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Doug Bradley

Actor · Born September 7, 1954 (72) · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas William "Doug" Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his roles in the Hellraiser film series franchise.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 7, 1954 (72)
From
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 34% in 30 days

What are Doug Bradley's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
18%
Self
13%
Ideas
13%
Society
13%
Bonds
12%
Power
3%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 9 of 19 analyzed roles.

Shadow
9 of 19
Threshold guardian
3 of 19
Mentor
2 of 19
Trickster
2 of 19
Herald
2 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Dread
21
Cold
7
Contemplative
5
Absurd
6
Other
21

How their films linger

Unsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Doug Bradley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Doug Bradley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Demonatrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Edward MacGowan

  • Thy Will Be Done(2025)

    as Captain Christopher Torrance

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Witch Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as King Konrad

  • The Trip(2023)

    as Jack A. Caruso

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Exorcists(2023)

    as Father Patrick Ryland

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Thorns(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Gotham Knights(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Chill

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • The United States of Horror: Chapter 2(2022)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Barn: Part II(2022)

    as Walter Daniels

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Corrective Measures(2022)

    as Senator Zechariah

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as General Legs (voice)

  • Dota: Dragon's Blood(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Byssrak (voice) · as Kashurra (voice) · as Kashurra / Byssrak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Technicians (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness(2018)

    as Nyarlathotep (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lore(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Robert Knox

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom(2017)

    as The Envoy / Nyarlathotep (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom(2016)

    as The Envoy (Nyarlathotep) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Shame the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Victor

  • Scream Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mr. Hyde

  • Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines(2012)

    as Maynard

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Lucifer's Unholy Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rev. McDowell (voice)

  • Deer Crossing(2012)

    as Sheriff Lock

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Inflicted(2012)

    as Agent Wilson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Vampire's Tale(2009)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Reverend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Reverend Andrews

  • Underground Entertainment: The Movie(2011)

    as Jim's Dad

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jack Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Doug Bradley

  • Exorcismus(2010)

    as Father Ennis

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Book of Blood(2009)

    as Tollington

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ten Dead Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The Narrator

  • The Cottage(2008)

    as Villager with Dog

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Doug Bradley's Spine Chillers: The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Narrator

  • Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes(2006)

    as Doc Fraser

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Hellworld(2005)

    as Pinhead

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Deader(2005)

    as Pinhead

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Prophecy: Uprising(2005)

    as Laurel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dominator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dr. Payne / Lord Desecrator (voice)

  • The Commander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Red Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Teacher

  • Hellraiser: Hellseeker(2002)

    as Pinhead / Merchant

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Inferno(2000)

    as Pinhead

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • On Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Dr. Matthews

  • Written in Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Eric Myers

  • Archangel Thunderbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Churchill

  • Killer Tongue(1996)

    as Wig

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Bloodline(1996)

    as Pinhead

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jim's Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mr. Winthrop

  • Proteus(1995)

    as Leonard Brinkstone

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Big Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Harry Woolf

  • Shepherd on the Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as James Culzean

  • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth(1992)

    Makeup Artist · as Pinhead / Elliot

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Nightbreed(1990)

    as Dirk Lylesberg

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hellbound: Hellraiser II(1988)

    as Pinhead

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser(1987)

    as Lead Cenobite

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Clergyman Williams

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Forbidden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Herod

  • The 4th Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as SS-Hauptsturmführer Gast

  • The Hairy Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as voice

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 1973 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Hellraiser (1987)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

In Search of Darkness (2019)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Hellraiser (1987)

Film career

19732025

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 58 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score19thDirecting1 of 60: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 60: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2000s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
879707

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Doug Bradley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Thy Will Be Done (2025)

98th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dota: Dragon's Blood (2021)

Midcredits 82nd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Doug Bradley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles86–96 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles48–71 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles52–87 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–71 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles68–94 · median 84 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Doug Bradley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Doug Bradley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clive Barker shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers