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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 (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.

Filmography

2026
Demonetize

as Hunter Zollinger

Movie
2026
The Strawberry

as Dr. Johnson

Movie
2026
Operation Taco Gary's

as Elder

Movie
2025
The Demon Detective
Movie
2017
The Shape of Water

as Amphibian Man

Movie
2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

as Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death

Movie
2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer

Movie
2006
Pan's Labyrinth

as Fauno / Pale Man

Movie
2004
Hellboy

as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien

Movie
1997
Mimic

as Long John

Movie
1993
Hocus Pocus

as Billy Butcherson

Movie
1992
Batman Returns

as Thin Clown

Movie
2019
What We Do in the Shadows

as Baron Afanas

TV Show