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 · Operation Taco Gary's as Elder
- 2024 · Down Below as Lester
- 2024 · Space Command Redemption as Dor Neven
- 2022 · Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- 2021 · Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks as The Sycophant
- 2019 · The Circuit as
- 2019 · Beneath The Leaves as James Whitley
- 2018 · Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
- 2018 · Automata as Carl Swangee (voice)
- 2018 · 5th Passenger as Langdon
- 2018 · Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America as Self
- 2018 · Hell's Kitty as Father Damien
- 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 · No Touching as Kripke
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Vick
- 2013 · Cruel Will as Adrian
- 2013 · Raze as Joseph
- 2012 · Men in Suits as Self
- 2012 · Rock Jocks as Smoking Jesus
- 2010 · Carnies as Ratcatcher
- 2008 · Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2007 · The Wager as Peter Barrett
- 2004 · Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- 2004 · Sockbaby as Doug Jones
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Yeti
- 2000 · Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman as Dave
- 2000 · The Darkling as Shadow Master
- 2000 · The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as FBI Agent - Carrot
- 1998 · Bug Buster as Mother Bug
- 1997 · Galgameth as Big Galgy
- 1997 · Warriors of Virtue as Yee
- 1994 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies as Slapstick Actor
- 1993 · Magic Kid as Clown in Office
- 1991 · Carnal Crimes as Lang
- Future · The Remedy as Leif Johansen
- Future · If It Bleeds as Plastic Surgeon
- 2024 · The Angel as The Angel
- 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 · Spooky+ as Himself
- 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 · Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow as Saru
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Baron Afanas
- 2019 · The Ready Room as Self
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · Star Trek: Short Treks as Saru
- 2017 · The Shape of Water as Amphibian Man
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Saru
- 2017 · The Terror of Hallow's Eve as Scarecrow
- 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 · 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 · Lights Out as Howie the Janitor
- 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 · Innocent Blood as Carl Grierr
- 2013 · Dust of War as Jebediah Strumm
- 2013 · First Impressions as
- 2013 · John Dies at the End as Roger North
- 2012 · Spirit Hunters as Randolph
- 2012 · Arrow as Jake Simmons
- 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 · Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer as Dr. Dallas
- 2010 · Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey as Zero / Razer (voice)
- 2010 · Sudden Death! as Jonathan Wright
- 2010 · Legion as Ice Cream Man
- 2010 · Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life as La gueule
- 2009 · The Butterfly Circus as Otto
- 2009 · Angel of Death as Dr. Rankin
- 2009 · Super Capers as Special Agent Smith #1
- 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
- 2008 · Operation Filmmaker as Self
- 2005 · The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as Cesare
- Future · Don't Open the Door as The Man
- Future · Wisdom From the Apocalypse as
- 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 · Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Abe Sapien (voice)
- 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
- 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 · Steven Spielberg's Movie as Donald Columbus
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Grinder
- 2000 · Stalled as Len
- 1999 · Three Kings as Dead Iraqi Soldier
- 1999 · Mystery Men as El Cabeza de Lápiz
- 1998 · Denial as Ghost
- 1997 · The Weird Al Show as Contortionist #2
- 1997 · Mimic as Long John
- 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
- 1990 · Night Angel as Ken
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Contortionist
- 1988 · The Newlydeads as Tim
- Future · The Weeping as Sheriff Earl