Martin Ball | |
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Martin Ball in 2006 aged 42
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Born |
Royal Tunbridge Wells, England |
10 October 1964
Website | http://www.freewebs.com/somethingmartin |
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.
Martin is currently playing the role of Monsieur André in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's).
Recent 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, and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest on a national tour.