Martin Ball is an English theatre and television actor. He was born
and grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He trained at Webber
Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1992.His various
theatre includes originating the role of Horace in Top Hat (First
National Tour and at the Aldwych) alongside Tom Chambers and Summer
Strallen, Thénardier in Les Misérables (Queen's), George Banks in
Mary Poppins (Cameron Mackintosh tour, 2008 TMA Awards Best Supporting
Actor in a Musical), Harry Bright in Mamma Mia!, Richard in Terry
Johnson's Dead Funny at the Nottingham Playhouse; Colin in Alan
Ayckbourn's Absent Friends, directed by Ayckbourn at his Stephen
Joseph Theatre in Scarborough; Lord Fancourt Babberley in Charley's
Aunt at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; Hortensio in The Taming of
the Shrew at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton; originating the role
of Dr. Dillamond in the West End production of Wicked (a role he
returned to as part of the show's 10th anniversary in 2016), and
Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest on a national
tour.Martin's television work includes playing Mr Steel, the
Headmaster, in two series of Bernard's Watch; the twins' father in two
series of Home Farm Twins; Andrew in two series of Keeping Mum; Dan
McGill in two series of Chalk; Reverend Tim in Down To Earth; Dr Dave
Masters in Casualty and Reverend Mordaunt in Little Lord Fauntleroy.
and grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He trained at Webber
Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1992.His various
theatre includes originating the role of Horace in Top Hat (First
National Tour and at the Aldwych) alongside Tom Chambers and Summer
Strallen, Thénardier in Les Misérables (Queen's), George Banks in
Mary Poppins (Cameron Mackintosh tour, 2008 TMA Awards Best Supporting
Actor in a Musical), Harry Bright in Mamma Mia!, Richard in Terry
Johnson's Dead Funny at the Nottingham Playhouse; Colin in Alan
Ayckbourn's Absent Friends, directed by Ayckbourn at his Stephen
Joseph Theatre in Scarborough; Lord Fancourt Babberley in Charley's
Aunt at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; Hortensio in The Taming of
the Shrew at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton; originating the role
of Dr. Dillamond in the West End production of Wicked (a role he
returned to as part of the show's 10th anniversary in 2016), and
Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest on a national
tour.Martin's television work includes playing Mr Steel, the
Headmaster, in two series of Bernard's Watch; the twins' father in two
series of Home Farm Twins; Andrew in two series of Keeping Mum; Dan
McGill in two series of Chalk; Reverend Tim in Down To Earth; Dr Dave
Masters in Casualty and Reverend Mordaunt in Little Lord Fauntleroy.
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