Doug Jones
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
Fauno / Pale Man
El laberinto del fauno
Joey
Men in Black II
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Hellboy
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Billy Butcherson
Hocus Pocus
Special Agent Smith #1
Super Capers
Dr. Rankin
Angel of Death
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Ice Cream Man
Legion
La gueule
Gainsbourg (vie héroïque)
Zero / Razer (voice)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Abe Sapien (voice)
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
The Circuit
Billy Butcherson
Hocus Pocus 2
Cesare
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Himself
Spooky+
Self
Absentia: A Retrospective
Ken
Night Angel
Abe Sapien (voice)
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Dr. Dallas
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Hero Alien
The Watch
The Sycophant
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
Self
Operation Filmmaker
Walter Lambert
Absentia
The Candy Shop Owner
The Candy Shop
Roger North
John Dies at the End
Self
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Otto
The Butterfly Circus
Self
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Elder
Operation Taco Gary's
Randolph
Spirit Hunters
Self
Men in Suits
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
The 100 Candles Game
Jebediah Strumm
Dust of War
Smoking Jesus
Rock Jocks
Carl Grierr
Innocent Blood
Joseph
Raze
Dr. Lincoln
Love in the Time of Monsters
First Impressions
Howie the Janitor
Lights Out
Self
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Lester
Down Below
Len
Stalled
Dr. Stewart
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Charlie (voice)
The Man in the Silo
Augustus Margary
Adaptation.
Clown in Office
Magic Kid
Jonathan Wright
Sudden Death!
The Operator
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
Dr. Charles
If It Bleeds
The Demon
The Visitant
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Crimson Peak
Thin Infected Man
Quarantine
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
The Man
Don't Open the Door
Dor Neven
Space Command Redemption
Hawthorne
The Ultimate Legacy
Vick
The Midnight Man
Count Orlok
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Ratcatcher
Carnies
The Man from the Pool
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
Amphibian Man
The Shape of Water
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Patient Seven
Lang
Carnal Crimes
Tim
The Newlydeads
Marcus
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Jerry Arthur
My Name Is Jerry
Creepy Old Man
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Dave
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Long John
Mimic
himself
Long Live the King
Additional Ripper
Tank Girl
Yeti
Monkeybone
Adrian
Cruel Will
Spy Morlock
The Time Machine
Scarecrow
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Doctor Elymas
The Danger Element
Kripke
No Touching
Sycophant
The Boogeys
Thin Clown
Batman Returns
Ghost
Denial
Big Galgy
Galgameth
Peter Barrett
The Wager
Tartutic #4
Lady in the Water
Space Alien #2
Stuck on You
Dead Iraqi Soldier
Three Kings
FBI Agent - Carrot
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Doom
Shadow Master
The Darkling
Eraserhead
Mystery Men
Yee
Warriors of Virtue
Mother Bug
Bug Buster
Number 7 Robot
The Benchwarmers
Patron
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Slapstick Actor
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Father Damien
Hell's Kitty
Langdon
5th Passenger
Self
El fauno y las hadas
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
James Whitley
Beneath the Leaves
Crimson Phantoms
Donald Columbus
Steven Spielberg's Movie
Billy Butcherson
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Terrance
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Sieck (voice)
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Max Mastin
My Friend Max
Self
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
The Angel
The Angel
Leif Johansen
The Remedy
Sheriff Earl
The Weeping
Ranger
Island in the Sun
Horrified
Hunter Zollinger
Demonetize
President Glade
Nazareth
The Demon Detective
Riddler
Batman: Dying is Easy
Himself
Get Me Doug Jones
Invader
Commander Volkov
Organism 46-B The Unseen
Dr. Johnson
The Strawberry
Doug the Deliveryman
All Is Merry & Bright
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
123
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-05-24
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
Νταγκ Τζόουνς