| Simon Bamford | |
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| Born | Simon John Bamford 22 May 1961 Peterborough, England, UK |
| Occupation | film actor |
Simon John Bamford (born 22 May 1961) in Bedford, England is an English film, television and stage actor. He is well known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in Hellraiser in 1987 and in its sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II in 1988.
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A professional actor for over 30 years Simon has been in demand in theatre all over the world. At the Young Vic in London, he played Ernst Robel in 'Spring Awakening', At the Chichester Festival Theatre he played opposite Nicholas Parsons and Ruthie Henshall as 'Gabby' in 'Follow the Star', In Cairo and Bucharest he performed in 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)' and played Roy in 'Neville's Island'. He played the Butterball Cenobite in the first two Hellraiser movies. He also created and played the role of Ohnaka in Clive Barker's holocaust movie 'Nightbreed'. In 2009, he had played Derek in 'The Book of Blood' for Matador Pictures and is filming 'The 4th Reich' in the Ukraine during 2012. 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 Vassa Theatre in Stockholm, and has also designed and directed several international tours including 'The Big Day' in Sofia, Qatar and Dubai as well as Educating Rita in Kuala Lumpur. In 2004 he took a production of 'Shirley Valentine' to Karachi to help raise money for a new school.
He has been a theatre reviewer for 'The Stage' newspaper since 2006 and is guest speaker at film conventions in Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Bottrop, Munster, Orlando, Boston, London and New York.
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