Doug Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

161

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-05-24 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Doug Jones

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Teen Wolf

    Teen Wolf

  • Sons of Anarchy

    Sons of Anarchy

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • The Strain

    The Strain

  • Z Nation

    Z Nation

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Pan's Labyrinth

    Pan's Labyrinth

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Falling Skies

    Falling Skies

  • Kenan & Kel

    Kenan & Kel

  • Batman Returns

    Batman Returns

  • The Watch

    The Watch

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Mystery Men

    Mystery Men

  • The Guild

    The Guild

  • Hellboy

    Hellboy

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • Hocus Pocus

    Hocus Pocus

  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army

    Hellboy II: The Golden Army

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

  • Tank Girl

    Tank Girl

  • Unhappily Ever After

    Unhappily Ever After

  • Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

    Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

  • Quarantine

    Quarantine

  • Hocus Pocus 2

    Hocus Pocus 2

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • Mimic

    Mimic

  • Face Off

    Face Off

  • Legion

    Legion

  • Patient Seven

    Patient Seven

  • Down Below

    Down Below

  • The Ready Room

    The Ready Room

  • Star Trek: Short Treks

    Star Trek: Short Treks

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

  • 5th Passenger

    5th Passenger

  • The Time Machine

    The Time Machine

  • Fear Itself

    Fear Itself

  • Magic Kid

    Magic Kid

  • Absentia

    Absentia

  • Crimson Peak

    Crimson Peak

  • Doom

    Doom

  • Spirit Hunters

    Spirit Hunters

  • Bug Buster

    Bug Buster

  • Ouija: Origin of Evil

    Ouija: Origin of Evil

  • The Boogeys

    The Boogeys

  • Monkeybone

    Monkeybone

  • Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

    Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

  • The Circuit

    The Circuit

  • The Benchwarmers

    The Benchwarmers

  • Raze

    Raze

  • Denial

    Denial

  • Three Kings

    Three Kings

  • The Angel

    The Angel

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Lady in the Water

    Lady in the Water

  • Super Capers

    Super Capers

  • Rock Jocks

    Rock Jocks

  • Night Angel

    Night Angel

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

    The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

  • The Newlydeads

    The Newlydeads

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

    Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

  • The Weird Al Show

    The Weird Al Show

  • The Wager

    The Wager

  • Warriors of Virtue

    Warriors of Virtue

  • Cruel Will

    Cruel Will

  • Stuck on You

    Stuck on You

  • Galgameth

    Galgameth

  • Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

    Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

  • Invader

    Invader

  • The Terror of Hallow's Eve

    The Terror of Hallow's Eve

  • The Visitant

    The Visitant

  • The Bye Bye Man

    The Bye Bye Man

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

  • The 100 Candles Game

    The 100 Candles Game

  • Svengoolie Uncrypted

    Svengoolie Uncrypted

  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

    Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

  • Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

    Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

  • The Ultimate Legacy

    The Ultimate Legacy

  • Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

    Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

  • Dust of War

    Dust of War

  • Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks

    Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks

  • Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

    Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

  • Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow

    Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow

  • The D-Con Chamber

    The D-Con Chamber

  • The Man in the Silo

    The Man in the Silo

  • If It Bleeds

    If It Bleeds

  • Gehenna: Where Death Lives

    Gehenna: Where Death Lives

  • Space Command Redemption

    Space Command Redemption

  • Chaisson: Quest for Oriud

    Chaisson: Quest for Oriud

  • Operation Taco Gary's

    Operation Taco Gary's

  • Innocent Blood

    Innocent Blood

  • Angel of Death

    Angel of Death

  • John Dies at the End

    John Dies at the End

  • Absentia: A Retrospective

    Absentia: A Retrospective

  • Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

    Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

  • The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

  • Love in the Time of Monsters

    Love in the Time of Monsters

  • Angel of Death

    Angel of Death

  • Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies

    Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies

  • Beneath the Leaves

    Beneath the Leaves

  • Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

    Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

  • Bone Chillers

    Bone Chillers

  • Don't Open the Door

    Don't Open the Door

  • Sudden Death!

    Sudden Death!

  • Hell's Kitty

    Hell's Kitty

  • The Legacy of Avril Kyte

    The Legacy of Avril Kyte

  • We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew

    We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew

  • Star Trek: very Short Treks

    Star Trek: very Short Treks

  • Automata

    Automata

  • Organism 46-B The Unseen

    Organism 46-B The Unseen

  • The Candy Shop

    The Candy Shop

  • The Midnight Man

    The Midnight Man

  • My Name Is Jerry

    My Name Is Jerry

  • The Demon Detective

    The Demon Detective

  • Dragon Age: Redemption

    Dragon Age: Redemption

  • Wisdom From the Apocalypse

    Wisdom From the Apocalypse

  • Kiss the Devil in the Dark

    Kiss the Devil in the Dark

  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

    Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Sockbaby

    Sockbaby

  • Carnal Crimes

    Carnal Crimes

  • Men in Suits

    Men in Suits

  • My Friend Max

    My Friend Max

  • The Darkling

    The Darkling

  • The Danger Element

    The Danger Element

  • The Remedy

    The Remedy

  • No Touching

    No Touching

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

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

  • Batman: Dying is Easy

    Batman: Dying is Easy

  • Operation Filmmaker

    Operation Filmmaker

  • Carnies

    Carnies

  • Pan and the Fairies

    Pan and the Fairies

  • Stalled

    Stalled

  • Horrified

    Horrified

  • Nazareth

    Nazareth

  • The Weeping

    The Weeping

  • Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

  • Crimson Phantoms

    Crimson Phantoms

  • Demonetize

    Demonetize

  • Spooky+

    Spooky+

  • Get Me Doug Jones

    Get Me Doug Jones

  • First Impressions

    First Impressions

  • The Strawberry

    The Strawberry

  • Steven Spielberg's Movie

    Steven Spielberg's Movie

  • Island in the Sun

    Island in the Sun