Doug Jones
Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) is an American actor, contortionist, and mime artist. He is best known for 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
- 2022 · Svengoolie Uncrypted as Himself
- 2019 · Beneath The Leaves as James Whitley
- 2018 · Automata as Carl Swangee (voice)
- 2018 · 5th Passenger as Langdon
- 2018 · Hell's Kitty as Father Damien
- 2017 · The Terror of Hallow's Eve as Scarecrow
- 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 · The Legacy of Avril Kyte as Dr. Stewart
- 2014 · Love in the Time of Monsters as Dr. Lincoln
- 2013 · Cruel Will as Adrian
- 2013 · Dust of War as Jebediah Strumm
- 2013 · Raze as Joseph
- 2012 · Rock Jocks as Smoking Jesus
- 2011 · Dragon Age: Redemption as Saarebas
- 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
- 2009 · Angel of Death as Dr. Rankin
- 2008 · Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2007 · Pan and the Fairies as Self
- 2007 · The Wager as Peter Barrett
- 2005 · The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as Cesare
- 2004 · Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- 1998 · Bug Buster as Mother Bug
- 1997 · Warriors of Virtue as Yee
- 1996 · Bone Chillers as Mummy
- 1994 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies as Slapstick Actor
- 1990 · Night Angel as Ken
- 1988 · The Newlydeads as Tim
- Future · If It Bleeds as Plastic Surgeon
- 2024 · Space Command Redemption as Dor Neven
- 2023 · Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror as Count Orlock
- 2023 · Star Trek: Very Short Treks as Saru
- 2022 · Hocus Pocus 2 as Billy Butcherson
- 2022 · Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- 2021 · Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks as The Sycophant
- 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 · What We Do in the Shadows as Self
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Baron Afanas
- 2019 · The Circuit as
- 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 · Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America as Self
- 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 Danger Element as Doctor Elymas
- 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 · Lights Out as Howie the Janitor
- 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 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Innocent Blood as Carl Grierr
- 2013 · First Impressions as
- 2013 · John Dies at the End as Roger North
- 2012 · Men in Suits as Self
- 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 · Absentia as Walter Lambert
- 2011 · Face Off as Guest Judge
- 2010 · The Candy Shop as The Candy Shop Owner
- 2010 · Carnies as Ratcatcher
- 2010 · Sudden Death! as Jonathan Wright
- 2010 · Legion as Ice Cream Man
- 2010 · Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life as La gueule
- 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
- 2008 · Fear Itself as Grady Edlund
- 2008 · Operation Filmmaker as Himself
- 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
- 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
- 2001 · Steven Spielberg's Movie as Donald Columbus
- 2000 · Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman as Dave
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Grinder
- 2000 · The Darkling as Shadow Master
- 2000 · The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as FBI Agent - Carrot
- 2000 · Stalled as Len
- 1999 · Three Kings as Dead Iraqi Soldier
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Pencilhead
- 1998 · Denial as Ghost
- 1997 · The Weird Al Show as Contortionist #2
- 1997 · Mimic as Long John
- 1997 · Galgameth as Big Galgy
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gentleman
- 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 · Magic Kid as Clown in Office
- 1993 · Hocus Pocus as Billy Butcherson
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Thin Clown
- 1991 · Carnal Crimes as Lang
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Contortionist
- Future · Don't Open the Door as The Man