
Doug Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 24, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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
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Filmography
Don't Open the Door
Movie · as The Man

The Weeping
Movie · as Sheriff Earl
Horrified
Movie

Get Me Doug Jones
Movie · as Himself
Invader
Movie

Organism 46-B The Unseen
Movie · as Commander Volkov
House of Holloway
Movie · as Sheriff Alan

Together
Movie · as Matthew Davis

Operation Taco Gary's
Movie · as Elder

The Remedy
Movie · as Leif Johansen

Demonetize
Movie · as Hunter Zollinger

The Strawberry
Movie · as Dr. Johnson

Another
Movie · as Dr. Roberts

Pretty Boys
Movie · as Bob Silver

Remain Calm
Movie · as Government Agent

If It Bleeds
Movie · as Dr. Charles

The Demon Detective
Movie · as Uzgaroth

All Is Merry & Bright
Movie · as Doug the Deliveryman

Down Below
Movie · as Lester

Space Command Redemption
Movie · as Dor Neven

The Angel
Movie · as The Angel

Disfigura
Movie · as Host

The D-Con Chamber
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Movie · as Count Orlok

Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Movie

Star Trek: very Short Treks
TV · as Saru (voice) · 2 eps

Hocus Pocus 2
Movie · as Billy Butcherson

Spooky+
Movie · as Himself

Svengoolie Uncrypted
Movie · as Self

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Movie · as Self

Untitled Improv Project
TV · as Monologist · 1 ep

Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
Movie · as The Sycophant

The 100 Candles Game
Movie · as Demon (segment: The Visitant)

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Movie · as Billy Butcherson

The Circuit
Movie

Beneath the Leaves
Movie · as James Whitley
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
Movie · as Self

The Ready Room
TV · as Self · 5 eps

What We Do in the Shadows
TV · as Baron Afanas · 15 eps

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Movie · as Self

Hell's Kitty
Movie · as Father Damien

5th Passenger
Movie · as Langdon

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Movie · as Self

Automata
TV · as Carl Swangee (voice) · 6 eps

Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Star Trek: Short Treks
TV · as Saru · 1 ep

The Bye Bye Man
Movie · as The Bye Bye Man

The Shape of Water
Movie · as Amphibian Man

The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Movie · as Scarecrow

The Danger Element
Movie · as Doctor Elymas

The Boogeys
Movie · as Sycophant

My Friend Max
Movie · as Max Mastin

Island in the Sun
Movie · as Ranger

Nazareth
Movie · as President Glade

DuckTales
TV · as Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice) · 1 ep

Star Trek: Discovery
TV · as Saru · 65 eps

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep

After Trek
TV · 5 eps

The Man in the Silo
Movie · as Charlie (voice)

The Midnight Man
Movie · as Vick

We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
Movie · as The Man from the Pool

Patient Seven
Movie · as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")

Ouija: Origin of Evil
Movie · as Marcus

Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Movie · as Creepy Old Man

Long Live the King
Movie · as himself

No Touching
Movie · as Kripke

Crimson Phantoms
Movie

Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Movie · as Terrance

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Lights Out
Movie · as Howie the Janitor
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Movie · as Dr. Stewart

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
Movie · as The Operator

Crimson Peak
Movie · as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe

The Ultimate Legacy
Movie · as Hawthorne

Absentia: A Retrospective
Movie · as Self

Love in the Time of Monsters
Movie · as Dr. Lincoln

The Visitant
Movie · as The Demon

Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Movie · as Sieck (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Flash
TV · as Jake Simmons / Deathbolt · 1 ep

