Doug Jones
Known for: Acting
Born: May 24, 1960
Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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.
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Filmography
129 movies · 37 TV shows, newest first
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Another
2026
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The Remedy
2026
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Demonetize
2026
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The Strawberry
2026
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Pretty Boys
2026
6.4
Operation Taco Gary's
2026
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All Is Merry & Bright
2025
10.0
If It Bleeds
2025
6.0
The Demon Detective
2025
6.5
The Angel
2024
7.5
Disfigura
2024
2.2
Down Below
2024
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The D-Con Chamber
2024
5.0
Space Command Redemption
2024
5.4
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
2023
5.0
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023
2.0
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
2023
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Untitled Improv Project
2022
1.0
Spooky+
2022
10.0
Svengoolie Uncrypted
2022
7.1
Hocus Pocus 2
2022
5.3
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022
4.8
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
2021
5.6
The 100 Candles Game
2020
7.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
1.0
The Circuit
2019
4.0
Beneath the Leaves
2019
4.0
The Ready Room
2019
7.0
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
6.3
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018
7.3
Automata
2018
4.2
5th Passenger
2018
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Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018
3.3
Hell's Kitty
2018
7.2
The Shape of Water
2017
6.9
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
6.8
After Trek
2017
5.2
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
2017
7.8
DuckTales
2017
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
6.0
The Danger Element
2017
6.5
The Boogeys
2017
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Nazareth
2017
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My Friend Max
2017
5.2
The Bye Bye Man
2017
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Island in the Sun
2017
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Kiss the Devil in the Dark
2016
6.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
5.2
Patient Seven
2016
5.1
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
2016
5.2
Long Live the King
2016
5.7
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
2016
5.6
No Touching
2016
5.9
The Midnight Man
2016
10.0
Crimson Phantoms
2016
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The Man in the Silo
2016
5.4
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
6.7
Crimson Peak
2015
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Lights Out
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The Legacy of Avril Kyte
2015
5.1
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
2015
6.8
The Visitant
2014
7.8
The Flash
2014
7.3
Z Nation
2014
7.5
The Strain
2014
7.0
Absentia: A Retrospective
2014
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Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
2014
6.3
Love in the Time of Monsters
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
3.4
Cruel Will
2013
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Innocent Blood
2013
5.8
Dust of War
20138.0
First Impressions
2013
5.1
Raze
2013
6.3
John Dies at the End
2013
8.0
Men in Suits
2012
4.0
Spirit Hunters
2012
6.8
Arrow
2012
4.7
Rock Jocks
2012
5.6
The Watch
2012
5.8
Dragon Age: Redemption
2011
7.1
Falling Skies
2011
8.4
Teen Wolf
2011
5.8
Absentia
2011
7.1
Face Off
20116.5
The Candy Shop
20102.2
Carnies
2010
4.5
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
2010
5.8
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
10.0
Sudden Death!
2010
5.9
Legion
2010
6.9
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
2010
7.3
The Butterfly Circus
2009
4.7
Angel of Death
2009
3.4
Super Capers
2009
5.5
Angel of Death
2009
6.7
My Name Is Jerry
2009
6.6
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
5.8
Quarantine
2008
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
2008
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Skin and Bones
2008
6.8
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
6.8
Fear Itself
2008
6.5
Operation Filmmaker
2008
8.0
Pan and the Fairies
2007NR
Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'
2007
7.1
The Guild
2007
4.6
The Wager
2007
5.6
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
6.3
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007
6.2
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
6.3
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
2006
7.8
Pan's Labyrinth
2006
5.6
Lady in the Water
2006
5.9
The Benchwarmers
2006
6.2
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2005
5.2
Doom
2005
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
6.9
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004
6.7
Hellboy
2004
8.5
Sockbaby
2004
5.4
Stuck on You
2003
7.3
Adaptation.
2002
6.4
Men in Black II
2002
6.3
The Time Machine
2002
7.0
The Guardian
2001
5.3
Monkeybone
20019.0
Steven Spielberg's Movie
2001
4.4
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
2000
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
5.0
The Darkling
2000
4.3
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
4.8
Stalled
2000
6.6
Three Kings
1999
5.9
Mystery Men
1999
4.6
Denial
1998
3.9
Bug Buster
1998
7.0
The Weird Al Show
1997
6.1
Mimic
1997
5.2
Galgameth
1997
4.8
Warriors of Virtue
1997
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
7.0
Bone Chillers
1996
8.1
Kenan & Kel
1996
5.5
Tank Girl
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
7.0
Unhappily Ever After
1995
5.7
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
1994
7.0
Party of Five
1994
5.1
Magic Kid
1993
7.0
Hocus Pocus
1993
7.0
Batman Returns
1992
4.6
Carnal Crimes
1991
4.4
Night Angel
1990
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
3.3
The Newlydeads
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Don't Open the Door
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The Weeping
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Horrified
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Get Me Doug Jones
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Invader
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Organism 46-B The Unseen
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House of Holloway
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Together
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