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Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Acting
Born: May 24, 1960
From: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Operation Taco Gary's Elder 2026 6.6
Hocus Pocus 2 Billy Butcherson 2022 7.154
Spooky+ Himself 2022 1.0
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks The Sycophant 2021 4.8
The Circuit 2019 1.0
Absentia: A Retrospective Self 2014 7.0
John Dies at the End Roger North 2013 6.275
The Watch Hero Alien 2012 5.59
Absentia Walter Lambert 2011 5.853
Legion Ice Cream Man 2010 5.893
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life La gueule 2010 6.87
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Zero / Razer (voice) 2010 6.353
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer Dr. Dallas 2010 4.5
The Candy Shop The Candy Shop Owner 2010 6.5
Super Capers Special Agent Smith #1 2009 3.6
Angel of Death Dr. Rankin 2009 4.8
The Butterfly Circus Otto 2009 7.292
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / … 2008 6.8
Operation Filmmaker Self 2008 6.5
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon Self 2008 6.9
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer 2007 5.631
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron Abe Sapien (voice) 2007 6.375
Pan's Labyrinth Fauno / Pale Man 2006 7.761
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms Abe Sapien (voice) 2006 6.314
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Cesare 2005 6.207
Hellboy Abraham 'Abe' Sapien 2004 6.673
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation Self 2004 7.4
Men in Black II Joey 2002 6.384
Hocus Pocus Billy Butcherson 1993 7.039
Night Angel Ken 1990 4.381
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1960
FromIndianapolis, Indiana, USA