Alan E. Ball (born May 13th, 1957) is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, theater and TV. He is noted for writing the film American Beauty, and creating and producing the HBO drama series Six Feet Under, True Blood and Comic Book Series - True Blood. For his work in television and film, Ball has received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

Biography Edit

Ball was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Frank and Mary Ball, an aircraft inspector and a homemaker. He attended high school in Marietta, and went on to attend the University of Georgia and Florida State University, from which he graduated in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After college, he began work as a playwright at the General Nonsense Theater Company in Sarasota, Florida.

It was confirmed February 2012, that Alan Ball would be leaving True Blood after Season 5, yet continue on as Executive Producer.

TVEdit

Year	Show	Episode	Notes
2009	True Blood	"Frenzy"	Season 2, episode 11; writer
		"Shake and Fingerpop"	Season 2, episode 4; writer
2008		"You'll Be the Death of Me"	Season 1, episode 12; director
		"Mine"	Season 1, episode 3; writer
		"The First Taste"	Season 1, episode 2; writer
		"Strange Love"	Season 1, episode 1; writer/director
2005	Six Feet Under	"Everyone's Waiting"	Season 5, episode 12; writer/director
2004		"Untitled"	Season 4, episode 12; director
		"Can I Come Up Now?"	Season 4, episode 4; writer
2003		"I'm Sorry, I'm Lost"	Season 3, episode 13; director
		"Nobody Sleeps"	Season 3, episode 4; writer w/ Rick Cleveland
		"Perfect Circles"	Season 3, episode 1; writer
2002		"The Last Time"	Season 2, episode 13; director
		"Someone Else's Eyes"	Season 2, episode 9; writer
		"In The Game"	Season 2, episode 1; writer
2001		"Knock, Knock"	Season 1, episode 13; writer/director
		"An Open Book"	Season 1, episode 5; writer
		"Pilot"	Season 1, episode 1; writer/director

FilmEdit

Year	Film	Role
2008	Towelhead	Writer/director
1999	American Beauty	Writer/co-producer