Nicholas Ball

Nicholas Ball

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 11, 1946

died

June 6, 2024

place of birth

Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England

also known as

John Nicholas Ball

total credits

27 movies

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.

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Known For

Lifeforce

Lifeforce

as Roger Derebridge

Trafficking

Trafficking

as David Willis

Mutant Chronicles

Mutant Chronicles

as Plutocrat

Overlord

Overlord

as Arthur

Croupier

Croupier

as Jack Snr.

Dead Man Running

Dead Man Running

as Fight Bookie

Filmography

27 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Lifeforce
6.2

Lifeforce

1985as Roger Derebridge
Trafficking
6.1

Trafficking

2023as David Willis
Mutant Chronicles
5.3

Mutant Chronicles

2008as Plutocrat
Overlord
6.8

Overlord

1975as Arthur
Croupier
6.7

Croupier

1998as Jack Snr.
Dead Man Running
5.8

Dead Man Running

2009as Fight Bookie
Rogue Male
6.5

Rogue Male

1976as 2nd Seaman
The Manor
6.5

The Manor

1999as Sir Everett Blake
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
6.1

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978as Skeffington
The Picture of Dorian Gray
9.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1976as James Vane
Out of Depth
5.7

Out of Depth

2000as Lenny
Claudia
9.5

Claudia

1985as Howard
Running Out of Luck
5.8

Running Out of Luck

1987
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
3.0

The Krays: Dead Man Walking

2018as Harry Webster
Pentagram
3.6

Pentagram

2019as Mr Halsey
Thicker Than Water
10.0

Thicker Than Water

1980as John Arnott
Video Stars
9.0

Video Stars

1983as Bob
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
2.2

The Haunting of Pendle Hill

2022as Uncle Alfred
A New Breed of Criminal
5.4

A New Breed of Criminal

2023as Charlie Kray
Doom Room
4.6

Doom Room

2013as Man
Norfolk Coast

Norfolk Coast

2006as Tucker
Peter

Peter

2011as Martin Clement
Muse
5.2

Muse

2019as Mr. Williams
Nelly's Version
9.0

Nelly's Version

1983as Inspector Leach
Sorry

Sorry

1981as Terry
Fifteen

Fifteen

2012as Mr. Allen
The Kingdom by the Sea

The Kingdom by the Sea

2024as Ray