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.

Nicholas Ball

Acting Born April 11, 1946 – Died June 6, 2024 Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England

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 Today

John Arnott

Play for Today

Terry

Heartbeat

Charlie Fenton

Heartbeat

Gregory Flambard

BBC Play of the Month

James Vane

Red Dwarf

Simulant

Tales of the Unexpected

Ken Johnson

Bergerac

Hardaker

Hustle

Frank Rice

ITV Playhouse

Philip

Jonathan Creek

Vincent Rees

Pie in the Sky

DCI Doggett