Doug Jones
Acting
- Born:
- 1960-05-24
- Place of birth:
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Biography
Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) is an American actor, contortionist, and mime artist. He is best known for performing in character roles, often portraying non-human creatures, usually via heavy make-up and visual effects. He has most notably collaborated with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, appearing in the films Mimic (1997), Hellboy (2004), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Crimson Peak (2015), and The Shape of Water (2017). Jones has also had roles in other films, including Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), Tank Girl (1995), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Absentia (2011), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and The Bye Bye Man (2017). He has appeared in the science fiction series Falling Skies (2013-15) and del Toro's horror series The Strain (2014-16). From 2017 to 2024, he portrayed Saru in the science fiction series Star Trek: Discovery. From 2019 to 2023, he portrayed Baron Afanas in the vampire comedy show What We Do in the Shadows, appearing both with and without creature makeup. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Remain Calm
Another
The Remedy
Demonetize
The Strawberry
Pretty Boys
Operation Taco Gary's
All Is Merry & Bright
If It Bleeds
The Demon Detective
The Angel
Disfigura
Down Below
The D-Con Chamber
Space Command Redemption
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Untitled Improv Project
Spooky+
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Hocus Pocus 2
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The 100 Candles Game
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
What We Do in the Shadows
The Circuit
Beneath the Leaves
The Ready Room
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Star Trek: Short Treks
Automata
5th Passenger
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Hell's Kitty
The Shape of Water
Star Trek: Discovery
After Trek
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
DuckTales
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Danger Element
The Boogeys
Nazareth
My Friend Max
The Bye Bye Man
Island in the Sun
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Patient Seven
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Long Live the King
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
No Touching
The Midnight Man
Crimson Phantoms
The Man in the Silo
The Ultimate Legacy
Crimson Peak
Lights Out
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
The Visitant
The Flash
Z Nation
The Strain
Absentia: A Retrospective
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Love in the Time of Monsters
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Cruel Will
Innocent Blood
Dust of War
First Impressions
Raze
John Dies at the End
Men in Suits
Spirit Hunters
Arrow
Rock Jocks
The Watch
Dragon Age: Redemption
Falling Skies
Teen Wolf
Absentia
Face Off
The Candy Shop
Carnies
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Sudden Death!
Legion
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
The Butterfly Circus
Angel of Death
Super Capers
Angel of Death
My Name Is Jerry
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Quarantine
Sons of Anarchy
Skin and Bones
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Fear Itself
Operation Filmmaker
Pan and the Fairies
Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'
The Guild
The Wager
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Pan's Labyrinth
Lady in the Water
The Benchwarmers
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Doom
Criminal Minds
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Hellboy
Sockbaby
Stuck on You
Adaptation.
Men in Black II
The Time Machine
The Guardian
Monkeybone
Steven Spielberg's Movie
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Darkling
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Stalled
Three Kings
Mystery Men
Denial
Bug Buster
The Weird Al Show
Mimic
Galgameth
Warriors of Virtue
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bone Chillers
Kenan & Kel
Tank Girl
The Outer Limits
Unhappily Ever After
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Party of Five
Magic Kid
Hocus Pocus
Batman Returns
Carnal Crimes
Hook
Night Angel
Tales from the Crypt
The Newlydeads
Don't Open the Door
The Weeping
Horrified
Get Me Doug Jones
Invader
Organism 46-B The Unseen
House of Holloway
Together