
Doug Jones
Known for Acting · 164 credits
- Born
- 1960-05-24 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Νταγκ Τζόουνς · Doug A. Jones · 道格·瓊斯 · داگ جونز
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)

Criminal Minds
2005
as Domino Thacker / Fight Club Captain

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Grinder

The Flash
2014
as Jake Simmons / Deathbolt

Arrow
2012
as Jake Simmons

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Officer Crane

Teen Wolf
2011
as William Barrow

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Gentleman

Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as Saru

The Strain
2014
as The Ancient

Party of Five
1994
as Minister

Falling Skies
2011
as Cochise

What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Baron Afanas

The Outer Limits
1995
as Elder Alien / Alien #1 / Alien / Alien Doctor

The Guardian
2001
as Micah Oakey

Z Nation
2014
as Scully

DuckTales
2017
as Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice)

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Contortionist

Kenan & Kel
1996
as Head Waiter

The Guild
2007
as Gerald

Unhappily Ever After
1995
as Boomer

The Ready Room
2019
as Self

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self

Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self

Fear Itself
2008
as Grady Edlund

Face Off
2011
as Guest Judge

The D-Con Chamber
2024
as Self

Star Trek: Short Treks
2018
as Saru

Bone Chillers
1996
as Mummy

The Weird Al Show
1997
as Contortionist #2

Angel of Death
2009
as Dr. Rankin

Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023
as Saru (voice)

After Trek
2017

Sockbaby
2004
as Doug Jones

Automata
2018
as Carl Swangee (voice)

Dragon Age: Redemption
2011
as Saarebas
Movies (128)

Pan's Labyrinth
2006
as Fauno / Pale Man

Men in Black II
2002
as Joey

Batman Returns
1992
as Thin Clown

The Shape of Water
2017
as Amphibian Man

Legion
2010
as Ice Cream Man

Hocus Pocus
1993
as Billy Butcherson

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer

Hellboy
2004
as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death

Doom
2005
as Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp

Crimson Peak
2015
as Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe

The Time Machine
2002
as Spy Morlock

Hocus Pocus 2
2022
as Billy Butcherson

Mimic
1997
as Long John

The Watch
2012
as Hero Alien

Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
as Marcus

Three Kings
1999
as Dead Iraqi Soldier

Mystery Men
1999
as Eraserhead

Quarantine
2008
as Thin Infected Man

Adaptation.
2002
as Augustus Margary

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
as Patron

Tank Girl
1995
as Additional Ripper

The Benchwarmers
2006
as Number 7 Robot

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as FBI Agent - Carrot

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007
as Abe Sapien (voice)

Stuck on You
2003
as Space Alien #2

Monkeybone
2001
as Yeti

Lady in the Water
2006
as Tartutic #4

The Bye Bye Man
2017
as The Bye Bye Man

John Dies at the End
2013
as Roger North

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
2006
as Abe Sapien (voice)

Raze
2013
as Joseph

Absentia
2011
as Walter Lambert

Operation Taco Gary's
2026
as Elder

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
2015
as The Operator

All Is Merry & Bright
2025
as Doug the Deliveryman

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Zero / Razer (voice)

Patient Seven
2016
as Demon (segment: "The Visitant")

The Strawberry
2026
as Dr. Johnson

Denial
1998
as Ghost

Night Angel
1990
as Ken

Angel of Death
2009
as Dr. Rankin

Warriors of Virtue
1997
as Yee

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
2010
as La gueule

Super Capers
2009
as Special Agent Smith #1

The Butterfly Circus
2009
as Otto

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self

Bug Buster
1998
as Mother Bug

The 100 Candles Game
2020
as Demon (segment: The Visitant)

Men in Suits
2012
as Self

The Demon Detective
2025

The Darkling
2000
as Shadow Master

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2005
as Cesare

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004
as Self

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
2000
as Dave

Love in the Time of Monsters
2014
as Dr. Lincoln

5th Passenger
2018
as Langdon

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
1994
as Slapstick Actor

Magic Kid
1993
as Clown in Office

Beneath the Leaves
2019
as James Whitley

The Ultimate Legacy
2015
as Hawthorne

The Midnight Man
2016
as Vick

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
2023
as Count Orlok

Carnal Crimes
1991
as Lang

No Touching
2016
as Kripke

My Name Is Jerry
2009
as Jerry Arthur

The Wager
2007
as Peter Barrett

The Terror of Hallow's Eve
2017
as Scarecrow

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Billy Butcherson

Galgameth
1997
as Big Galgy

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022
as Self

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
as Self
Horrified

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
2010
as Dr. Dallas

Cruel Will
2013
as Adrian

The Remedy
2026
as Leif Johansen

Gehenna: Where Death Lives
2016
as Creepy Old Man

Rock Jocks
2012
as Smoking Jesus
Don't Open the Door
as The Man

We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
2016
as The Man from the Pool

Demonetize
2026
as Hunter Zollinger
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
2015
as Dr. Stewart

Down Below
2024
as Lester

Operation Filmmaker
2008
as Self

The Circuit
2019

Sudden Death!
2010
as Jonathan Wright

Pretty Boys
2026
as Bob Silver

Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
2021
as The Sycophant

Innocent Blood
2013
as Carl Grierr

The Man in the Silo
2016
as Charlie (voice)

Nazareth
2017
as President Glade

Dust of War
2013
as Jebediah Strumm

Spirit Hunters
2012
as Randolph

If It Bleeds
2025
as Dr. Charles

Pan and the Fairies
2007
as Self

Hell's Kitty
2018
as Father Damien
Carnies
2010
as Ratcatcher

Space Command Redemption
2024
as Dor Neven

Long Live the King
2016
as himself

The Angel
2024
as The Angel

Lights Out
2015
as Howie the Janitor

Stalled
2000
as Len

The Weeping
as Sheriff Earl

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018
as Self

Wisdom From the Apocalypse
2023
Another
as Dr. Roberts

The Newlydeads
1988
as Tim
The Candy Shop
2010
as The Candy Shop Owner
Invader

Kiss the Devil in the Dark
2016
as Terrance

The Visitant
2014
as The Demon

Absentia: A Retrospective
2014
as Self

Organism 46-B The Unseen
as Commander Volkov

Together
as Matthew Davis

Svengoolie Uncrypted
2022
as Self

The Danger Element
2017
as Doctor Elymas

Get Me Doug Jones
as Himself

The Boogeys
2017
as Sycophant

Spooky+
2022
as Himself
First Impressions
2013
About Doug Jones
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… With 164 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Doug Jones has appeared in 128 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Doug Jones Movies
- Pan's Labyrinth (2006) — as Fauno / Pale Man
- Men in Black II (2002) — as Joey
- Batman Returns (1992) — as Thin Clown
- The Shape of Water (2017) — as Amphibian Man
- Legion (2010) — as Ice Cream Man
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