Martin Ball
Martin is a British actor based in London, with a career spanning some of the most beloved British shows across television and theatre. He has just finished a run of The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre) as Firmin, and is performing in Stellar Theatre’s own The Origin of Darwin. His extensive theatre credits include Maurice in Beauty & the Beast (London Palladium and UK Tour), Thenardier in Les Misérables (UK tour), Dr Dillamond in the original West End production of Wicked, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Rose Theatre, Kingston), and Andre in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's). He played Horace in the first theatrical run of Top Hat (Aldwych and UK Tour), and won a TMA for Best Supporting Actor as George Banks in Mary Poppins. Martin’s film credits include Papadopolous & Son, Doomsday, Flood and Ali G in da House. A selection from his wide range of television appearances includes Call The Midwife, The Inbetweeners, Doctor Who, Doctors (6 episodes), The Thick of It, Bernard's Watch (two series), Family Affairs, Clare in the Community, Down to Earth, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Strange, Home Farm Twins (two series), Badger, Keeping Mum (two series), The Missing Postman, Chalk (two series), and Casualty.