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Doug Jones

Acting
Known For

65 Years Old

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.

Born

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on 24th May 1960

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Criminal Minds
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Z Nation
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Star Trek: Discovery
Saru
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DuckTales
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What We Do in the Shadows
Baron Afanas
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Face Off
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The Strain
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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Falling Skies
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Tales from the Crypt
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Fear Itself
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The Guild
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The Ready Room
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Kenan & Kel
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Unhappily Ever After
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Star Trek: Short Treks
Saru
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The Weird Al Show
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Dragon Age: Redemption
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Bone Chillers
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Pan's Labyrinth
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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Batman Returns
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Star Trek: very Short Treks
Saru (voice)
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Men in Black II
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Automata
Carl Swangee (voice)
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Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
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The Shape of Water
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Hocus Pocus
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Hocus Pocus 2
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Legion
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Doom
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Crimson Peak
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Adaptation.
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Ouija: Origin of Evil
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The Watch
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The Benchwarmers
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Quarantine
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Mystery Men
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The D-Con Chamber
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Three Kings
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Tank Girl
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
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Lady in the Water
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The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man
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Stuck on You
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Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
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Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Abe Sapien (voice)
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Monkeybone
Yeti
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John Dies at the End
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The Ultimate Legacy
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Patient Seven
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Count Orlok
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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
La gueule
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
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Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Abe Sapien (voice)
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Warriors of Virtue
Yee
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Absentia
Walter Lambert
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The Man in the Silo
Charlie (voice)
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5th Passenger
Langdon
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The Danger Element
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Raze
Joseph
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We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
The Man from the Pool
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Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
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The 100 Candles Game
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
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Super Capers
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Angel of Death
Dr. Rankin
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Night Angel
Ken
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Sockbaby
Doug Jones
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Carnies
Ratcatcher
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
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The Midnight Man
Vick
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Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
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Gehenna: Where Death Lives
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
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Magic Kid
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Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
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Long Live the King
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Bug Buster
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Beneath The Leaves
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The Butterfly Circus
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Carnal Crimes
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
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Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
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The Terror of Hallow's Eve
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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
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Men in Suits
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The Circuit
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Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
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The Wager
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Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
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Galgameth
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The Darkling
Shadow Master
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Space Command Redemption
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Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
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Hell's Kitty
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Love in the Time of Monsters
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Down Below
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First Impressions
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Dust of War
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Absentia: A Retrospective
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Rock Jocks
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Operation Filmmaker
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My Name Is Jerry
Jerry Arthur
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If It Bleeds
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Sudden Death!
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Lights Out
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Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
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Operation Taco Gary's
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The Newlydeads
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Kiss the Devil in the Dark
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Innocent Blood
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The Candy Shop Owner
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The Visitant
The Demon
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No Touching
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Svengoolie Uncrypted
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The Boogeys
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Cruel Will
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Spirit Hunters
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The Angel
The Angel
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Spooky+
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My Friend Max
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The Weeping
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The Remedy
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Pan and the Fairies
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Wisdom From the Apocalypse
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Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow
Saru
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Crimson Phantoms
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The Legacy of Avril Kyte
Dr. Stewart
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Steven Spielberg's Movie
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