Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 11, 1946
Died
June 6, 2024 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Also Known As
- John Nicholas Ball
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.
Known For
Acting
6.1
Trafficking
2023
3.6
Pentagram
2019
4.7
Doom Room
2013
5.8
Dead Man Running
2009
5.3
Mutant Chronicles
2008
7.7
Hustle
2004
5.1
Footballers' Wives
2002
6.7
Croupier
1998
7.5
Jonathan Creek
1997
8.3
Pie in the Sky
1994
5.1
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993
7.1
Heartbeat
1992
7.1
Heartbeat
1992
8.1
Red Dwarf
1988
6.3
Lifeforce
1985
5.1
A.D.
1985
7.9
The Young Ones
1982
6.7
Bergerac
1981
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
1980
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
6.5
Rogue Male
1976
6.7
Overlord
1975