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Doug Jones
Doug Jones’s screen credits include Fauno / Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth, Augustus Margary in Adaptation, and Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus.
Born May 24, 1960 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA5 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2017The Shape of Water2h 3m · Drama · FantasyAmphibian Man
- 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer1h 32m · Action · AdventureSilver Surfer
- 2006Pan's Labyrinth1h 58m · Drama · FantasyFauno / Pale Man
- 2002Adaptation1h 55m · Comedy · CrimeAugustus Margary
- 1993Hocus Pocus1h 36m · Comedy · FamilyBilly Butcherson
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- 2026AnotherDr. Roberts
- 2026The RemedyLeif Johansen
- 2026DemonetizeHunter Zollinger
- 2026The StrawberryDr. Johnson
- 2026Pretty BoysBob Silver
- 2026Operation Taco Gary'sElder
- 2025All Is Merry & BrightDoug the Deliveryman
- 2025If It BleedsDr. Charles
- 2025The Demon DetectiveUzgaroth
- 2024The AngelThe Angel
- 2024DisfiguraHost
- 2024Down BelowLester
- 2024Space Command RedemptionDor Neven
- 2023Nosferatu: A Symphony of HorrorCount Orlok
- 2023Wisdom From the ApocalypseActor
- 2022Spooky+Himself
- 2022Svengoolie UncryptedSelf
- 2022Hocus Pocus 2Billy Butcherson
- 2022Mike Mignola: Drawing MonstersSelf
- 2021Battle in Space: The Armada AttacksThe Sycophant
- 2020The 100 Candles GameDemon (segment: The Visitant)
- 2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverBilly Butcherson
- 201931 Nights of Halloween Fan FestSelf
- 2019The CircuitActor
- 2019Beneath the LeavesJames Whitley
- 2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween BashSelf
- 20185th PassengerLangdon
- 2018Rise Up: The Movement that Changed AmericaSelf
- 2018Hell's KittyFather Damien
- 2017The Terror of Hallow's EveScarecrow
- 2017The Danger ElementDoctor Elymas
- 2017The BoogeysSycophant
- 2017NazarethPresident Glade
- 2017My Friend MaxMax Mastin
- 2017The Bye Bye ManThe Bye Bye Man
- 2017Island in the SunRanger
- 2016Kiss the Devil in the DarkTerrance
- 2016Ouija: Origin of EvilMarcus
- 2016Patient SevenDemon (segment: "The Visitant")
- 2016Gehenna: Where Death LivesCreepy Old Man
- 2016Long Live the Kinghimself
- 2016No TouchingKripke
- 2016We've Forgotten More Than We Ever KnewThe Man from the Pool
- 2016The Midnight ManVick
- 2016Crimson PhantomsActor
- 2016The Man in the SiloCharlie (voice)
- 2015The Ultimate LegacyHawthorne
- 2015Crimson PeakEdith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
- 2015Lights OutHowie the Janitor
- 2015The Legacy of Avril KyteDr. Stewart
- 2015Always Watching: A Marble Hornets StoryThe Operator
- 2014The VisitantThe Demon
- 2014Absentia: A RetrospectiveSelf
- 2014Chaisson: Quest for OriudSieck (voice)
- 2014Love in the Time of MonstersDr. Lincoln
- 2013Cruel WillAdrian
- 2013Innocent BloodCarl Grierr
- 2013Dust of WarJebediah Strumm
- 2013First ImpressionsActor
- 2013RazeJoseph
- 2013John Dies at the EndRoger North
- 2012Men in SuitsSelf
- 2012Spirit HuntersRandolph
- 2012Rock JocksSmoking Jesus
- 2012The WatchHero Alien
- 2011AbsentiaWalter Lambert
- 2010The Candy ShopThe Candy Shop Owner
- 2010CarniesRatcatcher
- 2010Cyrus: Mind of a Serial KillerDr. Dallas
- 2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyZero / Razer (voice)
- 2010Sudden Death!Jonathan Wright
- 2010LegionIce Cream Man
- 2010Gainsbourg: A Heroic LifeLa gueule
- 2009The Butterfly CircusOtto
- 2009Angel of DeathDr. Rankin
- 2009Super CapersSpecial Agent Smith #1
- 2009My Name Is JerryJerry Arthur
- 2008Hellboy: In Service of the DemonSelf
- 2008QuarantineThin Infected Man
- 2008Skin and BonesGrady Edlund
- 2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyAbe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
- 2008Operation FilmmakerSelf
- 2007Pan and the FairiesSelf
- 2007Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'Self
- 2007The WagerPeter Barrett
- 2007Hellboy Animated: Blood and IronAbe Sapien (voice)
- 2007The Dukes of Hazzard: The BeginningPatron
- 2006Hellboy Animated: Sword of StormsAbe Sapien (voice)
- 2006Lady in the WaterTartutic #4
- 2006The BenchwarmersNumber 7 Robot
- 2005The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariCesare
- 2005DoomDr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
- 2004Hellboy: The Seeds of CreationSelf
- 2004HellboyAbraham 'Abe' Sapien
- 2003Stuck on YouSpace Alien #2
- 2002Men in Black IIJoey
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