Doug Jones
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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
Credits
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
as Fauno / Pale Man
Batman Returns (1992)
as Thin Clown
Men in Black II (2002)
as Joey
The Shape of Water (2017)
as Amphibian Man
Hocus Pocus (1993)
as Billy Butcherson
Legion (2010)
as Ice Cream Man
Crimson Peak (2015)
as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Hellboy (2004)
as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
The Time Machine (2002)
as Spy Morlock
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
as Billy Butcherson
Doom (2005)
as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Three Kings (1999)
as Dead Iraqi Soldier
Mimic (1997)
as Long John
The Watch (2012)
as Hero Alien
The Benchwarmers (2006)
as Number 7 Robot
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
as Patron
Mystery Men (1999)
as Eraserhead
Adaptation. (2002)
as Augustus Margary
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
as Marcus
Tank Girl (1995)
as Additional Ripper
The Bye Bye Man (2017)
as The Bye Bye Man
Quarantine (2008)
as Thin Infected Man
Stuck on You (2003)
as Space Alien #2
Lady in the Water (2006)
as Tartutic #4
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as FBI Agent - Carrot
Monkeybone (2001)
as Yeti
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
as Abe Sapien (voice)
John Dies at the End (2013)
as Roger North
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America (2018)
as Self
Night Angel (1990)
as Ken
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
as Abe Sapien (voice)
Absentia (2011)
as Walter Lambert
5th Passenger (2018)
as Langdon
Patient Seven (2016)
as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015)
as The Operator
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
as Yee
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
as La gueule
Bug Buster (1998)
as Mother Bug
Raze (2013)
as Joseph
No Touching (2016)
as Kripke
The Strawberry (2026)
as Dr. Johnson
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
as Self
Operation Taco Gary's (2026)
as Elder
Super Capers (2009)
as Special Agent Smith #1
Beneath the Leaves (2019)
as James Whitley
House of Holloway (—)
as Sheriff Alan
The Darkling (2000)
as Shadow Master
The Ultimate Legacy (2015)
as Hawthorne
Angel of Death (2009)
as Dr. Rankin
All Is Merry & Bright (2025)
as Doug the Deliveryman
The 100 Candles Game (2020)
as Demon (segment: The Visitant)
Carnal Crimes (1991)
as Lang
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994)
as Slapstick Actor
Denial (1998)
as Ghost
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
as Zero / Razer (voice)
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation (2004)
as Self
Rock Jocks (2012)
as Smoking Jesus
Cruel Will (2013)
as Adrian
The Circuit (2019)
Actor
The Wager (2007)
as Peter Barrett
The Angel (2024)
as The Angel
The Butterfly Circus (2009)
as Otto
Innocent Blood (2013)
as Carl Grierr
Down Below (2024)
as Lester
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2023)
as Count Orlok
Space Command Redemption (2024)
as Dor Neven
Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016)
as Creepy Old Man
The Remedy (2026)
as Leif Johansen
Hell's Kitty (2018)
as Father Damien
Dust of War (2013)
as Jebediah Strumm
Men in Suits (2012)
as Self
Pretty Boys (2026)
as Bob Silver
The Demon Detective (2025)
Actor
Magic Kid (1993)
as Clown in Office
The Midnight Man (2016)
as Vick
The Terror of Hallow's Eve (2017)
as Scarecrow
Sudden Death! (2010)
as Jonathan Wright
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer (2010)
as Dr. Dallas
Operation Filmmaker (2008)
as Self
Organism 46-B The Unseen (—)
as Commander Volkov
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters (2022)
as Self
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
as Billy Butcherson
Spooky+ (2022)
as Himself
My Name Is Jerry (2009)
as Jerry Arthur
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000)
as Dave
The Candy Shop (2010)
as The Candy Shop Owner
The Visitant (2014)
as The Demon
The Boogeys (2017)
as Sycophant
Galgameth (1997)
as Big Galgy
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
as Cesare
Demonetize (2026)
as Hunter Zollinger
Lights Out (2015)
as Howie the Janitor
If It Bleeds (2025)
as Dr. Charles
Another (—)
as Dr. Roberts
Don't Open the Door (—)
as The Man
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (2008)
as Self
Batman: Dying Is Easy (2021)
as Riddler
Get Me Doug Jones (—)
as Himself
The Weeping (—)
as Sheriff Earl
Love in the Time of Monsters (2014)
as Dr. Lincoln
Invader (—)
Actor
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew (2016)
as The Man from the Pool
Horrified (—)
Actor
The Newlydeads (1988)
as Tim
The Man in the Silo (2016)
as Charlie (voice)
Kiss the Devil in the Dark (2016)
as Terrance
Carnies (2010)
as Ratcatcher
Pan and the Fairies (2007)
as Self
Spirit Hunters (2012)
as Randolph
Long Live the King (2016)
as himself
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks (2021)
as The Sycophant
The Legacy of Avril Kyte (2015)
as Dr. Stewart
Stalled (2000)
as Len
Svengoolie Uncrypted (2022)
as Self
Absentia: A Retrospective (2014)
as Self
The Danger Element (2017)
as Doctor Elymas
Crimson Phantoms (2016)
Actor
My Friend Max (2017)
as Max Mastin
Steven Spielberg's Movie (2001)
as Donald Columbus
Wisdom From the Apocalypse (2023)
Actor
Fear Itself: Skin and Bones (2008)
as Grady Edlund
Together (—)
as Matthew Davis
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud (2014)
as Sieck (voice)
Disfigura (2024)
as Host
Nazareth (2017)
as President Glade
First Impressions (2013)
Actor
Island in the Sun (2017)
as Ranger