The youngest of four brothers, Doug Jones was born on May 24, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in the city's Northeastside. After attending Bishop Chatard High School, he headed off to Ball State University, where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, with a minor in Theatre.
He learned mime at school, joining a troupe and doing the whole white-face thing, and has also worked as a contortionist.
After a hitch in theater in Indiana, he moved to Los Angeles in 1985, and has not been out of work since - he's acted in over 25 films, many television series (Including the award-winning Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), his episode 'Hush' garnered two Emmy nominations) and over 90 commercials and music videos with the likes of Madonna and Marilyn Manson.
Although known mostly for his work under prosthetics, he has also performed as 'himself' in such highly-rated films as Adaptation. (2002) with Nicolas Cage and indie projects such as Phil Donlon's A Series of Small Things (2005).
But it is his sensitive and elegant performance as 'Abe Sapien' in Hellboy (2004), which stormed to the top of the U.S. box office in the spring of 2004, that has brought him an even higher profile and much praise from audiences and critics alike.
He has been portraying the Kelpien Saru on the show Star Trek: Discovery.
Known For
Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
Billy Butcherson
Pan's Labyrinth
(2006)
Fauno / Pale Man
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Amphibian Man
Men in Black II
(2002)
Joey
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Billy Butcherson
Hellboy
(2004)
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
Batman Returns
(1992)
Thin Clown
Legion
(2010)
Ice Cream Man
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
(2007)
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
Ouija: Origin of Evil
(2016)
Marcus
Tank Girl
(1995)
Additional Ripper
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
Abe Sapien
Doom
(2005)
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
The Time Machine
(2002)
Spy Morlock
Crimson Peak
(2015)
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
The Watch
(2012)
Hero Alien
Full Filmography
Acting
The Newlydeads
(1988)
Tim
Night Angel
(1990)
Ken
Carnal Crimes
(1991)
Lang
Batman Returns
(1992)
Thin Clown
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Billy Butcherson
Magic Kid
(1993)
Clown in Office
Tank Girl
(1995)
Additional Ripper
Warriors of Virtue
(1997)
Yee
Galgameth
(1997)
Big Galgy
Mimic
(1997)
Long John
Bug Buster
(1998)
Mother Bug
Denial
(1998)
Ghost
Three Kings
(1999)
Dead Iraqi Soldier
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
(1999)
Slapstick Actor
Mystery Men
(1999)
Pencilhead
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
(2000)
FBI Agent - Carrot
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
(2000)
Dave
Stalled
(2000)
Len
The Darkling
(2000)
Shadow Master
Steven Spielberg's Movie
(2001)
Donald Columbus
Monkeybone
(2001)
Yeti
Adaptation.
(2002)
Augustus Margary
Men in Black II
(2002)
Joey
The Time Machine
(2002)
Spy Morlock
Stuck on You
(2003)
Space Alien #2
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
(2004)
Self
Hellboy
(2004)
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(2005)
Cesare
Doom
(2005)
Dr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
The Benchwarmers
(2006)
Number 7 Robot
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
(2006)
Abe Sapien (voice)
Pan's Labyrinth
(2006)
Fauno / Pale Man
Lady in the Water
(2006)
Tartutic #4
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
(2007)
Abe Sapien (voice)
Pan and the Fairies
(2007)
Self
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
(2007)
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
(2007)
Patron
The Wager
(2007)
Peter Barrett
Quarantine
(2008)
Thin Infected Man
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
(2008)
Self
Operation Filmmaker
(2008)
Himself
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
Abe Sapien
The Butterfly Circus
(2009)
Otto
My Name Is Jerry
(2009)
Jerry Arthur
Angel of Death
(2009)
Dr. Rankin
Super Capers
(2009)
Special Agent Smith #1
Sudden Death!
(2010)
Jonathan Wright
Carnies
(2010)
Ratcatcher
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
(2010)
Dr. Dallas
The Candy Shop
(2010)
The Candy Shop Owner
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
(2010)
La gueule
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
(2010)
Zero / Razer (voice)
Legion
(2010)
Ice Cream Man
Dragon Age: Redemption
(2011)
Saarebas
Absentia
(2011)
Walter Lambert
Rock Jocks
(2012)
Smoking Jesus
Spirit Hunters
(2012)
Randolph
Men in Suits
(2012)
Self
The Watch
(2012)
Hero Alien
First Impressions
(2013)
Innocent Blood
(2013)
Carl Grierr
Raze
(2013)
Joseph
John Dies at the End
(2013)
Roger North
Dust of War
(2013)
Jebediah Strumm
Cruel Will
(2013)
Adrian
Absentia: A Retrospective
(2014)
Self
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
(2014)
Sieck (voice)
The Visitant
(2014)
The Demon
Love in the Time of Monsters
(2014)
Dr. Lincoln
Lights Out
(2015)
Howie the Janitor
The Ultimate Legacy
(2015)
Hawthorne
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
(2015)
The Operator
Crimson Peak
(2015)
Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
The Legacy of Avril Kyte
(2015)
Dr. Stewart
No Touching
(2016)
Kripke
The Man in the Silo
(2016)
Charlie (voice)
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
(2016)
Terrance
Ouija: Origin of Evil
(2016)
Marcus
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
(2016)
Creepy Old Man
Long Live the King
(2016)
himself
We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew
(2016)
The Man from the Pool
The Midnight Man
(2016)
Vick
Patient Seven
(2016)
Demon (segment: "The Visitant")
Crimson Phantoms
(2016)
The Danger Element
(2017)
Doctor Elymas
The Boogeys
(2017)
Sycophant
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
(2017)
Scarecrow
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Amphibian Man
The Bye Bye Man
(2017)
The Bye Bye Man
My Friend Max
(2017)
Max Mastin
5th Passenger
(2018)
Langdon
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
(2018)
Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
(2018)
Self
Hell's Kitty
(2018)
Father Damien
Beneath The Leaves
(2019)
James Whitley
The Circuit
(2019)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
(2020)
Billy Butcherson
The 100 Candles Game
(2020)
Demon (segment: The Visitant)
Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks
(2021)
The Sycophant
Spooky+
(2021)
Himself
Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
Billy Butcherson
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
(2022)
Self
Svengoolie Uncrypted
(2022)
Himself
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
(2023)
Count Orlock
Down Below
(2024)
Lester
Space Command Redemption
(2024)
Dor Neven