About
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
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
Red DwarfSeries • 1988
HustleSeries • 2004
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
BergeracSeries • 1981
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Pie in the SkySeries • 1994
Jonathan CreekSeries • 1997
The Young OnesSeries • 1982
Acapulco H.E.A.T.Series • 1993
Footballers' WivesSeries • 2002
Hammer House of HorrorSeries • 1980
LifeforceMovie • 1985
CroupierMovie • 1998
Mutant ChroniclesMovie • 2008
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Movie • 1978
OverlordMovie • 1975
Dead Man RunningMovie • 2009
PentagramMovie • 2019
TraffickingMovie • 2023
Rogue MaleMovie • 1976