Nicholas Ball
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-04-11 in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died
2024-06-06
Biography
Nicholas Ball was an English actor best known for playing the title role of James Hazell in the television series Hazell. His film credits included roles in D-Day drama Overlord, Hobe Tooper's sci-fi horror Lifeforce and Mike Hodges' Croupier. In later years Ball played violent gangster Terry Bates in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009 and Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers' Wives and both series of its spin-off programme Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.
Most Known For
Play for Today
as John Arnott
Play for Today
as Terry
Heartbeat
as Charlie Fenton
Heartbeat
as Gregory Flambard
Red Dwarf
as Simulant
BBC Play of the Month
as James Vane
Tales of the Unexpected
as Ken Johnson
Bergerac
as Hardaker
Hustle
as Frank Rice
Jonathan Creek
as Vincent Rees
The Young Ones
as Dr. Jim Morrison
Pie in the Sky
as DCI Doggett
Doom Room
as Man
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Derek Perkins
Lifeforce
as Roger Derebridge
Croupier
as Jack Snr.
Hammer House of Horror
as William
Footballers' Wives
as Garry Ryan
The Commander
Ben Spray
as Geoff