Doug Jones
Acting
Born: May 24, 1960 (age 66) · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Shape of Water
2017
The Flash
2014
Pan's Labyrinth
2006
Men in Black II
2002
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
Hellboy
2004
Batman Returns
1992
Arrow
2012
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
Crimson Peak
2015
Teen Wolf
2011
Criminal Minds
2005
Photos (4)
Movies (103)
Pan's Labyrinth
Fauno / Pale Man
Batman Returns
Thin Clown
The Shape of Water
Amphibian Man
Men in Black II
Joey
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
The Time Machine
Spy Morlock
Legion
Ice Cream Man
Hocus Pocus
Billy Butcherson
Doom
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Crimson Peak
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Hellboy
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Hocus Pocus 2
Billy Butcherson
Adaptation.
Augustus Margary
The Watch
Hero Alien
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Marcus
Three Kings
Dead Iraqi Soldier
Mimic
Long John
Tank Girl
Additional Ripper
Mystery Men
Eraserhead
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
Quarantine
Thin Infected Man
The Benchwarmers
Number 7 Robot
Monkeybone
Yeti
Lady in the Water
Tartutic #4
John Dies at the End
Roger North
Stuck on You
Space Alien #2
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Abe Sapien (voice)
The Strawberry
Dr. Johnson
Another
Dr. Roberts
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Abe Sapien (voice)
5th Passenger
Langdon
Night Angel
Ken
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Patron
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Slapstick Actor
Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
FBI Agent - Carrot
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
The Operator
Warriors of Virtue
Yee
The Midnight Man
Vick
Absentia
Walter Lambert
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
La gueule
The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
Bug Buster
Mother Bug
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Zero / Razer (voice)
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Raze
Joseph
Super Capers
Special Agent Smith #1
No Touching
Kripke
Pretty Boys
Bob Silver
Innocent Blood
Carl Grierr
Beneath the Leaves
James Whitley
All Is Merry & Bright
Doug the Deliveryman
Operation Taco Gary's
Elder
Cruel Will
Adrian
Disfigura
Host
Space Command Redemption
Dor Neven
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Dr. Dallas
The Ultimate Legacy
Hawthorne
The Demon Detective
2025
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Creepy Old Man
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Dave
Carnal Crimes
Lang
The Darkling
Shadow Master
The Wager
Peter Barrett
Denial
Ghost
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Billy Butcherson
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Scarecrow
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The Sycophant
Skin and Bones
Grady Edlund
The Butterfly Circus
Otto
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
The Man from the Pool
The Newlydeads
Tim
Magic Kid
Clown in Office
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare
The Angel
The Angel
The Man in the Silo
Charlie (voice)
Galgameth
Big Galgy
Hell's Kitty
Father Damien
The Circuit
2019
Down Below
Lester
Sudden Death!
Jonathan Wright
The Visitant
The Demon
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
Dust of War
Jebediah Strumm
My Friend Max
Max Mastin
Rock Jocks
Smoking Jesus
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
2023
The Remedy
Leif Johansen
My Name Is Jerry
Jerry Arthur
Lights Out
Howie the Janitor
If It Bleeds
Dr. Charles
Stalled
Len
Demonetize
Hunter Zollinger
Love in the Time of Monsters
Dr. Lincoln
Crimson Phantoms
2016
The Boogeys
Sycophant
Island in the Sun
Ranger
The Danger Element
Doctor Elymas
Spirit Hunters
Randolph
Nazareth
President Glade
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Terrance
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Sieck (voice)
TV Shows (35)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grinder · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Domino Thacker · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Fight Club Captain · 1 eps
The Flash
Jake Simmons / Deathbolt · 1 eps
Arrow
Jake Simmons · 1 eps
Sons of Anarchy
Officer Crane · 1 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gentleman · 1 eps
Teen Wolf
William Barrow · 1 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
Saru · 65 eps
Party of Five
Minister · 1 eps
The Strain
The Ancient · 5 eps
DuckTales
Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice) · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Elder Alien · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Alien #1 · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Alien / Alien Doctor · 1 eps
Falling Skies
Cochise · 20 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Contortionist · 1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas · 15 eps
The Guardian
Micah Oakey · 1 eps
Z Nation
Scully · 1 eps
Unhappily Ever After
Boomer · 1 eps
Kenan & Kel
Head Waiter · 1 eps
The Guild
Gerald · 4 eps
Face Off
Guest Judge · 1 eps
Fear Itself
Grady Edlund · 1 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru · 1 eps
The Weird Al Show
Contortionist #2 · 4 eps
After Trek
5 eps
Untitled Improv Project
Monologist · 1 eps
Bone Chillers
Mummy · 1 eps
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice) · 2 eps
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin · 10 eps
Dragon Age: Redemption
Saarebas · 6 eps
Automata
Carl Swangee (voice) · 6 eps
Sockbaby
Doug Jones · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
The Ready Room
Self · 5 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · 2 eps
The D-Con Chamber
Self · 1 eps
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
Long Live the King
himself
Men in Suits
Self
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
Operation Filmmaker
Self
Pan and the Fairies
Self
Spooky+
Himself
Absentia: A Retrospective
Self
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Self
