Simon Bamford
Simon Bamford is an English film, television and stage actor. He is well known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in "Hellraiser" in 1987 and its sequel "" 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 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 holocaust film "Nightbreed". In 2009, he played Derek in "Book of Blood" 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 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. Other work. He has been a theatre reviewer for "The Stage" newspaper since 2006 and is guest speaker at film conventions in Bottrop, Münster and London.