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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
All Is Merry & Bright
Character:Doug the Deliveryman
Release Date:07/11/2025
If It Bleeds
Character:Dr. Charles
Release Date:17/10/2025
The Demon Detective
Character:
Release Date:26/09/2025
The Angel
Character:The Angel
Release Date:28/10/2024
Operation Taco Gary's
Character:Elder
Release Date:25/10/2024
Down Below
Character:Lester
Release Date:01/10/2024
Space Command Redemption
Character:Dor Neven
Release Date:09/03/2024
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Character:Count Orlok
Release Date:17/11/2023
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
Character:
Release Date:04/08/2023
Svengoolie Uncrypted
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2022
Hocus Pocus 2
Character:Billy Butcherson
Release Date:27/09/2022
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/2022
Batman: Dying is Easy
Character:Riddler
Release Date:10/03/2021
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
Character:The Sycophant
Release Date:12/01/2021
Spooky+
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2021
The 100 Candles Game
Character:Demon (segment: The Visitant)
Release Date:13/11/2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Character:Billy Butcherson
Release Date:30/10/2020
Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow
Character:Saru
Release Date:11/04/2019
The Circuit
Character:
Release Date:26/02/2019
Beneath the Leaves
Character:James Whitley
Release Date:08/02/2019
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2018
5th Passenger
Character:Langdon
Release Date:30/05/2018
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Character:Self
Release Date:04/04/2018
Hell's Kitty
Character:Father Damien
Release Date:27/03/2018
The Shape of Water
Character:Amphibian Man
Release Date:01/12/2017
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
Character:Scarecrow
Release Date:28/08/2017
The Danger Element
Character:Doctor Elymas
Release Date:01/08/2017
The Boogeys
Character:Sycophant
Release Date:16/07/2017
My Friend Max
Character:Max Mastin
Release Date:02/02/2017
The Bye Bye Man
Character:The Bye Bye Man
Release Date:12/01/2017
Island in the Sun
Character:Ranger
Release Date:01/01/2017
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
Character:Terrance
Release Date:23/10/2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Character:Marcus
Release Date:20/10/2016
Patient Seven
Character:Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Release Date:11/10/2016
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
Character:Creepy Old Man
Release Date:06/10/2016
Long Live the King
Character:himself
Release Date:01/10/2016
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
Character:The Man from the Pool
Release Date:28/08/2016
No Touching
Character:Kripke
Release Date:28/08/2016
The Midnight Man
Character:Vick
Release Date:01/03/2016
Crimson Phantoms
Character:
Release Date:09/02/2016
The Man in the Silo
Character:Charlie (voice)
Release Date:09/01/2016
The Ultimate Legacy
Character:Hawthorne
Release Date:04/12/2015
Crimson Peak
Character:Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Release Date:13/10/2015
Lights Out
Character:Howie the Janitor
Release Date:10/06/2015
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Character:Dr. Stewart
Release Date:25/05/2015
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
Character:The Operator
Release Date:07/04/2015
The Visitant
Character:The Demon
Release Date:10/12/2014
Absentia: A Retrospective
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/2014
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Character:Sieck (voice)
Release Date:18/05/2014
Love in the Time of Monsters
Character:Dr. Lincoln
Release Date:08/03/2014
Cruel Will
Character:Adrian
Release Date:30/12/2013
Innocent Blood
Character:Carl Grierr
Release Date:09/11/2013
Dust of War
Character:Jebediah Strumm
Release Date:18/07/2013
First Impressions
Character:
Release Date:14/07/2013
Raze
Character:Joseph
Release Date:21/04/2013
John Dies at the End
Character:Roger North
Release Date:25/01/2013
Men in Suits
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2012
Spirit Hunters
Character:Randolph
Release Date:02/11/2012
Rock Jocks
Character:Smoking Jesus
Release Date:01/09/2012
The Watch
Character:Hero Alien
Release Date:26/07/2012
Absentia
Character:Walter Lambert
Release Date:03/03/2011
The Candy Shop
Character:The Candy Shop Owner
Release Date:07/12/2010
Carnies
Character:Ratcatcher
Release Date:12/10/2010
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
Character:Dr. Dallas
Release Date:01/10/2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Character:Zero / Razer (voice)
Release Date:17/09/2010
Sudden Death!
