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Patrick Ball Debuts After Panic; Kelly Cast as JFK Jr.

6/7/2026

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Patrick Ball (36) debuted on “The Pitt” after 15 years in theater.
He suffered three weeks of panic attacks after stepping onto the Warner Bros. lot, which features historic film plaques.
Noah Wyle mentored Ball, whose mother and father said the pilot’s medical details felt realistic.
Paul Anthony Kelly (37) secured the John F. Kennedy Jr. role in “Love Story” after 13 years of auditions and used a dialect coach because he is Canadian.

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Story summary

Patrick Ball (36) debuted on “The Pitt” after 15 years in theater.
He suffered three weeks of panic attacks after stepping onto the Warner Bros. lot, which features historic film plaques.
Noah Wyle mentored Ball, whose mother and father said the pilot’s medical details felt realistic.
Paul Anthony Kelly (37) secured the John F. Kennedy Jr. role in “Love Story” after 13 years of auditions and used a dialect coach because he is Canadian.