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