Doug Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

156

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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Teen Wolf

    Teen Wolf

  • Sons of Anarchy

    Sons of Anarchy

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • The Strain

    The Strain

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • The Ready Room

    The Ready Room

  • Hocus Pocus

    Hocus Pocus

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Z Nation

    Z Nation

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • The Guild

    The Guild

  • Pan's Labyrinth

    Pan's Labyrinth

  • Falling Skies

    Falling Skies

  • Hocus Pocus 2

    Hocus Pocus 2

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

  • Kenan & Kel

    Kenan & Kel

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Hellboy

    Hellboy

  • Batman Returns

    Batman Returns

  • The Time Machine

    The Time Machine

  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army

    Hellboy II: The Golden Army

  • Unhappily Ever After

    Unhappily Ever After

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • Face Off

    Face Off

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • Crimson Peak

    Crimson Peak

  • Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

    Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

  • Legion

    Legion

  • Magic Kid

    Magic Kid

  • The Angel

    The Angel

  • Fear Itself

    Fear Itself

  • The Ultimate Legacy

    The Ultimate Legacy

  • Operation Taco Gary's

    Operation Taco Gary's

  • Tank Girl

    Tank Girl

  • Demonetize

    Demonetize

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

  • Gehenna: Where Death Lives

    Gehenna: Where Death Lives

  • The Watch

    The Watch

  • Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks

    Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks

  • The Weird Al Show

    The Weird Al Show

  • Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

    Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

  • Three Kings

    Three Kings

  • Quarantine

    Quarantine

  • Operation Filmmaker

    Operation Filmmaker

  • Love in the Time of Monsters

    Love in the Time of Monsters

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

    The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

  • Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

    Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

  • Ouija: Origin of Evil

    Ouija: Origin of Evil

  • Star Trek: Short Treks

    Star Trek: Short Treks

  • The Danger Element

    The Danger Element

  • Patient Seven

    Patient Seven

  • The Butterfly Circus

    The Butterfly Circus

  • Mimic

    Mimic

  • The Boogeys

    The Boogeys

  • Monkeybone

    Monkeybone

  • The D-Con Chamber

    The D-Con Chamber

  • The Benchwarmers

    The Benchwarmers

  • Doom

    Doom

  • Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

    Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

    Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

  • Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

    Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

  • Lady in the Water

    Lady in the Water

  • Dust of War

    Dust of War

  • The Wager

    The Wager

  • Batman: Dying is Easy

    Batman: Dying is Easy

  • 5th Passenger

    5th Passenger

  • Spirit Hunters

    Spirit Hunters

  • Mystery Men

    Mystery Men

  • Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

    Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

  • Warriors of Virtue

    Warriors of Virtue

  • The Candy Shop

    The Candy Shop

  • Bug Buster

    Bug Buster

  • Denial

    Denial

  • The Darkling

    The Darkling

  • Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

    Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

  • Rock Jocks

    Rock Jocks

  • Wisdom From the Apocalypse

    Wisdom From the Apocalypse

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

    Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

  • Don't Open the Door

    Don't Open the Door

  • The Circuit

    The Circuit

  • Stuck on You

    Stuck on You

  • Chaisson: Quest for Oriud

    Chaisson: Quest for Oriud

  • Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

    Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

  • Svengoolie Uncrypted

    Svengoolie Uncrypted

  • Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow

    Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow

  • Absentia

    Absentia

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • The Legacy of Avril Kyte

    The Legacy of Avril Kyte

  • Bone Chillers

    Bone Chillers

  • Hell's Kitty

    Hell's Kitty

  • Absentia: A Retrospective

    Absentia: A Retrospective

  • Angel of Death

    Angel of Death

  • My Name Is Jerry

    My Name Is Jerry

  • The Newlydeads

    The Newlydeads

  • The Man in the Silo

    The Man in the Silo

  • Raze

    Raze

  • Sudden Death!

    Sudden Death!

  • Space Command Redemption

    Space Command Redemption

  • Star Trek: very Short Treks

    Star Trek: very Short Treks

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

    Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

  • Night Angel

    Night Angel

  • Beneath The Leaves

    Beneath The Leaves

  • The Bye Bye Man

    The Bye Bye Man

  • Down Below

    Down Below

  • The 100 Candles Game

    The 100 Candles Game

  • Super Capers

    Super Capers

  • The Remedy

    The Remedy

  • The Terror of Hallow's Eve

    The Terror of Hallow's Eve

  • If It Bleeds

    If It Bleeds

  • John Dies at the End

    John Dies at the End

  • The Demon Detective

    The Demon Detective

  • The Visitant

    The Visitant

  • Angel of Death

    Angel of Death

  • Galgameth

    Galgameth

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

  • The Midnight Man

    The Midnight Man

  • Automata

    Automata

  • Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies

    Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies

  • Innocent Blood

    Innocent Blood

  • Cruel Will

    Cruel Will

  • Dragon Age: Redemption

    Dragon Age: Redemption

  • Carnal Crimes

    Carnal Crimes

  • Sockbaby

    Sockbaby

  • Men in Suits

    Men in Suits

  • Pan and the Fairies

    Pan and the Fairies

  • My Friend Max

    My Friend Max

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

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

  • Stalled

    Stalled

  • No Touching

    No Touching

  • We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew

    We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew

  • Kiss the Devil in the Dark

    Kiss the Devil in the Dark

  • Horrified

    Horrified

  • Spooky+

    Spooky+

  • Carnies

    Carnies

  • Island in the Sun

    Island in the Sun

  • Nazareth

    Nazareth

  • First Impressions

    First Impressions

  • Steven Spielberg's Movie

    Steven Spielberg's Movie

  • Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

  • Crimson Phantoms

    Crimson Phantoms

  • The Weeping

    The Weeping