Doug Jones
Acting
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.
Born: May 24, 1960
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Dr. Charles
as The Angel
as Elder
as Lester
as Self
as Dor Neven
as Count Orlok
as Saru (voice)
as Self
as Billy Butcherson
as Riddler
as The Sycophant
as Himself
as Demon (segment: The Visitant)
as Billy Butcherson
as Baron Afanas
as James Whitley
as Self
as Self
as Saru
as Carl Swangee (voice)
as Langdon
as Father Damien
as Amphibian Man
as Saru
as Scarecrow
as Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
as Self
as Doctor Elymas
as Sycophant
as Max Mastin
as The Bye Bye Man
as Ranger
as Terrance
as Marcus
as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
as Creepy Old Man
as himself
as The Man from the Pool
as Kripke
as Vick
as Charlie (voice)
as Hawthorne
as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
as Howie the Janitor
as The Operator
as The Demon
as Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
as Scully
as The Ancient
as Self
as Sieck (voice)
as Dr. Lincoln
as Self
as Adrian
as Carl Grierr
as Jebediah Strumm
as Joseph
as Roger North
as Self
as Randolph
as Jake Simmons
as Smoking Jesus
as Hero Alien
as Saarebas
as Cochise
as William Barrow
as Walter Lambert
as Guest Judge
as Dr. Dallas
as Zero / Razer (voice)
as Jonathan Wright
as Ice Cream Man
as La gueule
as Otto
as Dr. Rankin
as Special Agent Smith #1
as Dr. Rankin
as Jerry Arthur
as Thin Infected Man
as Officer Crane
as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
as Grady Edlund
as Self
as Self
as Gerald
as Peter Barrett
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
as Abe Sapien (voice)
as Patron
as Abe Sapien (voice)
as Fauno / Pale Man
as Tartutic #4
as Number 7 Robot
as Cesare
as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
as Domino Thacker
as Fight Club Captain
as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
as Doug Jones
as Space Alien #2
as Augustus Margary
as Joey
as Spy Morlock
as Micah Oakey
as Yeti
as Grinder
as Shadow Master
as FBI Agent - Carrot
as Len
as Dead Iraqi Soldier
as Eraserhead
as Ghost
as Mother Bug
as Contortionist #2
as Long John
as Big Galgy
as Yee
as Gentleman
as Mummy
as Head Waiter
as Additional Ripper
as Elder Alien
as Alien #1
as Alien / Alien Doctor
as Boomer
as Slapstick Actor
as Clown in Office
as Billy Butcherson
as Thin Clown
as Lang
as Ken
as Contortionist
as Tim
as Leif Johansen
as Sheriff Earl
as Hunter Zollinger
as President Glade
as Himself