Nicholas Ball Movies and Career Information

Nicholas Ball (born 11 April 1946) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title role of James Hazell in the television series Hazell. He recently portrayed the violent gangster Terry Bates in EastEnders. He played Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers' Wives and both series of its spin-off program 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 can currently be seen in an advert for Premier Inn, playing the part of Lenny Henry's manager. He was married to psychologist and ex-comedienne Pamela Stephenson until her affair, and eventual eloping, with Billy Connolly. In an interview for the Mail on Sunday in 2010 he admitted to being "a bit on the wild side" during his relationship with Stephenson and liked the star struck girls.