Patrick Ball may play senior resident Dr. Frank Langdon on The Pitt, the hit HBO medical drama, but off-screen, his financial reality looked nothing like his character’s steady climb toward a six-figure salary. Before his breakout role, Ball came close to walking away from acting altogether—overwhelmed by student loan debt he feared would follow him for life.
“I paid off my student loans like three months into The Pitt, and that was a really profound moment ‘cause I thought I was gonna die with it,” Ball recently told Cultured, reportedly tearing up.
