Cast & creator
Nicholas Ball
Best known for Play for Today, Play for Today, Heartbeat
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.
Also known as: John Nicholas Ball
32
film credits
28
television credits
60
1965–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
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Play for Today
John Arnott
1970Play for Today
Terry
1970
Heartbeat
Charlie Fenton
1992Heartbeat
Gregory Flambard
1992
Tales of the Unexpected
Ken Johnson
1979
BBC Play of the Month
James Vane
1965
ITV Playhouse
Philip
1967
Hustle
Frank Rice
2004
Red Dwarf
Simulant
1988
Bergerac
Hardaker
1981
Pie in the Sky
DCI Doggett
1994
Jonathan Creek
Vincent Rees
1997
The Young Ones
Dr. Jim Morrison
1982
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Derek Perkins
1993
Footballers' Wives
Garry Ryan
2002
Hammer House of Horror
William
1980
The Commander
John Dawson
2003
Cluedo
Mr. Hall
1990
Hazell
James Hazell
1978
Lifeforce
Roger Derebridge
1985
A.D.
Römischer Offizier
1985
Urban Gothic
Mr Dimes
2000Confession
Karl
1970
Mutant Chronicles
Plutocrat
2008
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Larry Lockton
1997
Croupier
Jack Snr.
1998
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
2005
Colin's Sandwich
Alan Hunter
1988
Spooky
Danny Roberts
1983
Dead Man Running
Fight Bookie
2009
The Crezz
Colin Pitman
1976
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Skeffington
1978
Doom Room
Man
2013
Sisterhood
Jack
2008
The Picture of Dorian Gray
James Vane
1976
Peter
Martin Clement
2011
Video Stars
Bob
1983
A New Breed of Criminal
Charlie Kray
2023
Overlord
Arthur
1975
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
Harry Webster
2018
Running Out of Luck
1987
Muse
Mr. Williams
2019
Trafficking
David Willis
2023Ben Spray
Geoff
1972The Coral Island
Pirate Captain
2000
Out of Depth
Lenny
2000
The Manor
Sir Everett Blake
1999
Rogue Male
2nd Seaman
1976
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
Uncle Alfred
2022Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
Self
2013
Thicker Than Water
John Arnott
1980Life for Christine
Colin
1980
Nelly's Version
Inspector Leach
1983
Claudia
Howard
1985
Pentagram
Mr Halsey
2019
The Kingdom by the Sea
Ray
2024Perfect Gift
Sheffield
1994
Sorry
Terry
1981
Norfolk Coast
Tucker
2006
Fifteen
Mr. Allen
2012