Doug Bradley
Doug Bradley was born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom on September 7th, 1954 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 69, Doug Bradley biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his role as the lead Cenobite "Pinhead" in the Hellraiser film series.
Early life
Bradley was born in Liverpool and attended Quarry Bank High School.
Personal life
Bradley is a long-time close friend of novelist Clive Barker, whom the two met when they were in secondary school. He has worked with Barker since the 1970s, most notable Hellraiser, which is based on Barker's bookla The Hellbound Heart. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is married to Steph Sciullo.
Career
Bradley is best known for his appearances in the first eight Hellraiser films, as well as Captain Elliot Spencer in two of the films, Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser III (1992). He was one of only six actors to play the same horror role six times, the others being Christopher Lee (who played Count Dracula), Robert Englund (who portrayed Freddy Krueger), Warwick Davis (who portrayed Chucky), and Tobin Bell (who portrayed John Kramer/"Jigsaw"). He has appeared in some of Hellraiser films as an assistant make-up artist named Bill Bradley, owing to his later success at the application and removing of the Pinhead appliances and costume.
In an advertisement for Direct Line insurance in the United Kingdom, Bradley appeared as a gym instructor. He has given narrations on several songs by Cradle of Filth, an English extreme metal band. The first was "Her Ghost in the Fog," as well as "Death Magick for Adepts" and "Tortured Soul Asylum" from the album Midian. However, he was unable to be in the music video and was replaced by actor David McEwen.
Bradley appeared on "Swansong for a Raven" and "Satyriasis" from the band's 2004 album, Nymphetamine. He lent his narrations to "Recese of the Pentagram" and "Tonight in Flames" from the album Thornography in 2006. Bradley has contributed guest vocals to Cradle of Filth's 2008 release "Hell in the Dark Age" except for "Tragic Kingdom." Existence is Futile, a 2021 record, on the songs "Sisters of the Mist" and "Suffer Our Dominian" have been released.
Bradley has appeared in several short horror films, including Red Lines and On Edge. He is a member of Renga Media, makers of the independent Dominator films and shorts, who divide the roles between producer and voice actor in different industries. In the short animated crossover Heavy Metal vs. Dominator, in which characters from the Dominator universe meet and battle with characters from the film Heavy Metal 2000, he voiced the Loc-Nar.
Bradley was seen in Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes and 2009 saw Bradley return to Clive Barker's cinematic universe via a featured appearance in Book of Blood, following his appearances in the Hellraiser films and the 1990 horror film Nightbreed. In the 2008 black comedy thriller The Cottage, he appeared as a guest star. He appeared in Exorcismus, an Anglo-Spanish horror film, in 2010, and he was among the Nazi zombie war The 4th Reich in March 2010.
In the British film noir Jack Falls, he played the Doctor. Bradley was confirmed in June 2011 that he would be a voice-over for Lucifer's Unholy Desire, as well as acting in the film The Reverend. He appeared in "Maynard" in the fifth film of the Wrong Turn series, Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines, in 2012. He appeared in the indie film Scream Park in 2013.
For the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is based in the Star Wars universe, Bradley played the Sith Emperor.
Bradley joined Blackcraft Wrestling as "The Preacher," a cult leader who serves as a General Manager type figure in the role.
He created a YouTube channel in 2020 on which he reads books and poems out loud. He appeared 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 the animated horror film Dagon Troll World Chronicles, Goayre Heddagh was portrayed by Bradley in 2022.
Bradley is the author of Sacred Monsters: Behind the Mask of the Horror Actor, which delves into the role of masks in culture and their use in horror films.