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Doug Jones

Acting

Doug Jones

EN, FR, ES cinema · 132 credits

Born

24 May 1960 (age 66)

Birthplace

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Also known as Νταγκ Τζόουνς · Doug A. Jones · 道格·瓊斯 · داگ جونز

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.

Known for

Filmography

Don't Open the Door

Don't Open the Door

ENNot rated

as The Man

The Weeping poster

The Weeping

ENNot rated

as Sheriff Earl

Horrified

Horrified

ENNot rated

Actor

Get Me Doug Jones poster

Get Me Doug Jones

ENNot rated

as Himself

Invader

Invader

ENNot rated

Actor

Organism 46-B The Unseen poster

Organism 46-B The Unseen

ENNot rated

as Commander Volkov

House of Holloway

House of Holloway

ENNot rated

as Sheriff Alan

Together poster

Together

ENNot rated

as Matthew Davis

Operation Taco Gary's poster

Operation Taco Gary's

EN · 20266.3

as Elder

The Remedy poster

The Remedy

EN · 2026Not rated

as Leif Johansen

Demonetize poster

Demonetize

EN · 2026Not rated

as Hunter Zollinger

The Strawberry poster

The Strawberry

EN · 2026Not rated

as Dr. Johnson

Another poster

Another

EN · 2026Not rated

as Dr. Roberts

Pretty Boys poster

Pretty Boys

EN · 2026Not rated

as Bob Silver

Remain Calm poster

Remain Calm

EN · 20267.2

as Government Agent

If It Bleeds poster

If It Bleeds

EN · 202510.0

as Dr. Charles

The Demon Detective poster

The Demon Detective

EN · 20256.0

as Uzgaroth

All Is Merry & Bright poster

All Is Merry & Bright

EN · 2025Not rated

as Doug the Deliveryman

Down Below poster

Down Below

EN · 20242.2

as Lester

Space Command Redemption poster

Space Command Redemption

EN · 20245.0

as Dor Neven

The Angel poster

The Angel

EN · 20246.5

as The Angel

Disfigura poster

Disfigura

EN · 20247.5

as Host

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror poster

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

EN · 20235.4

as Count Orlok

Wisdom From the Apocalypse poster

Wisdom From the Apocalypse

EN · 20232.0

Actor

Hocus Pocus 2 poster

Hocus Pocus 2

EN · 20227.1

as Billy Butcherson

Spooky+ poster

Spooky+

EN · 20221.0

as Himself

Svengoolie Uncrypted poster

Svengoolie Uncrypted

EN · 202210.0

as Self

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters poster

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

EN · 20225.6

as Self

Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks poster

Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks

EN · 20214.8

as The Sycophant

The 100 Candles Game poster

The 100 Candles Game

EN · 20205.6

as Demon (segment: The Visitant)

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover poster

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

EN · 20207.1

as Billy Butcherson

The Circuit poster

The Circuit

EN · 20191.0

Actor

Beneath the Leaves poster

Beneath the Leaves

EN · 20194.2

as James Whitley

31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest

2019

31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest

EN · 2019Not rated

as Self

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America poster

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

EN · 2018Not rated

as Self

Hell's Kitty poster

Hell's Kitty

EN · 20183.3

as Father Damien

5th Passenger poster

5th Passenger

EN · 20184.3

as Langdon

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash poster

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

EN · 20186.9

as Self

The Bye Bye Man poster

The Bye Bye Man

EN · 20175.2

as The Bye Bye Man

The Shape of Water poster

The Shape of Water

EN · 20177.2

as Amphibian Man

The Terror of Hallow's Eve poster

The Terror of Hallow's Eve

EN · 20175.2

as Scarecrow

The Danger Element poster

The Danger Element

EN · 20176.0

as Doctor Elymas

The Boogeys poster

The Boogeys

EN · 20176.5

as Sycophant

My Friend Max poster

My Friend Max

EN · 2017Not rated

as Max Mastin

Island in the Sun poster

Island in the Sun

EN · 2017Not rated

as Ranger

Nazareth poster

Nazareth

EN · 2017Not rated

as President Glade

The Man in the Silo poster

The Man in the Silo

EN · 2016Not rated

as Charlie (voice)

The Midnight Man poster

The Midnight Man

EN · 20165.8

as Vick

We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew poster

We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew

EN · 20165.7

as The Man from the Pool

Patient Seven poster

Patient Seven

EN · 20165.2

as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")

Ouija: Origin of Evil poster

Ouija: Origin of Evil

EN · 20166.2

as Marcus

Gehenna: Where Death Lives poster

Gehenna: Where Death Lives

EN · 20165.1

as Creepy Old Man

Long Live the King poster

Long Live the King

EN · 20165.2

as himself

No Touching poster

No Touching

EN · 20165.6

as Kripke

Crimson Phantoms poster

Crimson Phantoms

EN · 201610.0

Actor

Kiss the Devil in the Dark poster

Kiss the Devil in the Dark

EN · 2016Not rated

as Terrance

Lights Out poster

Lights Out

EN · 2015Not rated

as Howie the Janitor

The Legacy of Avril Kyte

2015

The Legacy of Avril Kyte

EN · 2015Not rated

as Dr. Stewart

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story poster

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

EN · 20155.1

as The Operator

Crimson Peak poster

Crimson Peak

EN · 20156.7

as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe

The Ultimate Legacy poster

The Ultimate Legacy

EN · 20155.5

as Hawthorne

Absentia: A Retrospective poster

Absentia: A Retrospective

EN · 20147.0

as Self

Love in the Time of Monsters poster

Love in the Time of Monsters

EN · 20146.2

as Dr. Lincoln

The Visitant poster

The Visitant

EN · 20146.8

as The Demon

Chaisson: Quest for Oriud poster

Chaisson: Quest for Oriud

EN · 2014Not rated

as Sieck (voice)

