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.

Filmography

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

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2013Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce — Self