Known For
Acting
Born
May 24, 1960
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Credits
165 titles
Doug Jones
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
The Remedy
Leif Johansen
Demonetize
Hunter Zollinger
The Strawberry
Dr. Johnson
Pretty Boys
Bob Silver
Operation Taco Gary's
Elder
All Is Merry & Bright
Doug the Deliveryman
If It Bleeds
Dr. Charles
The Demon Detective
The Angel
The Angel
Disfigura
Host
Down Below
Lester
The D-Con Chamber
Self
Space Command Redemption
Dor Neven
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice)
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Untitled Improv Project
Monologist
Spooky+
Himself
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Self
Hocus Pocus 2
Billy Butcherson
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The Sycophant
The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Billy Butcherson
What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas
The Circuit
Beneath the Leaves
James Whitley
The Ready Room
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru
Automata
Carl Swangee (voice)
5th Passenger
Langdon
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Hell's Kitty
Father Damien
The Shape of Water
Amphibian Man
Star Trek: Discovery
Saru
After Trek
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Scarecrow
DuckTales
Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The Danger Element
Doctor Elymas
The Boogeys
Sycophant
Nazareth
President Glade
My Friend Max
Max Mastin
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
Island in the Sun
Ranger
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Terrance
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Marcus
Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")