Nicholas Ball (actor) explained
Nicholas Ball |
Birth Name: | John Nicholas Ball |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1946 |
Birth Place: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1967–2024 |
John Nicholas Ball (11 April 1946 – 4 June 2024) was an English actor. He was best known for playing the title role in the television series Hazell.
Ball 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 . 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. In 2019 he appeared in an advert for Premier Inn, playing the part of Lenny Henry's manager.
Personal life
Ball was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and raised in Hastings, Sussex, and trained to be an actor at Bristol Old Vic.[1]
Ball was married to actress and psychologist, Pamela Stephenson from 1978 until she left him for the comedian Billy Connolly.[2] [3] He later married his long-term partner, actress Ayda Kay, in 2019.[4]
Ball died on 4 June 2024, at the age of 78.[5] [6] [7]
Filmography
Notes and References
- News: Nicholas Ball obituary . The Guardian . 11 June 2024 . Hayward . Anthony .
- Web site: Index entry. 13 January 2022. FreeBMD. ONS. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113135850/https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=zTGZPUGsUCZ4gNDO1pq3NA&scan=1. live.
- News: Milsom . Rosemarie . Pamela Stephenson's unflinching autobiography . 27 August 2018 . Newcastle Herald . 10 November 2012 . en . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212934/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/916568/pamela-stephensons-unflinching-autobiography/ . live .
- News: Nicholas Ball obituary . The Guardian . 11 June 2024 . Hayward . Anthony .
- News: Hayward . Anthony . Nicholas Ball obituary . 12 June 2024 . The Guardian . 11 June 2024.
- Web site: EastEnders actor Nicholas Ball dies aged 78 . . 6 June 2024 . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606122824/https://www.itv.com/news/2024-06-06/eastenders-actor-nicholas-ball-dies-aged-78 . live .
- Web site: 6 June 2024 . EastEnders star Nicholas Ball has died aged 78, his agent has announced . 6 June 2024 . Times Series . en . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606153654/https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/24370467.eastenders-nicholas-ball-died-aged-78-agent-said/ . live .