Richard Schiff as Brett Anderson, a.k.a. "The Old Man", owner of Anderson Financial Management Clifton Collins, Jr. as Maximo Gomez, Angela Lee's lawyer Angelina Assereto as Angela Lee, Maximo's client who was briefly involved with Spencer Robert Wisdom as Dennis Jerret, Ricky's estranged father who was a tight end on the '85 Bears Michael Cudlitz as Dan Balsamo, owner of Dan's Auto Collision and former Buffalo Bills running back who got hurt from Spencer's hard hit Christine Allocca as Kerri Balsamo, Dan's wife Carmelo "Q" Oquendo as NFL Prospect Stephanie Sandri as herself, Jarrod Sandri's wife Robert Crayton as Nick Kovack player cut from the team Terrell Suggs as himself Jay Glazer as a fictional version of himself Serinda Swan as Chloe Day, a smart hotel management executive Andy García as money management titan Andre Allen, who has bad blood with Spencer Steve Guttenberg as Wayne Hastings Jr. Lisa Arturo as Nancy Peter Berg as a fictional version of himself; Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins (seasons 1–3) Kristopher Lofton as Kisan Teague, a talented NFL Running Back whose off-field antics and entourage keep getting him in trouble (seasons 3–5) Russell Brand as Lance Klians, CEO of SportsX (season 4–5) Catherine Haena Kim as Kate, Creative Director of SportsX & Joe's love interest (season 5) Amanda Rea as Donna, love interest of Jason Antolotti, whom he ends up proposing to. (Season 3-5) Episodes Season 1 (2015) Season 2 (2016) Season 3 (2017) Season 4 (2018) Season 5 (2019) Ratings Broadcast The series premiered in the U.S. on HBO on June 21, 2015, in Canada on June 21, 2015 on HBO Canada, in India on June 22, 2015 on HBO Defined, in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2015 on Sky Atlantic, and in Australia on September 15, 2015 on Showcase. The second season premiered on July 17, 2016 and a third on July 23, 2017. On August 8, 2017, HBO picked up Ballers for a fourth season, which premiered on August 12, 2018. On September 6, 2018, HBO renewed the series for a fifth season. Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 81% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 6.43/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ballers may not be a game-changer, but it scores points with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, who brings charm and depth to the NFL version of Entourage." On