The Pitt's Patrick Ball Details Job As a PA for And Just Like That

Before Patrick Ball was Emmy nominated for The Pitt, he shared during Live From E!: 2026 Emmys Sept. 14, he was working for HBO's And Just Like That. Did he love his role as a PA? Abso-f--king-lutely.BySep 15, 2026 2:24 PMTagsZendaya, Selena Gomez & More Best Dressed Celebrities on the Emmys Red CarpetWalking the red carpet at the 2026 Emmys, The Pitt's Patrick Ball couldn't help but wonder how he'd reached this full circle moment. Because before the 36-year-old was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series thanks to his work on HBO's must-watch medical series, he was scrubbing in for another of the network's hit shows. "I was nowhere close to that important," the North Carolina native joked in an exclusive interview with Keltie Knight during Live From E!: 2026 Emmys of working as a wardrobe production assistant for And Just Like That in 2024, two years after graduating from Yale's drama school. But while he wasn't necessarily selecting the Manolo Blahniks Sarah Jessica Parker would slide into to reprise her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City spinoff, he added at the Sept. 14 event, "My job was to take the shoppers who were going around from store to store buying shoes for Carrie Bradshaw and buying the outfits and everything."While the set costumers were looking for the perfect stilettos, real stilettos, ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can’t-live-without-each-other shoes, "I was the production assistant that was driving the car," Ball explained. "So I would just drive the car from store to store and carry the boxes and stuff." Which means should he run into series alum Cynthia Nixon inside the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live during the Mariska Hargitay-hosted event, he joked, "I have pictures of her shoebox!" As for the prognosis for his career, it's improved dramatically, Ball thisclose to leaving the business before landing on The Pitt. So, does he have advice for anyone who still may be struggling? Abso-f--king-lutely. "Keep going," he stressed to E! News, "keep believing, just know that what's meant for you will find you. Trust the timing of your life." Because a scant few years after he was a glorified chauffeur, he's now firmly in the driver's seat. See how he, and countless other celebrities, rocked the Emmys red carpet. Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesZendayain custom Prada and Mikimoto jewelry. Randy Shropshire/NBC via Getty ImagesSelena Gomezin Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesAyo Edebiriin Chanel and Mikimoto jewelry. Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesMariska Hargitayin Monse and Stuart Weitzman shoes.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesNoah Wylein custom Brunello Cucinelli and Cartier watch. Jesse Grant/NBC via Getty ImagesNicole Kidmanin Chanel. Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesElle Fanningin Ralph Lauren and Cartier jewelry. Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesDakota Fanningin Carolina Herrera and Swarovski jewelry. Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesKristen Bellin Alberta Ferretti. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesShailene Woodleyin Balenciaga. Jesse Grant/NBCJulia Garnerin Loewe and Marco Bicego jewelry. Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesFlorence Pughin Vivienne Westwood. Jesse Grant/NBC via Getty ImagesColman Domingoin custom Valentino and OMEGA watch. Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesKaley Cuoco & Tom Pelphreyin Christian Siriano (Cuoco) and Giorgio Armani (Pelphrey). Randy Shropshire/NBC via Getty ImagesJulianne Houghin Antonio Grimaldi. Jesse Grant/NBC via Getty ImagesSarah Pidgeonin Chanel. Photo by LISA O'CONNOR / AFP via Getty ImagesMichael Uriein Christian Siriano and Azza Fahmy jewelry.Jesse Grant/NBCAllison Janneyin Pamella Roland. Randy Shropshire/NBCEmilia Clarkein Prada. Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesJohn Mulaney & Olivia Munnin Brunello Cucinelli (Mulaney) and FFORME (Munn). Randy Shropshire/NBCMichelle Pfeifferin Saint Laurent. Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesOscar Isaacin Celine. Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesJessica Williamsin Honor, Tyler Ellis bag, and Jessica McCormack jewelry.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesHarrison Ford & Calista Flockhartin custom Paul Smith (Ford) and Zuhair Murad (Flockhart). Randy Shropshire/NBCSterling K. Brownin Brunello Cucinelli. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesRyan Michelle Bathein Lia Stublia and Martin Katz jewelry. Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesLisa Kudrowin Celine. Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesPaul Anthony Kellyin Louis Vuitton and Vacheron Constantin watch. LISA O'CONNOR / AFP via Getty ImagesSally Fieldin Akris.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesChase Infinitiin Louis Vuitton and Hearts on Fire jewelry.