Patrick Ball, who plays Dr. Frank Langdon on HBO Max's The Pitt, crossed paths with ER veteran Anthony Edwards this week. Ball shared a photo of the encounter on his Instagram Story, visibly excited. The meeting highlights connections between Noah Wyle's medical dramas.
Noah Wyle's medical TV universes converged Tuesday when Patrick Ball met Anthony Edwards. Ball, currently starring in the Broadway play Becky Shaw, posed with Edwards, known for portraying Dr. Mark Greene on ER. Ball, wearing a baseball cap reading 'not calm,' captured the moment with his mouth agape, sharing it on Instagram Story Wednesday morning. A longtime ER fan, Ball once told E! News, 'I grew up watching Noah Wyle on TV. We grew up watching ER in my household. My mom is an ER nurse, my dad is a paramedic, so we would sit down and watch that show every week.' He added that his family also watched The West Wing, both shows executive produced by John Wells, now an executive producer on The Pitt. The Pitt won the 2025 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. The show follows frontline healthcare workers in a Pittsburgh hospital, led by Wyle as Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch. Ball also encountered Bryan Cranston, father of co-star Taylor Dearden, backstage at NBC's Today show that day, captioning the photo, 'Lighting ⭐️ Vibes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.' Season 2 streams Thursdays on HBO Max through April 16, with the penultimate episode airing April 9 featuring Robby facing a bike incident and Langdon tackling a spinal cord injury.
