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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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grinder
Criminal Minds
Domino Thacker
Criminal Minds
Fight Club Captain
The Flash
Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
Arrow
Jake Simmons
Teen Wolf
William Barrow
Sons of Anarchy
Officer Crane
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gentleman
The Strain
The Ancient
Star Trek: Discovery
Saru
Falling Skies
Cochise
Z Nation
Scully
DuckTales
Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas
Party of Five
Minister
The Outer Limits
Elder Alien
The Outer Limits
Alien #1
The Outer Limits
Alien / Alien Doctor
The Guild
Gerald
The Guardian
Micah Oakey
Tales from the Crypt
Contortionist
Fear Itself
Grady Edlund
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Face Off
Guest Judge
John Dies at the End
Roger North
Kenan & Kel
Head Waiter
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Unhappily Ever After
Boomer
Batman Returns
Thin Clown
The Watch
Hero Alien
Legion
Ice Cream Man
Pan's Labyrinth
Fauno / Pale Man
Hellboy
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Men in Black II
Joey
The Shape of Water
Amphibian Man
Doom
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Hocus Pocus
Billy Butcherson
Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru
Three Kings
Dead Iraqi Soldier
The Time Machine
Spy Morlock
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Zero / Razer (voice)
Quarantine
Thin Infected Man
Crimson Peak
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Adaptation.
Augustus Margary
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Marcus
Tank Girl
Additional Ripper
Mystery Men
Eraserhead
Hocus Pocus 2
Billy Butcherson
Monkeybone
Yeti
Bug Buster
Mother Bug
The Weird Al Show
Contortionist #2
The Darkling
Shadow Master
The Benchwarmers
Number 7 Robot
Carnal Crimes
Lang
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
Automata
Carl Swangee (voice)
Stuck on You
Space Alien #2
Operation Filmmaker
Self
Absentia
Walter Lambert
Mimic
Long John
Lady in the Water
Tartutic #4
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Slapstick Actor
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
Demonetize
Hunter Zollinger
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
Bone Chillers
Mummy
Night Angel
Ken
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Scarecrow
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare
The Remedy
Leif Johansen
Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Dust of War
Jebediah Strumm
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
The Operator
Galgameth
Big Galgy
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Dr. Dallas
Love in the Time of Monsters
Dr. Lincoln
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Dr. Stewart
The Ultimate Legacy
Hawthorne
The Circuit
The Man in the Silo
Charlie (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Patron
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice)
Carnies
Ratcatcher
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Abe Sapien (voice)
Cruel Will
Adrian
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
FBI Agent - Carrot
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
The Man from the Pool
Warriors of Virtue
Yee
Innocent Blood
Carl Grierr
Dragon Age: Redemption
Saarebas
Sockbaby
Doug Jones
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
La gueule
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Creepy Old Man
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Abe Sapien (voice)
The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
Men in Suits
Self
Super Capers
Special Agent Smith #1
Raze
Joseph
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The Sycophant
5th Passenger
Langdon
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Nazareth
President Glade
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Denial
Ghost
Invader
Beneath the Leaves
James Whitley
Magic Kid
Clown in Office
Lights Out
Howie the Janitor
The Weeping
Sheriff Earl
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Sieck (voice)
The Wager
Peter Barrett
The Butterfly Circus
Otto
First Impressions
Spirit Hunters
Randolph
My Name Is Jerry
Jerry Arthur
Down Below
Lester
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
If It Bleeds
Dr. Charles
No Touching
Kripke
Horrified
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
The Boogeys
Sycophant
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Self
The Candy Shop
The Candy Shop Owner
Operation Taco Gary's
Elder
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Hell's Kitty
Father Damien
The Visitant
The Demon
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Billy Butcherson
Space Command Redemption
Dor Neven
Long Live the King
himself
Don't Open the Door
The Man
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Terrance
The Newlydeads
Tim
The Danger Element
Doctor Elymas
Pan and the Fairies
Self
Sudden Death!
Jonathan Wright
The Demon Detective
The Midnight Man
Vick
Organism 46-B The Unseen
Commander Volkov
Rock Jocks
Smoking Jesus
Spooky+
Himself
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Dave
All Is Merry & Bright
Doug the Deliveryman
The Angel
The Angel
Absentia: A Retrospective
Self
Stalled
Len
Island in the Sun
Ranger
My Friend Max
Max Mastin
Steven Spielberg's Movie
Donald Columbus
Crimson Phantoms
Get Me Doug Jones
Himself
The Strawberry
Dr. Johnson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
House of Holloway
Sheriff Alan
Disfigura
Host
The Ready Room
Self
The D-Con Chamber
Self