Nicholas Ball
Known for: Actor
Born: 11 April 1946, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died: 6 June 2024
Credits: 57 titles
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.
Filmography
The Kingdom by the Sea
A New Breed of Criminal
Trafficking
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
Pentagram
Muse
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
Doom Room
Fifteen
Peter
Dead Man Running
Sisterhood
Mutant Chronicles
Norfolk Coast
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
Hustle
The Commander
Footballers' Wives
The Coral Island
Urban Gothic
Out of Depth
The Manor
Croupier
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Jonathan Creek
Pie in the Sky
Perfect Gift
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Heartbeat
Cluedo
Colin's Sandwich
Red Dwarf
Running Out of Luck
Claudia
Lifeforce
A.D.
Video Stars
Nelly's Version
Spooky
The Young Ones
Bergerac
Sorry
Life for Christine
Hammer House of Horror
Thicker Than Water
Tales of the Unexpected
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Hazell
Rogue Male
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Crezz
Overlord
Ben Spray
Play for Today
Confession
ITV Playhouse
BBC Play of the Month