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 (6)
Movies (105)
The Shape of Water
Amphibian Man
Men in Black II
Joey
Batman Returns
Thin Clown
Hocus Pocus
Billy Butcherson
Pan's Labyrinth
Fauno / Pale Man
Hocus Pocus 2
Billy Butcherson
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Marcus
Adaptation.
Augustus Margary
Hook
Eyepatch Vendor (uncredited)
Tank Girl
Additional Ripper
Crimson Peak
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
Stuck on You
Space Alien #2
The Watch
Hero Alien
Mystery Men
Eraserhead
The Time Machine
Spy Morlock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Hellboy
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Legion
Ice Cream Man
Lady in the Water
Tartutic #4
Monkeybone
Yeti
Three Kings
Dead Iraqi Soldier
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
Doom
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Warriors of Virtue
Yee
The Benchwarmers
Number 7 Robot
Mimic
Long John
Quarantine
Thin Infected Man
Night Angel
Ken
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Abe Sapien (voice)
John Dies at the End
Roger North
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
FBI Agent - Carrot
Absentia
Walter Lambert
The Ultimate Legacy
Hawthorne
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
The Operator
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Patron
The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Abe Sapien (voice)
The Strawberry
Dr. Johnson
Bug Buster
Mother Bug
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Zero / Razer (voice)
Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
La gueule
Operation Taco Gary's
Elder
Pretty Boys
Bob Silver
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Creepy Old Man
Magic Kid
Clown in Office
Disfigura
Host
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Scarecrow
5th Passenger
Langdon
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare
Raze
Joseph
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Dave
Space Command Redemption
Dor Neven
The Wager
Peter Barrett
Another
Dr. Roberts
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Dr. Dallas
The Butterfly Circus
Otto
Skin and Bones
Grady Edlund
All Is Merry & Bright
Doug the Deliveryman
Beneath the Leaves
James Whitley
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Slapstick Actor
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
2023
Stalled
Len
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
The Man from the Pool
Cruel Will
Adrian
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Terrance
Galgameth
Big Galgy
No Touching
Kripke
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The Sycophant
Super Capers
Special Agent Smith #1
Carnal Crimes
Lang
Rock Jocks
Smoking Jesus
Innocent Blood
Carl Grierr
The Midnight Man
Vick
The Newlydeads
Tim
The Demon Detective
Uzgaroth
The Darkling
Shadow Master
The Remedy
Leif Johansen
Hell's Kitty
Father Damien
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Sieck (voice)
Crimson Phantoms
2016
Love in the Time of Monsters
Dr. Lincoln
The Angel
The Angel
Sudden Death!
Jonathan Wright
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Billy Butcherson
Denial
Ghost
Nazareth
President Glade
If It Bleeds
Dr. Charles
The Circuit
2019
Down Below
Lester
The Boogeys
Sycophant
My Friend Max
Max Mastin
The Visitant
The Demon
The Danger Element
Doctor Elymas
The Man in the Silo
Charlie (voice)
My Name Is Jerry
Jerry Arthur
Island in the Sun
Ranger
Lights Out
Howie the Janitor
Spirit Hunters
Randolph
Dust of War
Jebediah Strumm
Demonetize
Hunter Zollinger
Remain Calm
Government Agent
TV Shows (35)
Criminal Minds
Domino Thacker · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Fight Club Captain · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grinder · 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
Star Trek: Discovery
Saru · 65 eps
Teen Wolf
William Barrow · 1 eps
DuckTales
Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice) · 1 eps
The Strain
The Ancient · 5 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas · 15 eps
Party of Five
Minister · 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
Z Nation
Scully · 1 eps
The Guardian
Micah Oakey · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Contortionist · 1 eps
The Guild
Gerald · 4 eps
Unhappily Ever After
Boomer · 1 eps
Kenan & Kel
Head Waiter · 1 eps
Fear Itself
Grady Edlund · 1 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru · 1 eps
Face Off
Guest Judge · 1 eps
The Weird Al Show
Contortionist #2 · 4 eps
After Trek
5 eps
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice) · 2 eps
Bone Chillers
Mummy · 1 eps
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin · 10 eps
Automata
Carl Swangee (voice) · 6 eps
Untitled Improv Project
Monologist · 1 eps
Sockbaby
Doug Jones · 1 eps
Dragon Age: Redemption
Saarebas · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · 2 eps
The Ready Room
Self · 5 eps
The D-Con Chamber
Self · 1 eps
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
Pan and the Fairies
Self
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
Spooky+
Himself
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
Long Live the King
himself
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Men in Suits
Self
Absentia: A Retrospective
Self
Operation Filmmaker
Self
