Alimi Ballard (born October 17, 1977) is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as

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agent David Sinclair on the CBS police procedural ''

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'' (2005–2010).

Early life

Ballard was born in

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and began acting in high school. He attended Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center in the NE Bronx and participated in their PYT theater program.

Career

From 1993 to 1996, Ballard portrayed

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(son of '' All My Children'' supercouple Jesse and Angie) on the

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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

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and

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. He also portrayed Quizmaster Albert on the ABC/ WB series ''

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'' (1997–99) and Herbal on the

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series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–01). From 2005 to 2010, Ballard co-starred in the CBS police procedural, ''

'', as David Sinclair. In 2011, Ballard guest-starred as Special Agent Gayne Levin on another CBS procedural, '' NCIS''. This guest role reunited him with

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, 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 ''

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'' as Officer Crawford, a newly promoted detective, after appearing in season 3 as a music producer. He also guest starred on '' NYPD Blue'', ''

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'', '' Rizzoli & Isles'', ''

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'', '' Castle'', and ''

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''. In 2015, Ballard was cast opposite

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in the

legal thriller, ''

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'', leaving after the first season.

Personal life

Ballard and his wife Dahn have two children, Zion, born in 2005, and Cairo, born in 2008.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

References

External links

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