Doug Jones
Actor
Biography
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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Filmography
Pan's Labyrinth
as Fauno / Pale Man 2006
Men in Black II
as Joey 2002
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer 2007
Hellboy
as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien 2004
Batman Returns
as Thin Clown 1992
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death 2008
Crimson Peak
as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe 2015
Hocus Pocus
as Billy Butcherson 1993
Legion
as Ice Cream Man 2010
Adaptation.
as Augustus Margary 2002
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Marcus 2016
The Time Machine
as Spy Morlock 2002
The Watch
as Hero Alien 2012
Doom
as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp 2005
Three Kings
as Dead Iraqi Soldier 1999
Hocus Pocus 2
as Billy Butcherson 2022