Known for movies
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)
as Raoul / Marius
Michael Ball (1993-1994)
as Himself
The Michael Ball Show (2010)
as Himself - Host
Eurolaul (2003)
as Himself - Jury Member
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | June 27, 1962 |
| Fact | Son of Tony Ball MBE and Ruth of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. |
Michael Ball (born 27 June 1962) is an English actor, singer, and presenter. He made his acting debut in the 1985 television film The Insurance Man, before going on to play leading roles in the musicals Cats (1987) and Les Misérables (1989). He has also appeared in a number of films and television series, including the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1985–1986).
I’m #nevergonnagiveyouup #boogiewithball @BBCRadio2 but I probably should. Happy birthday @rickastley 🥳🍾🎉❤️ pic.twitter.com/LyL057poLF
— Michael Ball OBE (@mrmichaelball) February 6, 2022
Ball was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. His parents were both teachers. He has two older sisters. Ball was educated at Bromsgrove School, where he was a member of the choir. He then studied at the Guildford School of Acting.
Ball’s first professional acting role was in the 1985 television film The Insurance Man. He then went on to play leading roles in the musicals Cats (1987) and Les Misérables (1989). He has also appeared in a number of films and television series, including the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1985–1986).
Ball has been married twice. His first marriage was to actress Sarah Jane Morris, with whom he has two children. The couple divorced in 2007. Ball married his second wife, Katie McGovern, in 2014.
Ball has a net worth of $5 million. He earns a salary of $250,000 per year.
Hello my lovelies, how are you? Feel like a singsong? Here are some of the lyrics to my single Be The One. Who can make them out and be brave enough to record themselves giving it a go?
My new album We Are More Than One is out now: https://t.co/2JIO1c3jlq #WAMTO pic.twitter.com/ke4BlgIUeW— Michael Ball OBE (@mrmichaelball) May 9, 2021
Ball is 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall and has blue eyes.
General Info
| Full Name | Michael Ball |
| Date Of Birth | June 27, 1962 |
| Height | 1.8 m |
| Profession | Comedian, Television presenter, Actor, Singer, Love Changes Everything, All I Ask of You, One Day More |
| Education | Guildford School of Acting |
| Nationality | English |
Family
| Parents | Ruth Ball, Tony Ball, Love Changes Everything, All I Ask of You, One Day More |
| Siblings | Katherine Ball, Kevin Ball, Love Changes Everything, All I Ask of You, One Day More |
| Partner | Cathy McGowan, Cathy McGowan |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical |
| Nominations | Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Love Changes Everything, All I Ask of You, One Day More |
| Movies | That Day We Sang, Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, England, My England, Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert, Michael Ball: Alone Together: Live at the Donmar, Michael Ball: Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
Social profile links
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Doctor Who (1963)] Mine was Jon Pertwee. I remember Patrick Troughton going into Jon Pertwee. You know that thing that kids used to watch it from behind the sofa, I was so scared of the music I had to watch it from outside, through the window, at the back of the sofa. I was honestly petrified. |
| 2 | The reason I love the songs from Queen is they are theatrical. Freddie (Freddie Mercury) was very theatrical, he has that style about him. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to musical theatre. |
| 2 | He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Musical Theatre. He is an actor and singer in London, England. |
| 3 | Starring as "Hajj" The Poet in the English National Opera production of Kismet in the London Coliseum June 25-July 14. [June 2007] |
| 4 | Will play Count Fosco in the Woman in White on Broadway as part of the original Broadway cast. [November 2005] |
| 5 | Plays the fabulous Edna Turnblad in the West End Production of Hairspray! [October 2007] |
| 6 | He has a brother, Kevin Ball (born in 1959), and sister Katherine Ball (born in 1970). |
| 7 | Son of Tony Ball MBE and Ruth of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. |
| 8 | Won 2008 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. |
| 9 | Was the second actor cast as Raoul in the London West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera". He joined the cast because the original leads were leaving to open the Broadway production of the show in New York City. |
| 10 | Attended the Guildford School of Acting. |
| 11 | He lives with sixties icon Cathy McGowan (1992 - present). |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh | 2016 | TV Series | Paul |
| That Day We Sang | 2014 | TV Movie | Tubby |
| Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary | 2010 | TV Movie | Marius - 1985 Cast |
| Let's Dance for Comic Relief | 2009 | TV Series | Edna Turnblad |
| The Rocky Horror Tribute Show | 2006 | Video | Dr. Frank-N-Furter |
| The Lily Savage Show | 1997 | TV Series | |
| England, My England | 1995 | Henry Purcell | |
| Aspects of Love | 1993 | TV Movie | Alex Dillingham |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore | 1992 | Video | |
| Noel's Christmas Presents | 1991 | TV Movie | |
| Coronation Street | 1985 | TV Series | Malcolm Nuttall |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Doctors | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary | 2010 | TV Movie performer: "One Day More Encore" - uncredited | |
| The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story | 2009 | Documentary performer: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "Teamwork" | |
| Great Performances | 1995-1998 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| The Eurovision Song Contest | 1992 | TV Special performer: "One Step Out Of Time" | |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | 1990 | TV Special performer: "Love Changes Everything" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Actor / ... |