John Dies at the End poster

John Dies at the End

EN · 20136.3

as Roger North

Dust of War poster

Dust of War

EN · 20135.8

as Jebediah Strumm

Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood

EN · 2013Not rated

as Carl Grierr

Raze poster

Raze

EN · 20135.1

as Joseph

First Impressions

2013

First Impressions

EN · 20138.0

Actor

Cruel Will poster

Cruel Will

EN · 20133.4

as Adrian

The Watch poster

The Watch

EN · 20125.6

as Hero Alien

Spirit Hunters poster

Spirit Hunters

FR · 20123.6

as Randolph

Men in Suits poster

Men in Suits

EN · 20128.0

as Self

Rock Jocks poster

Rock Jocks

EN · 20124.7

as Smoking Jesus

Absentia poster

Absentia

EN · 20115.8

as Walter Lambert

Legion poster

Legion

EN · 20105.9

as Ice Cream Man

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life poster

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

FR · 20106.9

as La gueule

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey poster

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

EN · 20106.0

as Zero / Razer (voice)

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer poster

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

EN · 20104.5

as Dr. Dallas

The Candy Shop

2010

The Candy Shop

EN · 20106.5

as The Candy Shop Owner

Sudden Death! poster

Sudden Death!

EN · 201010.0

as Jonathan Wright

Carnies

2010

Carnies

EN · 20102.2

as Ratcatcher

Super Capers poster

Super Capers

EN · 20093.3

as Special Agent Smith #1

Angel of Death poster

Angel of Death

EN · 20094.7

as Dr. Rankin

The Butterfly Circus poster

The Butterfly Circus

EN · 20097.3

as Otto

My Name Is Jerry poster

My Name Is Jerry

EN · 20096.8

as Jerry Arthur

Hellboy II: The Golden Army poster

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

EN · 20086.8

as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death

Operation Filmmaker poster

Operation Filmmaker

EN · 20086.5

as Self

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon poster

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

EN · 20086.6

as Self

Quarantine poster

Quarantine

EN · 20085.8

as Thin Infected Man

Skin and Bones poster

Skin and Bones

EN · 2008Not rated

as Grady Edlund

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

EN · 20075.6

as Silver Surfer

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron poster

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

EN · 20076.3

as Abe Sapien (voice)

The Wager poster

The Wager

EN · 20074.6

as Peter Barrett

Pan and the Fairies poster

Pan and the Fairies

EN · 20078.0

as Self

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning poster

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

EN · 20076.2

as Patron

Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'

2007

Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Pan's Labyrinth poster

Pan's Labyrinth

ES · 20067.8

as Fauno / Pale Man

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms poster

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

EN · 20066.3

as Abe Sapien (voice)

The Benchwarmers poster

The Benchwarmers

EN · 20065.9

as Number 7 Robot

Lady in the Water poster

Lady in the Water

EN · 20065.6

as Tartutic #4

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari poster

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

EN · 20056.2

as Cesare

Doom poster

Doom

EN · 20055.2

as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp

Hellboy poster

Hellboy

EN · 20046.7

as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation poster

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

EN · 20046.9

as Self

Stuck on You poster

Stuck on You

EN · 20035.4

as Space Alien #2

Men in Black II poster

Men in Black II

EN · 20026.4

as Joey

Adaptation. poster

Adaptation.

EN · 20027.3

as Augustus Margary

The Time Machine poster

The Time Machine

EN · 20026.4

as Spy Morlock

Monkeybone poster

Monkeybone

EN · 20015.3

as Yeti

Steven Spielberg's Movie

2001

Steven Spielberg's Movie

EN · 20019.0

as Donald Columbus

Stalled poster

Stalled

EN · 20004.8

as Len

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman poster

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

EN · 20004.4

as Dave

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle poster

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

EN · 20004.3

as FBI Agent - Carrot

The Darkling poster

The Darkling

EN · 20005.0

as Shadow Master

Mystery Men poster

Mystery Men

EN · 19995.9

as Eraserhead

Three Kings poster

Three Kings

EN · 19996.7

as Dead Iraqi Soldier

Denial poster

Denial

EN · 19984.6

as Ghost

Bug Buster poster

Bug Buster

EN · 19983.9

as Mother Bug

Mimic poster

Mimic

EN · 19976.1

as Long John

Galgameth poster

Galgameth

EN · 19975.2

as Big Galgy

Warriors of Virtue poster

Warriors of Virtue

EN · 19974.8

as Yee

Tank Girl poster

Tank Girl

EN · 19955.5

as Additional Ripper

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies

EN · 19945.7

as Slapstick Actor

Hocus Pocus poster

Hocus Pocus

EN · 19937.1

as Billy Butcherson

Magic Kid poster

Magic Kid

EN · 19935.1

as Clown in Office

Batman Returns poster

Batman Returns

EN · 19927.0

as Thin Clown

Carnal Crimes poster

Carnal Crimes

EN · 19914.5

as Lang

Hook poster

Hook

EN · 19916.8

as Eyepatch Vendor (uncredited)

Night Angel poster

Night Angel

EN · 19904.4

as Ken

The Newlydeads poster

The Newlydeads

EN · 19883.3

as Tim