Nicholas Ball

Known for

Acting

Born

April 11, 1946

Birthplace

Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England

Died

June 6, 2024 (aged 78)

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.

Best known work

Lifeforce

1985

Mutant Chronicles

2008

Red Dwarf

1988

Croupier

1998

Hustle

2004

The Young Ones

1982

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Overlord

1975

Jonathan Creek

1997

Hammer House of Horror

1980

Filmography

2024
The Kingdom by the Sea
as Ray
2023
A New Breed of Criminal
as Charlie Kray
2023
Trafficking
as David Willis
2022
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
as Uncle Alfred
2019
Pentagram
as Mr Halsey
2019
Muse
as Mr. Williams
2018
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
as Harry Webster
2013
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
as Self
2013
Doom Room
as Man
2012
Fifteen
as Mr. Allen
2011
Peter
as Martin Clement
2009
Dead Man Running
as Fight Bookie
2008
Sisterhood
as Jack
2008
Mutant Chronicles
as Plutocrat
2006
Norfolk Coast
as Tucker
2005
Footballers' Wives: Extra TimeTV
2004
HustleTV
as Frank Rice (1 episode)
2003
The CommanderTV
as John Dawson (4 episodes)
2002
Footballers' WivesTV
as Garry Ryan (6 episodes)
2000
The Coral IslandTV
as Pirate Captain (4 episodes)
2000
Urban GothicTV
as Mr Dimes (1 episode)
2000
Out of Depth
as Lenny
1999
The Manor
as Sir Everett Blake
1998
Croupier
as Jack Snr.
1997
The Man Who Made Husbands JealousTV
as Larry Lockton (3 episodes)