Doug Jones
Birthday: 1960-05-24 | Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USADoug 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
Acting
Role
as Elder
as Doug the Deliveryman
as Dr. Charles
as Dor Neven
as Lester
as The Angel
as silver surfer
as Count Orlok
as Billy Butcherson
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Riddler
as Riddler
as Riddler
as Riddler
as The Sycophant
as Billy Butcherson
as Demon (segment: The Visitant)
as Head Master
as James Whitley
as Father Damien
as Langdon
as Amphibian Man
as Saru
as Scarecrow
as The Bye Bye Man
as Billy Butcherson