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - 'Marius' - , Les Misérables, West End Production |
| Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Tubby |
| BBC News at Ten O'Clock | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Morning | 2001-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Presenter / Himself - Guest Presenter |
| Greatest Disney Songs | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Mel & Sue | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Backchat | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| That Musical We Made | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The One Show | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Loose Women | 2004-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Performer |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | 2006-2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sunday Brunch | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Pride of Britain Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| Our Gay Wedding: The Musical | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Room 101 | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Toast of London | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Michael Ball: Both Sides Now (Live in London) | 2013 | Video | Himself |
| The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Love My Country | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Laurence Olivier Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Mark Lawson Talks to... | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's Cooking? From the Sainsbury's Kitchen | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Les Misèrables Movie Special | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great West End Theatres | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Story of Musicals | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist |
| Daybreak | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Herself - Lorraine Presenter / Himself - Studio Lorraine Presenter / Himself |
| 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Singer |
| Paul O'Grady Live | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| When Piers Met Andrew Lloyd Webber | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Fern | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| 100 Years of the London Palladium | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Michael Ball Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The 5 O'Clock Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dancing on Ice | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| Dancing on Ice Friday | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Victoria Wood: Seen on TV | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Friday Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Would I Lie to You? | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Apprentice: You're Fired! | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | 2004-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 2007 | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Soapstar Superstar | 2007 | TV Series | Judge / Himself / Himself - Judge |
| Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Legends | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Best of the Royal Variety | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| GMTV | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Windsor Castle: A Royal Year | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Heaven and Earth Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kelly | 2000-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Musicals | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Terry and Gaby Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Eurolaul | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself - Jury Member |
| Bo' Selecta! | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Parkinson | 2002 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Guest |
| The Lesley Garrett Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live Talk | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Masterchef | 1994-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Eurolaul | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself - Jury Member |
| Alone Together | 2000 | Video documentary | |
| Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Raoul / Marius |
| Great Performances | 1995-1998 | TV Series | Himself - Performer / Marius |
| The Laurence Olivier Awards 1998 | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Surprise Surprise! | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| Joy to the World | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Street Party | 1995 | TV Movie | Performer |
| This Is Your Life | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Michael Ball | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Russell Grant's All-Star Show | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| An Audience with Bob Monkhouse | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Telly Addicts | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1992 | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Eurovision Song Contest | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - United Kingdom Entry: 2nd Place |
| Top of the Pops | 1989-1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live from the London Palladium: Happy Birthday, Happy New Year! | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| That's Showbusiness | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1989 | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Sunday, Sunday | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| 3-2-1 | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Star |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision at 60 | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Runner-Up, 1992 |
| Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Backchat | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Let Loose... The Very Best of 'Loose Women' | 2008 | Video | Himself |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
