Simon Bamford

Simon Bamford is an English film, television and stage actor. He is well known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in Hellraiser, and its sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). Other credits include Nightbreed (1990), Book of Blood (2009), Dead of the Nite (2012), Dark Ditties series of films (2017-2019), The Black-eyed children (2025).

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 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 films. He also created and played the role of Ohnaka in Clive Barker's film Nightbreed (1990).

In 2009, he played Derek in Book of Blood (2009), 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. The Black-Eyed Children (2025) - John

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2025 The Temple of the Killer Tiger Monkeys Weuifo Podcast series

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