Nicholas Ball
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Lifeforce
1985
Croupier
1998
Sisterhood
2008
Trafficking
2023
Overlord
1975
Peter
2011
Claudia
1985
A New Breed of Criminal
2023
Life for Christine
1980
Perfect Gift
1994
Running Out of Luck
1987
Out of Depth
2000
Rogue Male
1976
Doom Room
2013
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
Fifteen
2012
Nelly's Version
1983
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018
Sorry
1981
Muse
2019
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013
Norfolk Coast
2006
Pentagram
2019
Video Stars
1983
Mutant Chronicles
2008
Thicker Than Water
1980
Dead Man Running
2009
The Kingdom by the Sea
2024
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
2022
The Manor
1999
Ben Spray
1972
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Bergerac
1981
Jonathan Creek
1997
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
2005
Heartbeat
1992
The Young Ones
1982
The Commander
2003
Colin's Sandwich
1988
Red Dwarf
1988
Play for Today
1970
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Hustle
2004
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993
Pie in the Sky
1994
A.D.
1985
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
1997
Heartbeat
1992
The Crezz
1976
Cluedo
1990
Play for Today
1970
Footballers' Wives
2002
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Hazell
1978
ITV Playhouse
1967