Michael Ball

Michael Ball

Known for
Acting
Born
June 27, 1962 (age 64)

Biography

Michael Ball is an English actor and singer, best known for his work on London's West End. He is a two-time recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his turns as Edna in Hairspray, and the title character in Sweeney Todd. Other roles include Marius in Les Misérables, Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, and Giorgio in Passion.

Known For

Filmography

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Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Do Vegas poster

Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Do Vegas

Movie

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Captain Tom: We Salute You

Captain Tom: We Salute You

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2026
Becoming Victoria Wood poster

Becoming Victoria Wood

Movie · as Self

2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert poster

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

Movie · as Self

2023
Mary Makes It Easy poster

Mary Makes It Easy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends poster

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Movie · as Self

2022
Big Night of Musicals by the National Lottery poster

Big Night of Musicals by the National Lottery

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years poster

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

Movie · as Self

2021
Musicals: The Greatest Show poster

Musicals: The Greatest Show

Movie · as Self

2021
Michael Ball's Wonderful Wales poster

Michael Ball's Wonderful Wales

TV · 4 eps

2021
The Weakest Link poster

The Weakest Link

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2020
The Royal Variety Performance 2020 poster

The Royal Variety Performance 2020

Movie · as Self

2020
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: Back Together - Live in Concert poster

Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: Back Together - Live in Concert

Movie · as Himself

2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

TV · as Self - Expert · 3 eps

2019
Les Misérables - The Staged Concert poster

Les Misérables - The Staged Concert

Movie · as Javert

2018
Britain's Favourite Dogs: Top 100 poster

Britain's Favourite Dogs: Top 100

Movie · as Self

2017
All Round to Mrs. Brown's poster

All Round to Mrs. Brown's

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Ball and Boe: Back Together poster

Ball and Boe: Back Together

TV · 1 ep

2017
House of Games poster

House of Games

TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps

2016
The Grand Tour poster

The Grand Tour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show poster

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

TV · as Self - Performer, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

2014
That Day We Sang poster

That Day We Sang

Movie · as Tubby

2014
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

Movie · as Self

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention?

TV · as Self - Guest Quizmaster · 1 ep

2012
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Movie · as Sweeney Todd

2012
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2012
The Story of Musicals poster

The Story of Musicals

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2011
Michael Ball - Heroes Live poster

Michael Ball - Heroes Live

Movie · as Himself

2011
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments poster

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

Movie · as Self - Singer

2011
OK! TV poster

OK! TV

TV · 1 ep

2010
Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream poster

Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream

Movie · as Self

2010
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert poster

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Movie · as Marius Pontmercy (1985 Cast)

2010
The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

TV · as Self - Host · 30 eps

2009
Michael Ball: Past & Present - Live at the Royal Albert Hall poster

Michael Ball: Past & Present - Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Movie

2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV poster

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Movie · as Self

2009
Tonight's the Night

Tonight's the Night

TV · 1 ep

2009
Pointless poster

Pointless

TV · as Self - Presenter · 12 eps

2008
Rocky Horror Tribute Show poster

Rocky Horror Tribute Show

Movie · as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Michael Ball: The Best Of Michael Ball poster

Michael Ball: The Best Of Michael Ball

Movie

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 4 eps

2006
The Apprentice: You're Fired! poster

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

TV · 1 ep

2006
Legends poster

Legends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Michael Ball - Live in London poster

Michael Ball - Live in London

Movie

2004
Les Misérables: In Concert at Windsor Castle poster

Les Misérables: In Concert at Windsor Castle

Movie · as Jean Valjean

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

TV · 1 ep

2002
The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang poster

The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Movie · as Self - Actor

2002
Bo' Selecta! poster

Bo' Selecta!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh poster

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Movie · as Raoul / Marius

1998
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration poster

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

Movie · as Self - Performer

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self, Self - Panellist · 1 ep

1995
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall poster

Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Movie · as Marius

1995
England, My England poster

England, My England

Movie · as Henry Purcell

1994
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse poster

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

Movie

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Eurolaul

Eurolaul

TV · as Self - Jury, Self - Jury · 1 ep

1992
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore poster

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore

Movie · as Self

1992
Nul Points?! poster

Nul Points?!

Movie · as Self

1992
Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Aspects of Love

Aspects of Love

Movie · as Alex

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1988
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out poster

Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 1 ep

1987
Going Live! poster

Going Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
Surprise, Surprise poster

Surprise, Surprise

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1981
Olivier Awards poster

Olivier Awards

TV · as Self - Host

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep