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