Nicholas Ball was born in 1946 in Royal Lemington Spa. He is best known for his iconic performance in the classic British TV series of the late 1970’s “Hazell”. He has also starred in “Eastenders” and “Footballer’s Wives”. “Red Dwarf” interview here.
He portrayed the vicious gang lord Terry Bates in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009. He played Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers’ Wives and both series of its spin-off programme Footballers’ Wives: Extra Time. The voice of Nicholas Ball can be heard as well on various audio books offered via the internet; he has narrated books from such authors as Christopher Hitchens and James Maybrick. He was, in 2019, in an advert for Premier Inn, playing the part of Lenny Henry‘s manager.
