Doug Jones
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
Credits
- 2024 · Down Below as Lester
- 2024 · Space Command Redemption as Dor Neven
- 2022 · Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- 2020 · The 100 Candles Game as Demon (segment: The Visitant)
- 2020 · In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Billy Butcherson
- 2019 · The Circuit as
- 2019 · Beneath The Leaves as James Whitley
- 2018 · 5th Passenger as Langdon
- 2017 · The Terror of Hallow's Eve as Scarecrow
- 2017 · The Danger Element as Doctor Elymas
- 2016 · Gehenna: Where Death Lives as Creepy Old Man
- 2016 · We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew as The Man from the Pool
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Vick
- 2015 · Lights Out as Howie the Janitor
- 2013 · Innocent Blood as Carl Grierr
- 2013 · Dust of War as Jebediah Strumm
- 2013 · Raze as Joseph
- 2012 · Men in Suits as Self
- 2010 · Carnies as Ratcatcher
- 2010 · Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer as Dr. Dallas
- 2010 · Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey as Zero / Razer (voice)
- 2009 · The Butterfly Circus as Otto
- 2009 · Angel of Death as Dr. Rankin
- 2009 · Super Capers as Special Agent Smith #1
- 2008 · Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2008 · Operation Filmmaker as Self
- 2007 · The Wager as Peter Barrett
- 2006 · Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Abe Sapien (voice)
- 2005 · The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as Cesare
- 2004 · Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- 2000 · Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman as Dave
- 2000 · The Darkling as Shadow Master
- 1998 · Denial as Ghost
- 1998 · Bug Buster as Mother Bug
- 1994 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies as Slapstick Actor
- 1990 · Night Angel as Ken
- Future · If It Bleeds as Plastic Surgeon
- 2024 · The Angel as The Angel
- 2024 · Operation Taco Gary's as Elder
- 2024 · The D-Con Chamber as Self
- 2023 · Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror as Count Orlok
- 2023 · Star Trek: very Short Treks as Saru (voice)
- 2022 · Svengoolie Uncrypted as Self
- 2022 · Hocus Pocus 2 as Billy Butcherson
- 2021 · Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks as The Sycophant
- 2021 · Spooky+ as Himself
- 2019 · Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow as Saru
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Self
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Baron Afanas
- 2019 · The Ready Room as Self
- 2018 · Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · Star Trek: Short Treks as Saru
- 2018 · Automata as Carl Swangee (voice)
- 2018 · Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America as Self
- 2018 · Hell's Kitty as Father Damien
- 2017 · The Shape of Water as Amphibian Man
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Saru
- 2017 · DuckTales as Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · The Boogeys as Sycophant
- 2017 · My Friend Max as Max Mastin
- 2017 · The Bye Bye Man as The Bye Bye Man
- 2016 · Kiss the Devil in the Dark as Terrance
- 2016 · Ouija: Origin of Evil as Marcus
- 2016 · Patient Seven as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
- 2016 · Long Live the King as himself
- 2016 · No Touching as Kripke
- 2016 · Crimson Phantoms as
- 2016 · The Man in the Silo as Charlie (voice)
- 2015 · The Ultimate Legacy as Hawthorne
- 2015 · Crimson Peak as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
- 2015 · The Legacy of Avril Kyte as Dr. Stewart
- 2015 · Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story as The Operator
- 2014 · The Visitant as The Demon
- 2014 · The Flash as Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
- 2014 · Z Nation as Scully
- 2014 · The Strain as The Ancient
- 2014 · Absentia: A Retrospective as Self
- 2014 · Chaisson: Quest for Oriud as Sieck (voice)
- 2014 · Love in the Time of Monsters as Dr. Lincoln
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Cruel Will as Adrian
- 2013 · First Impressions as
- 2013 · John Dies at the End as Roger North
- 2012 · Spirit Hunters as Randolph
- 2012 · Arrow as Jake Simmons
- 2012 · Rock Jocks as Smoking Jesus
- 2012 · The Watch as Hero Alien
- 2011 · Dragon Age: Redemption as Saarebas
- 2011 · Falling Skies as Cochise
- 2011 · Teen Wolf as William Barrow
- 2011 · Absentia as Walter Lambert
- 2011 · Face Off as Guest Judge
- 2010 · The Candy Shop as The Candy Shop Owner
- 2010 · Sudden Death! as Jonathan Wright
- 2010 · Legion as Ice Cream Man
- 2010 · Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life as La gueule
- 2009 · Angel of Death as Dr. Rankin
- 2009 · My Name Is Jerry as Jerry Arthur
- 2008 · Quarantine as Thin Infected Man
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Officer Crane
- 2008 · Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
- 2008 · Fear Itself as Grady Edlund
- 2007 · Pan and the Fairies as Self
- 2007 · The Guild as Gerald
- 2007 · Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
- 2007 · Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Abe Sapien (voice)
- 2007 · The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as Patron
- 2006 · Pan's Labyrinth as Fauno / Pale Man
- 2006 · Lady in the Water as Tartutic #4
- 2006 · The Benchwarmers as Number 7 Robot
- 2005 · Doom as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Domino Thacker
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Fight Club Captain
- 2004 · Hellboy as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
- 2004 · Sockbaby as Doug Jones
- 2003 · Stuck on You as Space Alien #2
- 2002 · Adaptation. as Augustus Margary
- 2002 · Men in Black II as Joey
- 2002 · The Time Machine as Spy Morlock
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Yeti
- 2000 · Stalled as Len
- 1997 · Galgameth as Big Galgy
- 1993 · Magic Kid as Clown in Office
- 1988 · The Newlydeads as Tim
- Future · Wisdom From the Apocalypse as
- Future · The Remedy as Leif Johansen
- Future · Don't Open the Door as The Man
- Future · The Weeping as Sheriff Earl
- 2001 · Steven Spielberg's Movie as Donald Columbus
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Grinder
- 2000 · The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as FBI Agent - Carrot
- 1999 · Three Kings as Dead Iraqi Soldier
- 1999 · Mystery Men as El Cabeza de Lápiz
- 1997 · The Weird Al Show as Contortionist #2
- 1997 · Mimic as Long John
- 1997 · Warriors of Virtue as Yee
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gentleman
- 1996 · Bone Chillers as Mummy
- 1996 · Kenan & Kel as Head Waiter
- 1995 · Tank Girl as Additional Ripper
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Elder Alien
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Alien #1
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Alien / Alien Doctor
- 1995 · Unhappily Ever After as Boomer
- 1993 · Hocus Pocus as Billy Butcherson
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Thin Clown
- 1991 · Carnal Crimes as Lang
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Contortionist