20 Facts About Doug Bradley

Douglas William Bradley was born on 7 September 1954 and is an English actor best known for his role as the Cenobite leader Pinhead in the Hellraiser film series.

Douglas William Bradley was born in Liverpool on 7 September 1954.

Doug Bradley attended Quarry Bank High School in the Allerton suburb of Liverpool.

Doug Bradley is one of only six actors to play the same horror character at least six consecutive times, the others being Christopher Lee, Robert Englund, Warwick Davis, Brad Dourif and Tobin Bell.

Doug Bradley appeared as a gym teacher in an advert for insurance company Direct Line.

Doug Bradley appeared on "Swansong for a Raven" and "Satyriasis" from the band's 2004 album, Nymphetamine.

Doug Bradley returned for their 2021 album, Existence Is Futile, on the songs "Sisters of the Mist" and "Suffer Our Dominian".

Doug Bradley has appeared in many short horror films, such as Red Lines and On Edge.

Doug Bradley 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.

Doug Bradley 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.

Doug Bradley had a small guest star appearance in the 2008 black comic horror The Cottage.

In June 2011, it was announced that Doug 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.

Doug Bradley voiced the Sith Emperor for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic, based in the Star Wars universe.

Doug Bradley 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, Doug Bradley voiced the character Goayre Heddagh alongside actor Tim Curry in the animated horror film Dagon Troll World Chronicles.

In 2023 Doug Bradley played Batman villain Joe Chill in the CW television show Gotham Knights.

Doug 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.

Doug Bradley is married to Steph Sciullo, with whom he lives in Pittsburgh.

Doug Bradley has been a close friend of Clive Barker since they attended Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool together.

Doug Bradley has worked with Barker on various projects since the early 1970s, most notably Hellraiser, which is adapted from Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart.