Nicholas Ball
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.
As actor 58
Play for Today
1970
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Heartbeat
1992
Hustle
2004
Bergerac
1981
Red Dwarf
1988
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
ITV Playhouse
1967
Jonathan Creek
1997
Pie in the Sky
1994
Hammer House of Horror
1980
The Young Ones
1982
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993
Cluedo
1990
Lifeforce
1985
Footballers' Wives
2002
The Commander
2003
Urban Gothic
2000
Croupier
1998
Confession
1970
Hazell
1978
Mutant Chronicles
2008
A.D.
1985
Spooky
1983
Peter
2011
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
2005
Colin's Sandwich
1988
Video Stars
1983
Dead Man Running
2009
Rogue Male
1976
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
1997
The Crezz
1976
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Doom Room
2013
A New Breed of Criminal
2023
Sisterhood
2008
Muse
2019
Overlord
1975
The Manor
1999
Trafficking
2023
Perfect Gift
1994
Claudia
1985
The Coral Island
2000
Running Out of Luck
1987
Out of Depth
2000
Ben Spray
1972
Pentagram
2019
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
Thicker Than Water
1980
Norfolk Coast
2006
Life for Christine
1980
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
2022
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013
Sorry
1981
Nelly's Version
1983
Fifteen
2012
The Kingdom by the Sea
2024