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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (34)
Hocus Pocus 2
The Shape of Water
The Bye Bye Man
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Crimson Peak
John Dies at the End
The Watch
Absentia
Legion
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Quarantine
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Pan's Labyrinth
Lady in the Water
The Benchwarmers
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Doom
Hellboy
Stuck on You
Men in Black II
Adaptation.
The Time Machine
Monkeybone
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Mystery Men
Three Kings
Mimic
Tank Girl
Hocus Pocus
