Doug Jones
Born 1960
Known for Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, The Shape of Water.
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.
Movie Credits
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2023)
Spooky+ (2022)
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks (2021)
5th Passenger (2018)
The Danger Element (2017)
Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016)
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew (2016)
Dust of War (2013)
Men in Suits (2012)
Down Below (2024)
Space Command Redemption (2024)
The Ultimate Legacy (2016)
Love in the Time of Monsters (2014)
Spirit Hunters (2011)
All Is Merry & Bright (2025)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
Hellboy (2004)
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters (2022)
Beneath the Leaves (2019)
The Bye Bye Man (2017)
Long Live the King (2016)
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015)
Rock Jocks (2012)
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Stalled (2000)
The Midnight Man (2016)
Cruel Will (2014)
Innocent Blood (2013)
Angel of Death (2009)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
The Shape of Water (2017)
John Dies at the End (2013)
Raze (2013)
Absentia (2011)
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer (2010)
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Night Angel (1990)
Operation Taco Gary's (2026)
Operation Taco Gary's (2026)
The Terror of Hallow's Eve (2017)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Hell's Kitty (2018)
Crimson Peak (2015)
The Wager (2007)
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000)
The Darkling (2000)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Doom (2005)
Adaptation. (2002)
The Watch (2012)
Legion (2010)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994)
Magic Kid (1993)
Patient Seven (2016)
Bug Buster (1998)
The 100 Candles Game (2020)
Denial (1998)
Super Capers (2008)
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation (2004)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Batman Returns (1992)
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
Tank Girl (1995)
Mimic (1997)
The Demon Detective (2025)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Quarantine (2008)
The Time Machine (2002)
Lady in the Water (2006)
Men in Black II (2002)
Three Kings (1999)