Character:Jonathan Wright
Release Date:25/07/2010
Legion
Character:Ice Cream Man
Release Date:21/01/2010
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Character:La gueule
Release Date:20/01/2010
The Butterfly Circus
Character:Otto
Release Date:31/08/2009
Angel of Death
Character:Dr. Rankin
Release Date:07/07/2009
Super Capers
Character:Special Agent Smith #1
Release Date:20/03/2009
My Name Is Jerry
Character:Jerry Arthur
Release Date:01/01/2009
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2008
Quarantine
Character:Thin Infected Man
Release Date:10/10/2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Character:Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Release Date:11/07/2008
Operation Filmmaker
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2008
Pan and the Fairies
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2007
The Wager
Character:Peter Barrett
Release Date:14/06/2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Character:Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Release Date:13/06/2007
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Character:Abe Sapien (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2007
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Character:Patron
Release Date:04/03/2007
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Character:Abe Sapien (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2006
Pan's Labyrinth
Character:Fauno / Pale Man
Release Date:11/10/2006
Lady in the Water
Character:Tartutic #4
Release Date:19/07/2006
The Benchwarmers
Character:Number 7 Robot
Release Date:07/04/2006
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Character:Cesare
Release Date:22/10/2005
Doom
Character:Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Release Date:20/10/2005
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/2004
Hellboy
Character:Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Release Date:02/04/2004
Stuck on You
Character:Space Alien #2
Release Date:10/12/2003
Adaptation.
Character:Augustus Margary
Release Date:06/12/2002
Men in Black II
Character:Joey
Release Date:03/07/2002
The Time Machine
Character:Spy Morlock
Release Date:04/03/2002
Monkeybone
Character:Yeti
Release Date:23/02/2001
Steven Spielberg's Movie
Character:Donald Columbus
Release Date:10/02/2001
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Character:Dave
Release Date:21/11/2000
The Darkling
Character:Shadow Master
Release Date:15/08/2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Character:FBI Agent - Carrot
Release Date:30/06/2000
Stalled
Character:Len
Release Date:01/01/2000
Three Kings
Character:Dead Iraqi Soldier
Release Date:27/09/1999
Mystery Men
Character:Eraserhead
Release Date:06/08/1999
Denial
Character:Ghost
Release Date:21/05/1998
Bug Buster
Character:Mother Bug
Release Date:18/01/1998
Mimic
Character:Long John
Release Date:22/08/1997
Galgameth
Character:Big Galgy
Release Date:05/08/1997
Warriors of Virtue
Character:Yee
Release Date:02/05/1997
Tank Girl
Character:Additional Ripper
Release Date:31/03/1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Character:Slapstick Actor
Release Date:15/10/1994
Magic Kid
Character:Clown in Office
Release Date:27/10/1993
Hocus Pocus
Character:Billy Butcherson
Release Date:16/07/1993
Batman Returns
Character:Thin Clown
Release Date:19/06/1992
Carnal Crimes
Character:Lang
Release Date:04/09/1991
Night Angel
Character:Ken
Release Date:02/06/1990
The Newlydeads
Character:Tim
Release Date:21/08/1988
Television Appearances
The D-Con Chamber
Character:Self
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Character:Saru (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
Character:Baron Afanas
The Ready Room
Character:Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Character:Self
Star Trek: Short Treks
Character:Saru
Automata
Character:Carl Swangee (voice)
Star Trek: Discovery
Character:Saru
DuckTales
Character:Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self
The Flash
Character:Jake Simmons / Deathbolt
Z Nation
Character:Scully
The Strain
Character:The Ancient
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Arrow
Character:Jake Simmons
Dragon Age: Redemption
Character:Saarebas
Falling Skies
Character:Cochise
Teen Wolf
Character:William Barrow
Face Off
Character:Guest Judge
Angel of Death
Character:Dr. Rankin
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Officer Crane
Fear Itself
Character:Grady Edlund
The Guild
Character:Gerald
Criminal Minds
Character:Domino Thacker
Criminal Minds
Character:Fight Club Captain
Sockbaby
Character:Doug Jones
The Guardian
Character:Micah Oakey
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Grinder
The Weird Al Show
Character:Contortionist #2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Character:Gentleman
Bone Chillers
Character:Mummy
Kenan & Kel
Character:Head Waiter
The Outer Limits
Character:Elder Alien
The Outer Limits
Character:Alien #1
The Outer Limits
Character:Alien / Alien Doctor
Unhappily Ever After
Character:Boomer
Party of Five
Character:Minister
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Contortionist
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