Alimi Ballard is a veteran of television, stage and screen. He began his career on the stage, working with such notable theater companies as the Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Black Theatre, where he starred in productions of "Holiday Heart" and "Endangered Species."

Ballard's first television role was in the daytime drama "Loving." His other television credits include "Dark Angel," "Arsenio," "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" and guest-starring roles in "CSI" and "Nash Bridges," both on CBS, "NYPD Blue," "Boomtown" and "American Dreams."

His feature film credits include "Men of Honor" and "Deep Impact."

Ballard was born in the Bronx, New York.