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
- 2023 · Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror as Count Orlok
- 2022 · Hocus Pocus 2 as Billy Butcherson
- 2021 · Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks as The Sycophant
- 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 · 5th Passenger as Langdon
- 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 · The Bye Bye Man as The Bye Bye Man
- 2016 · Ouija: Origin of Evil as Marcus
- 2016 · Patient Seven as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
- 2016 · Gehenna: Where Death Lives as Creepy Old Man
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Vick
- 2015 · The Ultimate Legacy as Hawthorne
- 2015 · Crimson Peak as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
- 2015 · Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story as The Operator
- 2014 · The Flash as Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
- 2014 · Z Nation as Scully
- 2014 · The Strain as The Ancient
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Raze as Joseph
- 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 · Falling Skies as Cochise
- 2011 · Teen Wolf as William Barrow
- 2011 · Face Off as Guest Judge
- 2010 · Legion as Ice Cream Man
- 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 · The Guild as Gerald
- 2007 · Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
- 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 · The Guardian as Micah Oakey
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Yeti
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Grinder
- 2000 · The Darkling as Shadow Master
- 1999 · Three Kings as Dead Iraqi Soldier
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Eraserhead
- 1997 · Mimic as Long John
- 1996 · Kenan & Kel as Head Waiter
- Future · If It Bleeds as Dr. Charles
- 1998 · Denial as Ghost
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gentleman
- 1996 · Bone Chillers as Mummy
- 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 · Magic Kid as Clown in Office
- 1993 · Hocus Pocus as Billy Butcherson
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Thin Clown
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Contortionist
- Future · The Remedy as Leif Johansen
- 2024 · The D-Con Chamber as Self
- 2024 · Space Command Redemption as Dor Neven
- 2023 · Star Trek: very Short Treks as Saru (voice)
- 2022 · Svengoolie Uncrypted as Self
- 2022 · Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- 2020 · The 100 Candles Game as Demon (segment: The Visitant)
- 2019 · The Circuit as
- 2019 · Beneath The Leaves as James Whitley
- 2018 · Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America as Self
- 2017 · The Danger Element as Doctor Elymas
- 2016 · Long Live the King as himself
- 2016 · The Man in the Silo as Charlie (voice)
- 2015 · Lights Out as Howie the Janitor
- 2015 · The Legacy of Avril Kyte as Dr. Stewart
- 2014 · Absentia: A Retrospective as Self
- 2014 · Love in the Time of Monsters as Dr. Lincoln
- 2013 · Cruel Will as Adrian
- 2013 · Dust of War as Jebediah Strumm
- 2012 · Rock Jocks as Smoking Jesus
- 2010 · Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey as Zero / Razer (voice)
- 2010 · Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life as La gueule
- 2009 · Angel of Death as Dr. Rankin
- 2008 · Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2008 · Operation Filmmaker as Self
- 2007 · The Wager as Peter Barrett
- 2007 · Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron 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 Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as FBI Agent - Carrot
- 1998 · Bug Buster as Mother Bug
- 1997 · The Weird Al Show as Contortionist #2
- 1997 · Galgameth as Big Galgy
- 1997 · Warriors of Virtue as Yee
- 1994 · Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies as Slapstick Actor
- 1991 · Carnal Crimes as Lang
- 1990 · Night Angel as Ken
- Future · Demonetize as Hunter Zollinger
- 2025 · The Demon Detective as
- 2024 · The Angel as The Angel
- 2024 · Down Below as Lester
- 2023 · Wisdom From the Apocalypse as
- 2021 · Spooky+ as Himself
- 2020 · In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Billy Butcherson
- 2019 · Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow as Saru
- 2018 · Automata as Carl Swangee (voice)
- 2017 · The Terror of Hallow's Eve as Scarecrow
- 2017 · My Friend Max as Max Mastin
- 2017 · Island in the Sun as Ranger
- 2016 · Kiss the Devil in the Dark as Terrance
- 2016 · No Touching as Kripke
- 2016 · We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew as The Man from the Pool
- 2016 · Crimson Phantoms as
- 2014 · The Visitant as The Demon
- 2014 · Chaisson: Quest for Oriud as Sieck (voice)
- 2013 · Innocent Blood as Carl Grierr
- 2013 · First Impressions as
- 2012 · Men in Suits as Self
- 2011 · Dragon Age: Redemption as Saarebas
- 2011 · Absentia as Walter Lambert
- 2010 · The Candy Shop as The Candy Shop Owner
- 2010 · Carnies as Ratcatcher
- 2010 · Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer as Dr. Dallas
- 2010 · Sudden Death! as Jonathan Wright
- 2009 · The Butterfly Circus as Otto
- 2009 · Angel of Death as Dr. Rankin
- 2009 · Super Capers as Special Agent Smith #1
- 2004 · Sockbaby as Doug Jones
- Future · Don't Open the Door as The Man
- 2009 · My Name Is Jerry as Jerry Arthur
- 2007 · Pan and the Fairies as Self
- 2001 · Steven Spielberg's Movie as Donald Columbus
- 2000 · Stalled as Len
- 1988 · The Newlydeads as Tim
- Future · Horrified as
- Future · Nazareth as President Glade
- Future · The Weeping as Sheriff Earl