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Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Actor · Born May 24, 1960 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

IMDb

Highest rated as cast or director

Doug Jones's 6 titles from the 2000s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by Pan's Labyrinth (87) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (75), against 51 for those from the 2010s.

Biography

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.

Acted in 139

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. Another

    Dr. Roberts

  3. The Remedy

    Leif Johansen

  4. Demonetize

    Hunter Zollinger

  5. Pretty Boys

    Bob Silver

  6. Operation Taco Gary's

    Elder

  7. 2025
  8. If It Bleeds

    Dr. Charles

  9. 2024

    The Angel

    The Angel

  10. Down Below

    Lester

  11. 2023
  12. Star Trek: very Short Treks

    Saru (voice) · 2 episodes

  13. Wisdom From the Apocalypse

    Movie

  14. 2022

    Untitled Improv Project

    Monologist · 1 episode

  15. 2021
  16. 2020
  17. In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

    Billy Butcherson

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. The Circuit

    Movie

  3. 2018
  4. Automata

    Carl Swangee (voice) · 6 episodes

  5. Hell's Kitty

    Father Damien

  6. 2017
  7. After Trek

    TV

  8. The Danger Element

    Doctor Elymas

  9. The Boogeys

    Sycophant

  10. Nazareth

    President Glade

  11. My Friend Max

    Max Mastin

  12. Island in the Sun

    Ranger

  13. 2016

    Kiss the Devil in the Dark

    Terrance

  14. We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew

    The Man from the Pool

  15. No Touching

    Kripke

  16. Crimson Phantoms

    Movie

  17. The Man in the Silo

    Charlie (voice)

  18. 2015
  19. Lights Out

    Howie the Janitor

  20. 2014

    The Visitant

    The Demon

  21. Chaisson: Quest for Oriud

    Sieck (voice)

  22. Love in the Time of Monsters

    Dr. Lincoln

  23. 2013

    Cruel Will

    Adrian

  24. Innocent Blood

    Carl Grierr

  25. 2012

    Spirit Hunters

    Randolph

  26. Rock Jocks

    Smoking Jesus

  27. 2011

    Dragon Age: Redemption

    Saarebas · 6 episodes

  28. 2010

    Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

    Dr. Dallas

  29. Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Zero / Razer (voice)

  30. Sudden Death!

    Jonathan Wright

  31. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

    La gueule

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Butterfly Circus

    Otto

  2. Angel of Death

    Dr. Rankin

  3. Super Capers

    Special Agent Smith #1

  4. Angel of Death

    Dr. Rankin · 10 episodes

  5. My Name Is Jerry

    Jerry Arthur

  6. 2008
  7. Skin and Bones

    Grady Edlund

  8. 2007
  9. The Wager

    Peter Barrett

  10. 2006
  11. 2005
  12. 2004
  13. Sockbaby

    Doug Jones · 1 episode

  14. 2003
  15. 2002
  16. 2001
  17. 2000

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988

    The Newlydeads

    Tim

No release date

  1. The Weeping

    Sheriff Earl

  2. Organism 46-B The Unseen

    Commander Volkov

  3. Together

    Matthew Davis

Appearances20

2000s

  1. 2008

    Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

    Self

  2. Operation Filmmaker

    Self

  3. 2007

    Pan and the Fairies

    Self

  4. 2004

    Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

    Self

No release date

  1. Get Me Doug Jones

    Himself