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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1960 |
| From | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |