | |
| 2002 | Three Days of Rain | Derrick | |
| 2003 | Studio City | Leonard Alworth | Short film |
| 2004 | Black Cloud | Dusty | |
| 2011 | Fast Five | Fusco | |
| Interception | Joe | Short film; also executive producer | |
| 2013 | Present Trauma | Tom | Short film |
| The Insomniac | Officer Flores | ||
| 2014 | Lost Angels | Nathaniel | |
| Santa Con | Steve Repperton | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Touched | B.R. | |
| 2017 | Call Me King | Dwight | |
| Smokd | Juror #5 | Short film | |
| 2019 | Kill Chain | The Curious Assassin |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993–1995 | Loving | Frankie Hubbard | Main cast |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Kalim | Episode: "Private Enemy No. 1" |
| 1995–1996 | The City | Frankie Hubbard | Main cast |
| 1997 | Arsenio | Matthew Deveaux | Main cast |
| 1997–1998 | 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" |
| NYPD Blue | Marcus Potter | Episode: "Lucky Luciano" | |
| 2000–2001 | 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 |
| 2005–2010 | Numb3rs | David Sinclair | Main cast |
| 2009–2011 | 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) | |
| 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" |
| 2012–2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Detective Kevin Crawford | Recurring cast (seasons 13–15) |
| 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" | |
| 2019–2021 | 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" |
| 2021–2022 | One of Us Is Lying | Kevin Clay | Recurring cast (season 1); Main cast (season 2) |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Langston Bryant | Episode: "Fight or Flight" |
| 2024–2025 | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Ron Delahunt | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 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) |
