---
name: "Samuel Ball"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-ball"
fi1m_id: "sam-ball"
imdb_id: "nm0050458"
tmdb_id: 21532
wikidata_id: "Q3471040"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 June 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-02T22:09:53.392731+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Samuel Ball

## Identity

Samuel Ball

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-ball
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-ball
- **IMDb ID:** nm0050458
- **TMDB ID:** 21532
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3471040
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3471040, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050458/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21532

Actor. Born 29 June 1973 in Bunker Hill, West Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 June 1973, Bunker Hill, West Virginia, USA
- **Also known as:** Sam Ball
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3471040, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050458/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21532

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*13 Going on 30*](https://film.one/film/13-going-on-30.md) (67)

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## Biography

Samuel Ball, also credited as Sam Ball, is an American actor. He was born on 29 June 1973 in Bunker Hill, West Virginia.

Ball began his career as Drew Buchanan on the ABC soap opera *One Life to Live* in 1998. He is known for his role as Alex Carlson in the film *13 Going on 30* (2004). Other film credits include *The Last Castle* (2001) and *Pumpkin* (2002). He has also appeared in guest roles on series such as *Charmed*, *Sex and the City* and various CSI programmes.

*Sources: imdb.com, famousbirthdays.com, web.archive.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *13 Going on 30* (2004), Fi1m 67, as Alex Carlson — [page](https://film.one/film/13-going-on-30.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Secrets in the Desert* (2023), as Hunter
- *Perry Mason* (2020), series, as Ray Royce — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/perry-mason.md)
- *Wowzers* (2019), as Mr. Dimms
- *The Pact* (2012), as Giles
- *Queens of Country* (2012), as ATV Dad
- *The Pact* (2011), as Adrian
- *The Absent* (2011), as Sheriff John Jackson
- *Law & Order: LA* (2010), series, as Zack Kinney
- *Misconceptions* (2010), as Tom Dexter
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Joe Spaly
- *Chinese Box* (2009), as Man
- *Man About Town* (2006), as Jimmy Dooley
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as James Copeland
- *13 Going on 30* (2004), as Alex Carlson — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/13-going-on-30.md)
- *Karen Sisco* (2003), series, Actor
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Randy Price (1985)
- *Dry Cycle* (2003), as Dave
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, Actor
- *Net Games* (2003), as Ray Walters
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Ken Timmons
- *Fastlane* (2002), series, as Julian Martin
- *Pumpkin* (2002), as Kent Woodlands
- *The Last Castle* (2001), as Duffy
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Zed Kiner
- *Urbania* (2000), as Dean
- *Roswell* (1999), series, as Dave
- *On the Q.T.* (1999), as Jari
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Rowan
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Jeremiah
- *Dawson's Creek* (1998), series, as Joey's Mugger
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Peter Williams — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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