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