Nicholas Ball
Acting
Born April 11, 1946 · Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died June 6, 2024
Also known as John Nicholas Ball
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.
Filmography21 titles
Pie in the Sky
Red Dwarf
The Young Ones
Hustle
Jonathan Creek
Heartbeat
Hammer House of Horror
Tales of the Unexpected
Overlord
Croupier
Bergerac
Rogue Male
The Commander
Lifeforce
Trafficking
Dead Man Running
A New Breed of Criminal
Mutant Chronicles
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Pentagram
The Haunting of Pendle Hill