Doug Jones
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.
Photos
Films (132)
Remain Calm
2026 · Government Agent
Another
2026 · Dr. Roberts
The Remedy
2026 · Leif Johansen
Demonetize
2026 · Hunter Zollinger
The Strawberry
2026 · Dr. Johnson
Pretty Boys
2026 · Bob Silver
Operation Taco Gary's
2026 · Elder
All Is Merry & Bright
2025 · Doug the Deliveryman
If It Bleeds
2025 · Dr. Charles
The Demon Detective
2025 · Uzgaroth
The Angel
2024 · The Angel
Disfigura
2024 · Host
Down Below
2024 · Lester
Space Command Redemption
2024 · Dor Neven
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
2023 · Count Orlok
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
2023
Spooky+
2022 · Himself
Svengoolie Uncrypted
2022 · Self
Abracadabra 2
2022 · Billy Butcherson
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022 · Self
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
2021 · The Sycophant
El juego de la Bruja
2020 · Demon (segment: The Visitant)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Billy Butcherson
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
2019 · Self
The Circuit
2019
Beneath the Leaves
2019 · James Whitley
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self
5th Passenger
2018 · Langdon
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018 · Self
Hell's Kitty
2018 · Father Damien
La Forme de l'eau
2017 · Amphibian Man
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
2017 · Scarecrow
The Danger Element
2017 · Doctor Elymas
The Boogeys
2017 · Sycophant
Nazareth
2017 · President Glade
My Friend Max
2017 · Max Mastin
Ne dis rien
2017 · The Bye Bye Man
Island in the Sun
2017 · Ranger
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
2016 · Terrance
Ouija : Les Origines
2016 · Marcus
Patient Seven
2016 · Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
2016 · Creepy Old Man
Long Live the King
2016 · himself
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
2016 · The Man from the Pool
No Touching
2016 · Kripke
L'homme de minuit
2016 · Vick
Crimson Phantoms
2016
The Man in the Silo
2016 · Charlie (voice)
The Ultimate Legacy
2015 · Hawthorne
La Cumbre Escarlata
2015 · Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Lights Out
2015 · Howie the Janitor
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
2015 · Dr. Stewart
Slenderman Marble
2015 · The Operator
The Visitant
2014 · The Demon
Absentia: A Retrospective
2014 · Self
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
2014 · Sieck (voice)
Love in the Time of Monsters
2014 · Dr. Lincoln
Cruel Will
2013 · Adrian
Innocent Blood
2013 · Carl Grierr
Dust of War
2013 · Jebediah Strumm
First Impressions
2013
L'Arène
2013 · Joseph
John muere al final
2013 · Roger North
Men in Suits
2012 · Self
Spirit Hunters
2012 · Randolph
Rock Jocks
2012 · Smoking Jesus
Voisins du troisième type
2012 · Hero Alien
Absent
2011 · Walter Lambert
The Candy Shop
2010 · The Candy Shop Owner
Carnies
2010 · Ratcatcher
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
2010 · Dr. Dallas
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 · Zero / Razer (voice)
Sudden Death!
2010 · Jonathan Wright
Légion : L'Armée des anges
2010 · Ice Cream Man
Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)
2010 · La gueule
Le cirque des papillons
2009 · Otto
L'Ange de la mort
2009 · Dr. Rankin
Super Capers
2009 · Special Agent Smith #1
My Name Is Jerry
2009 · Jerry Arthur
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008 · Self
En quarantaine
2008 · Thin Infected Man
Skin and Bones
2008 · Grady Edlund
Hellboy II : Les Légions d'or maudites
2008 · Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Operation Filmmaker
2008 · Self
Pan and the Fairies
2007 · Self
Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'
2007 · Self
The Wager
2007 · Peter Barrett
Les 4 Fantastiques et le Surfer d'argent
2007 · Silver Surfer
Hellboy Animated : De sang et de fer
2007 · Abe Sapien (voice)
Shérif Fais-Moi Peur (Le Commencement)
2007 · Patron
Hellboy Animated : Le Sabre des Tempêtes
2006 · Abe Sapien (voice)
Le Labyrinthe de Pan
2006 · Fauno / Pale Man
La Jeune Fille de l'eau
2006 · Tartutic #4
La revanche des Losers
2006 · Number 7 Robot
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2005 · Cesare
Doom: La puerta del infierno
2005 · Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004 · Self
Hellboy
2004 · Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Deux en un
2003 · Space Alien #2
El ladrón de orquídeas
2002 · Augustus Margary
Hommes en noir II
2002 · Joey
La Machine à explorer le temps
2002 · Spy Morlock
Monkeybone
2001 · Yeti
Steven Spielberg's Movie
2001 · Donald Columbus
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
2000 · Dave
The Darkling
2000 · Shadow Master
Les Aventures de Rocky et Bullwinkle
2000 · FBI Agent - Carrot
Stalled
2000 · Len
Three Kings
1999 · Dead Iraqi Soldier
Mystery Men
1999 · Eraserhead
Denial
1998 · Ghost
Bug Buster
1998 · Mother Bug
Mimic
1997 · Long John
Galgameth
1997 · Big Galgy
Warriors of Virtue
1997 · Yee
Tank Girl
1995 · Additional Ripper
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
1994 · Slapstick Actor
Magic Kid
1993 · Clown in Office
Hocus Pocus
1993 · Billy Butcherson
Batman Returns
1992 · Thin Clown
Carnal Crimes
1991 · Lang
Hook
1991 · Eyepatch Vendor (uncredited)
Night Angel
1990 · Ken
The Newlydeads
1988 · Tim
Don't Open the Door
· The Man
The Weeping
· Sheriff Earl
Horrified
Get Me Doug Jones
· Himself
Invader
Organism 46-B The Unseen
· Commander Volkov
House of Holloway
· Sheriff Alan
Together
· Matthew Davis
Séries (38)
The D-Con Chamber
2024 · Self
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023 · Saru (voice)
Untitled Improv Project
2022 · Monologist
Lo que hacemos en las sombras
2019 · Baron Afanas
The Ready Room
2019 · Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018 · Saru
Automata
2018 · Carl Swangee (voice)
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · Saru
After Trek
2017
La Bande à Picsou
2017 · Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
Carpool Karaoke : la série
2017 · Self
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016 · Self - Guest Judge
Flash
2014 · Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
Nation Z
2014 · Scully
The Strain
2014 · The Ancient
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Arrow
2012 · Jake Simmons
Dragon Age: Redemption
2011 · Saarebas
Falling Skies
2011 · Cochise
Lobo Adolescente
2011 · William Barrow
Face Off
2011 · Guest Judge
Angel of death
2009 · Dr. Rankin
Les Sons of Anarchy
2008 · Officer Crane
Fear Itself : Les Maîtres De La Peur
2008 · Grady Edlund
The Guild
2007 · Gerald
Esprits criminels
2005 · Domino Thacker, Fight Club Captain
Sockbaby
2004 · Doug Jones
Le Protecteur
2001 · Micah Oakey
Les Experts
2000 · Grinder
The Weird Al Show
1997 · Contortionist #2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Gentleman
Bone Chillers
1996 · Mummy
Kenan & Kel
1996 · Head Waiter
The Outer Limits
1995 · Elder Alien, Alien #1, Alien / Alien Doctor
Unhappily Ever After
1995 · Boomer
Party of Five
1994 · Minister
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Contortionist