Doug Jones
Actor
Born May 24, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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.
Filmography
The Weeping
Sheriff Earl
Get Me Doug Jones
Himself
Organism 46-B The Unseen
Commander Volkov
Together
Matthew Davis
The Remedy
Leif Johansen
Demonetize
Hunter Zollinger
The Strawberry
Dr. Johnson
Pretty Boys
Bob Silver
Operation Taco Gary's
Elder
All Is Merry & Bright
Doug the Deliveryman
If It Bleeds
Dr. Charles
The Demon Detective
The Angel
The Angel
Disfigura
Host
Down Below
Lester
The D-Con Chamber
Self
Space Command Redemption
Dor Neven
Nosferatu. A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice)
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Untitled Improv Project
Monologist
Spooky+
Himself
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Self
Hocus Pocus 2
Billy Butcherson
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
Batman: Dying Is Easy
Riddler
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
The Sycophant
The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Billy Butcherson
What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas
The Circuit
Beneath the Leaves
James Whitley
The Ready Room
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru
Automata
Carl Swangee (voice)
5th Passenger
Langdon
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
Hell's Kitty
Father Damien
The Shape of Water
Amphibian Man
Star Trek: Discovery
Saru
After Trek
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Scarecrow
DuckTales
Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The Danger Element
Doctor Elymas
The Boogeys
Sycophant
Nazareth
President Glade
My Friend Max
Max Mastin
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
Island in the Sun
Ranger
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Terrance
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Marcus
Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Creepy Old Man
Long Live the King
himself
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
The Man from the Pool
No Touching
Kripke
The Midnight Man
Vick
Crimson Phantoms
The Man in the Silo
Charlie (voice)
The Ultimate Legacy
Hawthorne
Crimson Peak
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Lights Out
Howie the Janitor
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
The Operator
The Visitant
The Demon
The Flash
Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
Z Nation
Scully
The Strain
The Ancient
Absentia: A Retrospective
Self
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Sieck (voice)
Love in the Time of Monsters
Dr. Lincoln
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Cruel Will
Adrian
Innocent Blood
Carl Grierr
Dust of War
Jebediah Strumm
Raze
Joseph
John Dies at the End
Roger North
Men in Suits
Self
Spirit Hunters
Randolph
Arrow
Jake Simmons
Rock Jocks
Smoking Jesus
The Watch
Hero Alien
Dragon Age: Redemption
Saarebas
Falling Skies
Cochise
Teen Wolf
William Barrow
Absentia
Walter Lambert
Face Off
Guest Judge
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Dr. Dallas
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Zero / Razer (voice)
Sudden Death!
Jonathan Wright
Legion
Ice Cream Man
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
La gueule
The Butterfly Circus
Otto
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
Super Capers
Special Agent Smith #1
Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
My Name Is Jerry
Jerry Arthur
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
Quarantine
Thin Infected Man
Sons of Anarchy
Officer Crane
Fear Itself: Skin and Bones
Grady Edlund
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Fear Itself
Grady Edlund
Operation Filmmaker
Self
Pan and the Fairies
Self
The Guild
Gerald
The Wager
Peter Barrett
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Abe Sapien (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Patron
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Abe Sapien (voice)
Pan's Labyrinth
Fauno / Pale Man
Lady in the Water
Tartutic #4
The Benchwarmers
Number 7 Robot
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare
Doom
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Criminal Minds
Domino Thacker
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
Hellboy
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Sockbaby
Doug Jones
Stuck on You
Space Alien #2
Adaptation.
Augustus Margary
Men in Black II
Joey
The Time Machine
Spy Morlock
The Guardian
Micah Oakey
Monkeybone
Yeti
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Dave
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grinder
The Darkling
Shadow Master
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
FBI Agent - Carrot
Stalled
Len
Three Kings
Dead Iraqi Soldier
Mystery Men
Eraserhead
Denial
Ghost
Bug Buster
Mother Bug
The Weird Al Show
Contortionist #2
Mimic
Long John
Galgameth
Big Galgy
Warriors of Virtue
Yee
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gentleman
Bone Chillers
Mummy
Kenan & Kel
Head Waiter
Tank Girl
Additional Ripper
The Outer Limits
Elder Alien
Unhappily Ever After
Boomer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Slapstick Actor
Party of Five
Minister
Magic Kid
Clown in Office
Hocus Pocus
Billy Butcherson
Batman Returns
Thin Clown
Carnal Crimes
Lang
Night Angel
Ken
Tales from the Crypt
Contortionist
The Newlydeads
Tim