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Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his role as the Cenobite leader Pinhead in the Hellraiser film series.
Bradley appeared as a gym teacher in an advert for insurance company Direct Line. He has performed narrations on several songs by Cradle of Filth, the first being 2000's "Her Ghost in the Fog", as well as "Death Magick for Adepts" and "Tortured Soul Asylum" from the album Midian. However, he could not appear in the music video and was replaced by David McEwen. He also appeared on "Swansong for a Raven" and "Satyriasis" from the band's 2004 album, Nymphetamine. In 2006, he lent his narrations to "Rise of the Pentagram" and "Tonight in Flames" from the album Thornography. Continuing in this vein, Bradley contributed guest vocals to Cradle of Filth's 2008 album Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder, on all songs except "Tragic Kingdom". He returned for their 2021 album, Existence Is Futile, on the songs "Sisters of the Mist" and "Suffer Our Dominian".
Bradley has appeared in many short horror films, such as Red Lines and On Edge. He is a member of the UK animation company Renga Media, makers of the independent Dominator films and shorts, dividing job roles between producer and voice actor. He voiced the Loc-Nar in the short animated crossover Heavy Metal vs. Dominator, in which characters from the Dominator universe meet and fight with characters from the film Heavy Metal 2000.
After his roles in the Hellraiser films and the 1990 horror film Nightbreed, 2006 saw Bradley star in and 2008 saw him once again returning to Clive Barker's cinematic universe by way of a featured appearance in Book of Blood. He had a small guest star appearance in the 2008 black comic horror The Cottage. In 2010, he starred in the Anglo-Spanish horror film Exorcismus, and he joined the Nazi zombie horror The 4th Reich in March 2010.
In 2011, he played a man called the Doctor in the British film noir Jack Falls. In June 2011, it was announced that Bradley would be providing a voice-over for an independent film called Lucifer's Unholy Desire, as well as performing in the film The Reverend. In 2012, he played "Maynard" in the fifth film of the Wrong Turn series, .Owen Williams (27 April 2012). Bradley Takes a Wrong Turn. Empire online. In 2013, he performed in the indie film Scream Park.
Bradley voiced the Sith Emperor for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game , based in the Star Wars universe.
In 2018, Bradley joined Blackcraft Wrestling as “The Preacher”, a cult leader who acts as a General Manager type figure to the promotion.
In 2020, he created a YouTube channel on which he reads books and poems out loud. He returned on Cradle of Filth's 2021 album Existence Is Futile, providing narration for the track "Suffer Our Dominion" and the bonus track "Sisters of the Mist".
In 2022, Bradley voiced the character Goayre Heddagh alongside actor Tim Curry in the animated horror film Dagon Troll World Chronicles.
In 2023 Bradley played Batman villain Joe Chill in the CW television show Gotham Knights. The portrayal was different than other live action versions. The episode he was introduced in was titled "A Chill over Gotham".
Bradley is the author of Sacred Monsters: Behind the Mask of the Horror Actor, which explores the history of masks in society and their applications in horror films.Power, Ty. "Behind the Mask of the Horror Actor - Book Review", sci-fi-online.com; retrieved 25 October 2013.
Bradley has been a close friend of Clive Barker since they attended Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool together. He has worked with Barker on various projects since the early 1970s, most notably Hellraiser, which is adapted from Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart.
Personal life
Bradley is married to Steph Sciullo, with whom he lives in Pittsburgh.
Filmography
Film
1987 Hellraiser Pinhead 1988 1990 ''Nightbreed Dirk Lylesberg 1992 Pinhead/Captain Elliot Spencer 1993 Shepherd on the Rock James Culzean 1995 Proteus Leonard Brinkstone 1996 Pinhead 1996 Killer Tongue Wig 1998 Driven Eric Myers 1999 An Ideal Husband Brackpool As Douglas Bradley 2000 Pinhead Direct-to-video 2002 Pinhead/Merchant Direct-to-video 2003 Dominator Dr. Payne, Lord Desecrator Voice role 2005 Pinhead Direct-to-video 2005 Laurel Direct-to-video 2005 Pinhead Direct-to-video 2008 The Cottage Villager with Dog 2008 Ten Dead Men The Narrator 2009 Book of Blood Tollington 2009 Umbrage Jacob 2010 Exorcismus Padre Ennis as Douglas Bradley 2011 Jack Falls The Doctor 2011 The Reverend Reverend Andrews 2012 The Infliction Agent Wilson 2012 Deer Crossing Sheriff Lock 2012 Lucifer's Unholy Desire Rev. McDowell Voice role 2012 Maynard Direct-to-video 2012 Scream Park Mr. Hyde 2013 Shame the Devil Victor 2014 Nerd Love Doug Bradley 2016 Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Nyarlathotep Voice role 2017 Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom Voice role 2018 Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness Voice role, Direct-to-video 2019 Back Fork Sheriff 2021 Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender General Legs Voice Role 2022 Corrective Measures Senator Zechariah 2022 The Barn Part II Walter Daniels 2022 The United States of Horror: Chapter 2 Narrator Voice role
Short film
1973 Salome King Herod 1978 The Forbidden 1999 On Edge Dr. Matthews 2002 Red Lines Teacher 2008 To The Devil His Due John Armstrong 2010 The Hairy Hands Voice role 2013 A Hand to Play Mr. Trent
Television
1990 The Bill Pete Henderson Episode: "Friends and Neighbours" 1992 USA Up All Night Pinhead Episode: "Glitch!/Eating Raoul" 1993 Inspector Morse Clergyman Williams Episode: "Twilight of the Gods" 1995 The Big Game Harry Woolf Television film 1996 Jim's Gift Mr. Winthrop Television Film 1998 Archangel Thunderbird Dr. Churchill Television Film 1999 Honky Sausages Honky Doctor 1 episode 2000, 2010 Doctors Graham Sharpe, Greg Steel / Doc Jones Episodes: "God's Will" and "The Living Gaylights" 2001 Judge John Deed Inspector Lannon Episode: "Exacting Justice" 2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows Episode: "Time Passing" 2002 Paradise Heights Customs Officer 1 episode 2005 The Commander Tim Gad Episodes: "Blackdog (Part One)" & "Blackdog (Part Two)" 2005 No Angels Mr. Asquith 2 episodes 2006 Doc Fraser Television film 2018 Lore Dr. Robert Knox 2020 JJ Villard's Fairy Tales Kenneth Voice role, episode: Boypunzel 2021–2022 Kashurra, Byssrak Voice role, 8 episodes 2023 Gotham Knights Joe Chill Episode: "A Chill in Gotham" 2025 Invincible Technicians Voice role, 2 episodes
Audio
Music video
1992 Hellraiser Motörhead Pinhead 2015 The Misfits: Tour Video Collection Misfits Abraham van Helsing video shown only live on stage 2023 Blood For The Blood God (Feat. HEALTH) Gunship (band) Narrator
Video games
2011 Vitiate the Sith Emperor, Additional voices Voice role 2014 Vitiate the Sith Emperor Voice role 2021 Dead by Daylight The Cenobite Voice role 2022 Vitiate the Sith Emperor Voice role Pinhead Voice role
External links
Categories: Official Website, 1954 Births, 20th-century English Male Actors, 21st-century English Male Actors, Male Actors From Liverpool, English Male Film Actors, English Male Soap Opera Actors, English Expatriate Male Actors In The United States, Living People, People Educated At Calderstones School, People Educated At Quarry Bank High School
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