Doug Jones
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.
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Known for
Criminal Minds
Domino Thacker
Criminal Minds
Fight Club Captain
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grinder
The Flash
Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
Teen Wolf
William Barrow
Arrow
Jake Simmons
Sons of Anarchy
Officer Crane
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gentleman
The Strain
The Ancient
Star Trek: Discovery
Saru
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru
Batman Returns
Thin Clown
Tales from the Crypt
Contortionist
Z Nation
Scully
What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas
Pan's Labyrinth
Fauno / Pale Man
The Outer Limits
Elder Alien
The Outer Limits
Alien #1
The Outer Limits
Alien / Alien Doctor
DuckTales
Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
The Guardian
Micah Oakey
Falling Skies
Cochise
The Guild
Gerald
The Shape of Water
Amphibian Man
Men in Black II
Joey
Legion
Ice Cream Man
Hocus Pocus
Billy Butcherson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
Hellboy
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Hocus Pocus 2
Billy Butcherson
Doom
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Unhappily Ever After
Boomer
Face Off
Guest Judge
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Crimson Peak
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Kenan & Kel
Head Waiter
The Time Machine
Spy Morlock
Adaptation.
Augustus Margary
Quarantine
Thin Infected Man
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Marcus
The Watch
Hero Alien
Three Kings
Dead Iraqi Soldier
The Ultimate Legacy
Hawthorne
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Creepy Old Man
Stuck on You
Space Alien #2
Mimic
Long John
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
The Benchwarmers
Number 7 Robot
The Midnight Man
Vick
John Dies at the End
Roger North
5th Passenger
Langdon
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
The Operator
The Boogeys
Sycophant
Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Operation Taco Gary's
Elder
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Patron
Hell's Kitty
Father Damien
Monkeybone
Yeti
Fear Itself
Grady Edlund
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The Sycophant
If It Bleeds
Dr. Charles
Magic Kid
Clown in Office
Tank Girl
Additional Ripper
Bone Chillers
Mummy
Mystery Men
Eraserhead
Spirit Hunters
Randolph
Denial
Ghost
The Remedy
Leif Johansen
The Darkling
Shadow Master
Lady in the Water
Tartutic #4
Raze
Joseph
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Abe Sapien (voice)
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
The Wager
Peter Barrett
Warriors of Virtue
Yee
Carnal Crimes
Lang
Bug Buster
Mother Bug
The Weird Al Show
Contortionist #2
Night Angel
Ken
Beneath The Leaves
James Whitley
The Man in the Silo
Charlie (voice)
The Circuit
Demonetize
Hunter Zollinger
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
Rock Jocks
Smoking Jesus
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Zero / Razer (voice)
Dust of War
Jebediah Strumm
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Self
Space Command Redemption
Dor Neven
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Dr. Stewart
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice)
Galgameth
Big Galgy
Cruel Will
Adrian
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
FBI Agent - Carrot
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare
The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
The Danger Element
Doctor Elymas
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Dave
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies
Slapstick Actor
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Abe Sapien (voice)
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
La gueule
Long Live the King
himself
The Newlydeads
Tim
Absentia: A Retrospective
Self
Love in the Time of Monsters
Dr. Lincoln
Lights Out
Howie the Janitor
Operation Filmmaker
Self
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Dr. Dallas
Super Capers
Special Agent Smith #1
Down Below
Lester
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Absentia
Walter Lambert
Carnies
Ratcatcher
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Sieck (voice)
The Candy Shop
The Candy Shop Owner
No Touching
Kripke
Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow
Saru
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Scarecrow
The Visitant
The Demon
Sockbaby
Doug Jones
Dragon Age: Redemption
Saarebas
Don't Open the Door
The Man
Automata
Carl Swangee (voice)
The Butterfly Circus
Otto
Island in the Sun
Ranger
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
The Man from the Pool
Sudden Death!
Jonathan Wright
Stalled
Len
My Name Is Jerry
Jerry Arthur
Innocent Blood
Carl Grierr
The Angel
The Angel
Steven Spielberg's Movie
Donald Columbus
My Friend Max
Max Mastin
Spooky+
Himself
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Billy Butcherson
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Terrance
The Demon Detective
Horrified
Nazareth
President Glade
Pan and the Fairies
Self
Men in Suits
Self
First Impressions
The Weeping
Sheriff Earl
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Crimson Phantoms
The Ready Room
Self
The D-Con Chamber
Self