The Strain
TV · as The Ancient · 5 eps

Z Nation
TV · as Scully · 1 ep

John Dies at the End
Movie · as Roger North

Dust of War
Movie · as Jebediah Strumm

Innocent Blood
Movie · as Carl Grierr

Raze
Movie · as Joseph
First Impressions
Movie

Cruel Will
Movie · as Adrian

The Watch
Movie · as Hero Alien

Spirit Hunters
Movie · as Randolph

Men in Suits
Movie · as Self

Rock Jocks
Movie · as Smoking Jesus

Arrow
TV · as Jake Simmons · 1 ep

Absentia
Movie · as Walter Lambert

Dragon Age: Redemption
TV · as Saarebas · 6 eps

Falling Skies
TV · as Cochise · 20 eps

Teen Wolf
TV · as William Barrow · 1 ep

Face Off
TV · as Guest Judge · 1 ep

Legion
Movie · as Ice Cream Man

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Movie · as La gueule

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Movie · as Dr. Dallas
The Candy Shop
Movie · as The Candy Shop Owner

Sudden Death!
Movie · as Jonathan Wright
Carnies
Movie · as Ratcatcher

Super Capers
Movie · as Special Agent Smith #1

Angel of Death
Movie · as Dr. Rankin

The Butterfly Circus
Movie · as Otto

My Name Is Jerry
Movie · as Jerry Arthur

Angel of Death
TV · as Dr. Rankin · 10 eps

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Movie · as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death

Operation Filmmaker
Movie · as Self

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Movie · as Self

Quarantine
Movie · as Thin Infected Man

Skin and Bones
Movie · as Grady Edlund

Fear Itself
TV · as Grady Edlund · 1 ep

Sons of Anarchy
TV · as Officer Crane · 1 ep

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Movie · as Silver Surfer

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Movie · as Abe Sapien (voice)

The Wager
Movie · as Peter Barrett

Pan and the Fairies
Movie · as Self

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Movie · as Patron
Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'
Movie · as Self

The Guild
TV · as Gerald · 4 eps

Pan's Labyrinth
Movie · as Fauno / Pale Man

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Movie · as Abe Sapien (voice)

The Benchwarmers
Movie · as Number 7 Robot

Lady in the Water
Movie · as Tartutic #4

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Movie · as Cesare

Doom
Movie · as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp

Criminal Minds
TV · as Domino Thacker, Fight Club Captain · 1 ep

Hellboy
Movie · as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Movie · as Self

Sockbaby
TV · as Doug Jones · 1 ep

Stuck on You
Movie · as Space Alien #2

Men in Black II
Movie · as Joey

Adaptation.
Movie · as Augustus Margary

The Time Machine
Movie · as Spy Morlock

Monkeybone
Movie · as Yeti
Steven Spielberg's Movie
Movie · as Donald Columbus

The Guardian
TV · as Micah Oakey · 1 ep

Stalled
Movie · as Len

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Movie · as Dave

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Movie · as FBI Agent - Carrot

The Darkling
Movie · as Shadow Master

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Grinder · 1 ep

Mystery Men
Movie · as Eraserhead

Three Kings
Movie · as Dead Iraqi Soldier

Denial
Movie · as Ghost

Bug Buster
Movie · as Mother Bug

Mimic
Movie · as Long John

Galgameth
Movie · as Big Galgy

Warriors of Virtue
Movie · as Yee

The Weird Al Show
TV · as Contortionist #2 · 4 eps

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV · as Gentleman · 1 ep

Kenan & Kel
TV · as Head Waiter · 1 ep

Bone Chillers
TV · as Mummy · 1 ep

Tank Girl
Movie · as Additional Ripper

The Outer Limits
TV · as Elder Alien, Alien #1, Alien / Alien Doctor · 1 ep

Unhappily Ever After
TV · as Boomer · 1 ep

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Movie · as Slapstick Actor

Party of Five
TV · as Minister · 1 ep

Hocus Pocus
Movie · as Billy Butcherson

Magic Kid
Movie · as Clown in Office

Batman Returns
Movie · as Thin Clown

Carnal Crimes
Movie · as Lang

Hook
Movie · as Eyepatch Vendor (uncredited)

Night Angel
Movie · as Ken

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Contortionist · 1 ep

The Newlydeads
Movie · as Tim





