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Doug Jones
This multi-award-winning actor is possibly the most famous person you've never seen. After a 35-year career under heavy make-ups, but in memorable roles such as the goofy zombie ‘Billy Butcherson’ in HOCUS POCUS, Doug Jones was thrust to the forefront as the blue fish-man sidekick, ‘Abe Sapien’, in HELLBOY. He took this kind of work to new heights with his role as the romantic leading 'Amphibian Man' in Guillermo del Toro's Academy Award 2017 Best Picture THE SHAPE OF WATER, and his dual roles as ‘Pan’ and the ‘Pale Man’ in the multi-Oscar winning PAN'S LABYRINTH. He also played the ‘Silver Surfer’ in FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, and his award-winning performance reprising ‘Abe Sapien’ in HELLBOY II: The Golden Army.
Many refer to Doug Jones as “The King Of Creatures,” and it is this niche that garnered him a coveted slot in FANGORIA Magazine's Hall Of Fame and the inaugural lifetime achievement award called “The Chair” given by the Makeup Artists & Hairstylists union.
His favorite "human" roles are the sweet, underdog title role in MY NAME IS JERRY and the proper butler 'Hawthorne' in the inspirational THE ULTIMATE LEGACY. You can also see Doug's special haunting roles in LEGION, CRIMSON PEAK, JOHN DIES AT THE END, and as the title character in the upcoming remake of NOSFERATU.
TV Critics have loved his Saturn Award-winning work in the highly praised Paramount+ series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY as Captain Saru. Doug has also won critics over with his hilarious ‘Baron Afanas’ in FX/Hulu’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, a haunting wendigo in the 'Skin & Bones' episode of NBC's FEAR ITSELF, and as the lead ‘Gentleman’ in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’s 'Hush' episode. Doug also enjoyed playing 'Dominique Wilkins' in ABC's comedy THE NEIGHBORS, the lead 'Ancient' vampire in Guillermo del Toro's FX series THE STRAIN, DC Comics' supervillain 'Deathbolt' in the CW's ARROW and THE FLASH, and the helpful alien 'Cochise' in Steven Spielberg's TNT series FALLING SKIES for its final three seasons.
Doug also loves short films with a special purpose and has starred in a few that he loves to talk about -- THE BUTTERFLY CIRCUS about a man born without limbs who finds a sense of family and purpose; SUDDEN DEATH! a hilarious musical; and THE CANDY SHOP addressing the harrowing issue of child sex trafficking happening right here in the USA.
But don't let Doug Jones' resume scare you. Even with some darker titles in his filmography, he chooses those projects because of redemptive storylines and, even if he has to play the bad guy or an otherworldly creature to help them be told. Doug and his wife Laurie hail from Indiana where they both met at Ball State University, love those Midwestern values, and are active members of their home church.
Doug Jones as Captain Saru in a scene from "Star Trek: Discovery." (Image credit: CBS All Access)
Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson in "Hocus Pocus." (Image credit: Matt Kennedy/Disney)
Doug Jones as Abe Sapien in a scene from "Hellboy." (Image credit: Revolution Studios)
Doug Jones as the Faun in a scene from "Pan's Labyrinth." (Image credit: Warner Bros)
