---
name: "Simon Bamford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/simon-bamford"
fi1m_id: "simon-bamford"
imdb_id: "nm0051472"
tmdb_id: 56560
wikidata_id: "Q7518223"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 May 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:43:29.469682+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Simon Bamford

## Identity

Simon Bamford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/simon-bamford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** simon-bamford
- **IMDb ID:** nm0051472
- **TMDB ID:** 56560
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7518223
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bamford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7518223, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051472/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56560

Actor. Born 22 May 1961 in Peterborough.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1961, Peterborough
- **Active:** 1987–1988
- **Frequently works with:** [Ashley Laurence](https://film.one/person/ashley-laurence.md), [Christopher Figg](https://film.one/person/christopher-figg.md), [Clare Higgins](https://film.one/person/clare-higgins.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bamford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7518223, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051472/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56560

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hellbound: Hellraiser II*](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md) (44)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Simon Bamford is an English film, television and stage actor. He is known for playing the Butterball Cenobite in *Hellraiser* (1987) and its sequel *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988). He also created and played the role of Ohnaka in Clive Barker's *Nightbreed* (1990).

Bamford graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 1981. His other film credits include *Book of Blood* (2009) as Derek and *Dead of the Nite* (2012) as Gary. He has worked extensively in theatre, including productions at the Young Vic and Chichester Festival Theatre, and has appeared in international tours and television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988), Fi1m 44, as ‘Butterball’ Cenobite — [page](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Black-Eyed Children* (2025), as John
- *Aftermath* (2024), as Alpha
- *Mosaic* (2024), as DI Eliot Foley
- *Project Skyquake* (2022), as Andrew
- *You Are My Sunshine* (2021), Actor
- *The Haunting of Margam Castle* (2020), as The Witchfinder General
- *You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night* (2016), as Peter Vincent
- *Starfish* (2016), as Senior Consultant
- *Dead of the Nite* (2013), as Gary
- *Book of Blood* (2009), as Derek
- *Nightbreed* (1990), as Ohnaka
- *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988), as ‘Butterball’ Cenobite — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md)
- *Hellraiser* (1987), as 'Butterball' Cenobite
- *The 4th Reich*, as SS-Unterscharführer Kraus
- *The Black-Eyed Children 2*, as John
- *The Black-Eyed Children 3*, as John

## Gallery

- ![Simon Bamford](https://film.one/media/person/95337/gallery-2291460c88a4.jpg) Simon Bamford — Image via TMDB
- ![Simon Bamford](https://film.one/media/person/95337/gallery-9493d7a18d6d.jpg) Simon Bamford — Image via TMDB

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