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Doug Jones
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Doug Jones is an American actor born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 24, 1960. He works in film and television, having begun his career in 1987. Jones is a male citizen of the United States who speaks and writes in English. He resides in Santa Clarita and was educated at Ball State University.
In addition to his acting roles, Jones is associated with the sport of artistic gymnastics. His name in his native language is Doug Jones. He is recognized as a human instance within biographical records.
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Film & TV
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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…
Known for
- Operation Taco Gary's — Elder2026
- The Remedy — Leif Johansen2026
- Demonetize — Hunter Zollinger2026
- The Strawberry — Dr. Johnson2026
- Pretty Boys — Bob Silver2026
- If It Bleeds — Dr. Charles2025
- The Demon Detective2025
- All Is Merry & Bright — Doug the Deliveryman2025
- Down Below — Lester2024
- Space Command Redemption — Dor Neven2024
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1960-05-24 ) May 24, 1960 (age 66) , Indianapolis , Indiana, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Ball State University
- Occupations
- Actor contortionist mime artist
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Spouse
- Laurie Pontoni ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- artistic gymnastics
- Image
- Doug Jones by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Height
- 1.92
- Residence
- Santa Clarita
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- date of birth
- 1960-05-24
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- described at URL
- mildlyfearsomefilms.com/murder-landing-page/cast.html
- social media followers
- 116117
- Commons category
- Doug Jones (actor)
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Doug Jones
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Encyclopedic overview
Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) is an American actor, contortionist, and mime artist. He is best known for 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 2019 to 2024, he portrayed Baron Afanas in vampire comedy show What We Do in the Shadows, appearing both with and without creature makeup.
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