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Actor
Nicholas Ball
- Born April 11, 1946 in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
- Died June 6, 2024
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.
Known for
Lifeforce1985
Mutant Chronicles2008
Red Dwarf1988
Croupier1998
Hustle2004
The Young Ones1982
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?1978
Overlord1975
Filmography
- 2024The Kingdom by the SeaFilmRay
- 2023TraffickingFilmDavid Willis
- 2023A New Breed of CriminalFilmCharlie Kray
- 2022The Haunting of Pendle HillFilmUncle Alfred
- 2019PentagramFilmMr Halsey
- 2019MuseFilmMr. Williams
- 2018The Krays: Dead Man WalkingFilmHarry Webster
- 2013Doom RoomFilmMan
- 2013Cannon Fodder: The Making of LifeforceFilmSelf
- 2012FifteenFilmMr. Allen
- 2011PeterFilmMartin Clement
- 2009Dead Man RunningFilmFight Bookie
- 2008Mutant ChroniclesFilmPlutocrat
- 2008SisterhoodFilmJack
- 2006Norfolk CoastFilmTucker
- 2005Footballers' Wives: Extra TimeSeries
- 2004HustleSeriesFrank Rice
- 2003The CommanderSeriesJohn Dawson
- 2002Footballers' WivesSeriesGarry Ryan
- 2000Urban GothicSeriesMr Dimes
- 2000Out of DepthFilmLenny
- 2000The Coral IslandSeriesPirate Captain
- 1999The ManorFilmSir Everett Blake
- 1998CroupierFilmJack Snr.
- 1997Jonathan CreekSeriesVincent Rees
- 1997The Man Who Made Husbands JealousSeriesLarry Lockton
- 1994Pie in the SkySeriesDCI Doggett
- 1994Perfect GiftFilmSheffield
- 1993Acapulco H.E.A.T.SeriesDerek Perkins
- 1992HeartbeatSeriesCharlie Fenton, Gregory Flambard
- 1990CluedoSeriesMr. Hall
- 1988Red DwarfSeriesSimulant
- 1988Colin's SandwichSeriesAlan Hunter
- 1987Running Out of LuckFilm
- 1985LifeforceFilmRoger Derebridge
- 1985A.D.SeriesRömischer Offizier
- 1985ClaudiaFilmHoward
- 1983Video StarsFilmBob
- 1983Nelly's VersionFilmInspector Leach
- 1983SpookySeriesDanny Roberts
- 1982The Young OnesSeriesDr. Jim Morrison
- 1981BergeracSeriesHardaker
- 1981SorryFilmTerry
- 1980Hammer House of HorrorSeriesWilliam
- 1980Life for ChristineFilmColin
- 1980Thicker Than WaterFilmJohn Arnott
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesKen Johnson
- 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?FilmSkeffington
- 1978HazellSeriesJames Hazell
- 1976Rogue MaleFilm2nd Seaman
- 1976The Picture of Dorian GrayFilmJames Vane
- 1976The CrezzSeriesColin Pitman
- 1975OverlordFilmArthur
- 1972Ben SprayFilmGeoff
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesJohn Arnott, Terry
- 1970ConfessionSeriesKarl
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesPhilip
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesJames Vane