Simon Bamford is an English film, television and stage actor. He is well known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in ''

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'' in 1987 and its sequel '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' in 1988.

Career

Simon graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 1981. At the Young Vic in London, he played Ernst Robel in '' Spring Awakening'', At the Chichester Festival Theatre he played opposite

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and

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as 'Gabby' in ''Follow the Star'', In

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and

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he performed in ''

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'' and played Roy in ''Neville's Island''. He played the Butterball Cenobite in the first two Hellraiser films. He also created and played the role of Ohnaka in

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's holocaust film ''

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''. In 2009, he played Derek in ''

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'' for Matador Pictures, Gary in '' Dead of the Nite'' shot in Cardiff and is currently filming the season finale to Dark Ditties presents ‘Stained�

and the anthology film ''Mosaic''. On television, he can be seen in the SKY TV 'Better Effect' commercials. In 2000, he won actor of the year award for his portrayal of Pip in '' Great Expectations'' at the Vasa Theatre in Stockholm, and has also designed and directed several international tours including ''The Big Day'' in

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and

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as well as ''

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'' in

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. In 2004 he took a production of ''

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'' to

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to help raise money for a new school.

Other work

He has been a theatre reviewer for ''

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'' newspaper since 2006 and is guest speaker at film conventions in

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and London.

Filmography

*''

'' (1987) - Butterball Cenobite *'' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988) - Butterball Cenobite *''

'' (1990) - Ohnaka *''

'' (2009) - Derek *''Dead of the Nite'' (2012) - Gary *''Riley'' (2013) - The Man *''Parson & Son'' (2013) - Mr Parson *''The 4th Reich'' (2013) - Unterscarfuhrer Kraus *'' Starfish'' (2016) - Senior Consultant *''You're So Cool, Brewster: The Story of Fright Night'' (2016, documentary; in-character host) - Peter Vincent *Dark Ditties presents The Offer (2017) Jonathon Brook Davies *Dark Ditties presents Mrs Wiltshire (2018) Alison Wiltshire & Jonathon Brook Davies *Dark Ditties presents Finders Keepers (2018) Mr Wainwright *Dark Ditties presents The Witching Hour (2019) - Leslie Topper *The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020) - Witchfinder General *14 Ghosts - (2021) Mr Peindre

Self

*''Hellraiser: Resurrection'' (2000)(V) -Himself *''Hellbound: Hellraiser II - Lost in the Labyrinth'' (2000)(V) -Himself *''Demons to Others: The making of 'Hellraiser: Prophecy (2007) -Himself

Archive Footage

*''Boogeyman: The Killer Compilation'' (2001)(V) -Butterball Cenobite ('Hellraiser')

References

External links

*
simonbamford.online
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