Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Nicholas Ball
Acting
Career Snapshot
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2.1
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Movies: 27Series: 21
TMDB ID: 26707
IMDb ID: nm0050437
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1946
Died: June 6, 2024
Age: 78
Place of birth: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2024
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q7025012
Also known as
John 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Nicholas Ball.
The Kingdom by the Sea
as Ray
2024 Movie
5.4
A New Breed of Criminal
as Charlie Kray
2023 Movie
6.1
Trafficking
as David Willis
2023 Movie
2.1
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
as Uncle Alfred
2022 Movie
3.6
Pentagram
as Mr Halsey
2019 Movie
5.2
Muse
as Mr. Williams
2019 Movie
3.0
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
as Harry Webster
2018 Movie
4.7
Doom Room
as Man
2013 Movie
Fifteen
as Mr. Allen
2012 Movie
Peter
as Martin Clement
2011 Movie
5.8
Dead Man Running
as Fight Bookie
2009 Movie
5.3
Mutant Chronicles
as Plutocrat
2008 Movie
Norfolk Coast
as Tucker
2006 Movie
3.5
Out of Depth
as Lenny
2000 Movie
6.0
The Manor
as Sir Everett Blake
1999 Movie
6.7
Croupier
as Jack Snr.
1998 Movie
5.8
Running Out of Luck
1987 Movie
10.0
Claudia
as Howard
1985 Movie
6.3
Lifeforce
as Roger Derebridge
1985 Movie
Video Stars
as Bob
1983 Movie
Nelly's Version
as Inspector Leach
1983 Movie
Sorry
as Terry
1981 Movie
Thicker Than Water
as John Arnott
1980 Movie
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Skeffington
1978 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nicholas Ball.
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
30 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Hustle
as Frank Rice • 1 eps
2004 Series
5.8
The Commander
4 eps
2003 Series
5.1
Footballers' Wives
as Garry Ryan • 6 eps
2002 Series
2.0
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
as Larry Lockton • 3 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Jonathan Creek
as Vincent Rees • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.3
Pie in the Sky
as DCI Doggett • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.1
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Derek Perkins • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Charlie Fenton • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.4
Cluedo
as Mr. Hall • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.0
Colin's Sandwich
as Alan Hunter • 6 eps
1988 Series
8.1
Red Dwarf
as Simulant • 1 eps
1988 Series
5.1
A.D.
as Römischer Offizier • 5 eps
1985 Series
7.9
The Young Ones
as Dr. Jim Morrison • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Bergerac
as Hardaker • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
as William • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Ken Johnson • 1 eps
1979 Series
4.8
Hazell
as James Hazell • 22 eps
1978 Series
The Crezz
as Colin Pitman • 12 eps
1976 Series
6.3
Play for Today
as John Arnott • 1 eps
1970 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as James Vane • 1 eps
1965 Series