Acting credits
151
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Doug Jones
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 115Series: 36
TMDB ID: 17005
IMDb ID: nm0427964
Known for: Acting
Born: May 24, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2026
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q461309
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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Movie credits linked with Doug Jones.
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Operation Taco Gary's
as Elder
2026 Movie
All Is Merry & Bright
as Doug the Deliveryman
2025 Movie
10.0
If It Bleeds
as Dr. Charles
2025 Movie
8.0
The Demon Detective
2025 Movie
The Angel
as The Angel
2024 Movie
6.0
Disfigura
as Host
2024 Movie
2.0
Down Below
as Lester
2024 Movie
5.7
Space Command Redemption
as Dor Neven
2024 Movie
5.4
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
as Count Orlok
2023 Movie
2.0
Wisdom From the Apocalypse
2023 Movie
10.0
Svengoolie Uncrypted
as Self
2022 Movie
7.2
Hocus Pocus 2
as Billy Butcherson
2022 Movie
6.1
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
as Self
2022 Movie
5.0
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
as The Sycophant
2021 Movie
1.0
Spooky+
as Himself
2021 Movie
5.6
The 100 Candles Game
as Demon (segment: The Visitant)
2020 Movie
7.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Billy Butcherson
2020 Movie
1.0
The Circuit
2019 Movie
3.8
Beneath the Leaves
as James Whitley
2019 Movie
7.0
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self
2018 Movie
4.3
5th Passenger
as Langdon
2018 Movie
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
as Self
2018 Movie
3.3
Hell's Kitty
as Father Damien
2018 Movie
7.2
The Shape of Water
as Amphibian Man
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Doug Jones.
The D-Con Chamber
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
4.4
Star Trek: very Short Treks
as Saru (voice) • 2 eps
2023 Series
8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
as Baron Afanas • 15 eps
2019 Series
4.0
The Ready Room
as Self • 5 eps
2019 Series
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 2 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Star Trek: Short Treks
as Saru • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.4
Automata
as Carl Swangee (voice) • 6 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Star Trek: Discovery
as Saru • 65 eps
2017 Series
6.8
After Trek
5 eps
2017 Series
7.8
DuckTales
as Wereduck / Demonic Clown (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.8
The Flash
as Jake Simmons / Deathbolt • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.3
Z Nation
as Scully • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
The Strain
as The Ancient • 5 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.8
Arrow
as Jake Simmons • 1 eps
2012 Series
5.6
Dragon Age: Redemption
as Saarebas • 6 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Falling Skies
as Cochise • 20 eps
2011 Series
8.5
Teen Wolf
as William Barrow • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Face Off
as Guest Judge • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.5
Angel of Death
as Dr. Rankin • 10 eps
2009 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
as Officer Crane • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.7
Fear Itself
as Grady Edlund • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.1
The Guild
as Gerald • 4 eps
2007 Series