Martin Ball
Martin Ball
Birth name	Martin Ball
Born	Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Official site	[Martin's Blog]

Martin Ball is an experienced theatre and television actor currently starring as Doctor Dillamond in Wicked (musical) at the Apollo Victoria Theatre London. Royal Tunbridge Wells (often called simply Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Doctor Dillamond with Elphaba. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a theatre on Wilton Road near Victoria station in London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Martin Ball was born & grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1992. Royal Tunbridge Wells (often called simply Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London is a drama school in the UK which offers comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a professional career. ...

Recent theatre includes Harry Bright in Mamma Mia! Richard in Terry Johnson's Dead Funny at the Nottingham Playhouse, Colin in Alan Ayckbourn's Absent Friends (play), 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, and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest on a national tour. The Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street Mamma Mia! on Broadway (Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, February 2003) Mamma Mia!, a musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, is based on the songs of ABBA. The title of the musical is taken from the groups 1975 chart... The Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham. ... Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE (born April 12, 1939) is a popular and prolific English playwright. ... Absent Friends is a 1974 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. ... The Stephen Joseph Theatre is a theatre in the round in Scarborough that was founded by Stephen Joseph and was the first theatre in the round in Britain. ... This article is on the English seaside resort. ... W. S. Penley as the first Charleys Aunt, Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez, performed at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds in 1892. ... The Crucible Theatre, located in the city centre of Sheffield, England is known for being a producing theatre, meaning shows are designed and rehearsed in-house. ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy of manners by Oscar Wilde. ...

Martin's television work includes playing Mr Steel, the Headmaster, in two series of Bernard's Watch; the twins' dad in two series of Home Farm Twins; Andrew in two series of Keeping Mum; Dan McGill in two series of Chalk; Rev Tim in Down To Earth; Dr Dave Masters in Casualty and Reverend Mordaunt in Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Other recent roles include Tim Frazier QC in Family Affairs, Clive in Everything I Know About Men, Tim in Wild West (TV series), Dr. Harry in Strange, Paul, the games master in My Dad's The Prime Minister, Frank in Back Home, Robert in Preserves (3-hander with Phyllida Law and Elizabeth McGovern), Stephen Millar in The Bill, Henry in Human Remains, Dennis Cooke in Badger, Simon Mugham in The Missing Postman, Harper in Wycliffe (TV series), Jeff Hawkes in The Bill, Simon Lester in Anna Lee, and Herr Koch in Genghis Cohen. Family Affairs was a British soap opera. ... Wild West was a situation comedy beginning in October 2002 and ran until 2004 (12 episodes) starring Dawn French and Catherine Tate. ... THE BILL is a long-running British television police procedural shown on ITV1, at 8PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ... Wycliffe was a British TV series based on W.J. Burleys novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. ...

Radio work includes Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer and Jeffrey (plus various other characters) in The Cricket Plays, Brian Dixon in Clare In The Community all for BBC. She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in 1773. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ...

Martin Ball is represented by the agency Brown & Simcocks