By: Mara Levinsky
Alimi Ballard made his General Hospital debut as WSB Agent William Baines on the September 3 episode, 30 years (give or take a few weeks) after he exited his previous soap opera role, Frankie Hubbard, whom he played on both Loving and The City. In a new interview with TV Insider, Ballard called it “a mind trip” to be returning to the soap world — but one he is embracing.