Bio
Nicholas Ball is an English actor best known in Britain for playing the title role of James Hazell in the television series Hazell.
He is better known to international audiences as Garry Ryan in Footballers' Wives and its spin-off series Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.
Other television shows he has appeared in include The Crezz, Alas Smith & Jones, Bergerac, Acapulco H.E.A.T., Silk Stalkings, The Bill, The Famous Five, Jonathan Creek, Cold Feet, New Tricks, and Casualty.
Ball has appeared in the feature films Overlord (1975), Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), Claudia (1985), Lifeforce (1985), Running Out of Luck (1987), Perfect Gift (1994), Croupier (1998), Out of Depth (2000), and Championship (2002).