Acting
Nicholas Ball
EN cinema · 32 credits
Born
11 April 1946
Died
6 June 2024 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Also known as John Nicholas Ball
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
Filmography
Trafficking
as David Willis
A New Breed of Criminal
as Charlie Kray
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
as Uncle Alfred
Muse
as Mr. Williams
Pentagram
as Mr Halsey
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
as Harry Webster
Doom Room
as Man
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
as Self
Fifteen
as Mr. Allen
Peter
as Martin Clement
Dead Man Running
as Fight Bookie
Sisterhood
as Jack
Mutant Chronicles
as Plutocrat
Norfolk Coast
as Tucker
Out of Depth
as Lenny
The Manor
as Sir Everett Blake
Croupier
as Jack Snr.
Perfect Gift
1994
Perfect Gift
as Sheffield
Lifeforce
as Roger Derebridge
Claudia
as Howard
Nelly's Version
as Inspector Leach
Video Stars
as Bob
Sorry
as Terry
Thicker Than Water
as John Arnott
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Skeffington
Rogue Male
as 2nd Seaman
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as James Vane
Overlord
as Arthur