Doug Jones

Acting

Born May 24, 1960 (age 66) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Shape of Water2017
as ⁨Amphibian Man⁩
Pan's Labyrinth2006
as ⁨Fauno / Pale Man⁩
Men in Black II2002
as ⁨Joey⁩
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007
as ⁨Silver Surfer⁩
Hellboy2004
as ⁨Abraham 'Abe' Sapien⁩
Batman Returns1992
as ⁨Thin Clown⁩
Hook1991
as ⁨Eyepatch Vendor (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death⁩
as ⁨Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe⁩
as ⁨Billy Butcherson⁩
as ⁨Ice Cream Man⁩
as ⁨Augustus Margary⁩
as ⁨Marcus⁩
as ⁨Spy Morlock⁩
as ⁨Hero Alien⁩
as ⁨Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp⁩
as ⁨Dead Iraqi Soldier⁩
as ⁨Billy Butcherson⁩
as ⁨Tartutic #4⁩
as ⁨Thin Infected Man⁩
as ⁨The Bye Bye Man⁩
as ⁨Long John⁩
as ⁨Number 7 Robot⁩
as ⁨Eraserhead⁩
as ⁨Roger North⁩
as ⁨Space Alien #2⁩
as ⁨Additional Ripper⁩
as ⁨Walter Lambert⁩
as ⁨FBI Agent - Carrot⁩
as ⁨Yeti⁩
as ⁨La gueule⁩
as ⁨Patron⁩
as ⁨Joseph⁩
as ⁨The Operator⁩
as ⁨Abe Sapien (voice)⁩
as ⁨Abe Sapien (voice)⁩
as ⁨Demon (segment: "The Visitant")⁩
as ⁨Otto⁩
as ⁨Demon (segment: The Visitant)⁩
as ⁨Yee⁩
as ⁨Dave⁩
as ⁨Langdon⁩
as ⁨Creepy Old Man⁩
as ⁨Dr. Rankin⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Shape of Water2017
as ⁨Amphibian Man⁩
Pan's Labyrinth2006
as ⁨Fauno / Pale Man⁩
Men in Black II2002
as ⁨Joey⁩
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007
as ⁨Silver Surfer⁩
Hellboy2004
as ⁨Abraham 'Abe' Sapien⁩
Batman Returns1992
as ⁨Thin Clown⁩
Hook1991
as ⁨Eyepatch Vendor (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death⁩
as ⁨Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe⁩
as ⁨Billy Butcherson⁩
as ⁨Ice Cream Man⁩
as ⁨Augustus Margary⁩
as ⁨Marcus⁩
as ⁨Spy Morlock⁩
as ⁨Hero Alien⁩
as ⁨Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp⁩
as ⁨Dead Iraqi Soldier⁩
as ⁨Billy Butcherson⁩
as ⁨Tartutic #4⁩
as ⁨Thin Infected Man⁩
as ⁨The Bye Bye Man⁩
as ⁨Long John⁩
as ⁨Number 7 Robot⁩
as ⁨Eraserhead⁩
as ⁨Roger North⁩
as ⁨Space Alien #2⁩
as ⁨Additional Ripper⁩
as ⁨Walter Lambert⁩
as ⁨FBI Agent - Carrot⁩
as ⁨Yeti⁩
as ⁨La gueule⁩
as ⁨Patron⁩
as ⁨Joseph⁩
as ⁨The Operator⁩
as ⁨Abe Sapien (voice)⁩
as ⁨Abe Sapien (voice)⁩
as ⁨Demon (segment: "The Visitant")⁩
as ⁨Otto⁩
as ⁨Demon (segment: The Visitant)⁩
as ⁨Yee⁩
as ⁨Dave⁩
as ⁨Langdon⁩
as ⁨Creepy Old Man⁩
as ⁨Dr. Rankin⁩