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Doug Jones 
Jones at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con InternationalBorn May 24, 1960
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1985–present Website http://www.thedougjonesexperience.com Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) is an American film and television actor best known to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fans for his various roles playing non-human characters, often in heavy makeup, in films and television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.[1]
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Early life
Jones was from Indianapolis, Indiana. After attending Bishop Chatard High School, he attended Ball State University,[1] where he parlayed his background as a mime into portraying the school mascot "Charlie Cardinal", and from which he graduated in 1982.[2]
Career
Jones has worked as a contortionist. "You’d be surprised how many times that comes into play in commercials. They’ll want somebody to hold a box of Tide funny or something. I once squished into a box for a commercial for relaxed fit jeans".[3]
Although known mostly for his work under prosthetic makeup, such as the zombie Billy Butcherson in the Halloween film Hocus Pocus, or the lead Spy Morlock in the 2002 remake of the 1960 film The Time Machine, he has also performed without prosthetics in such films as Adaptation, Mystery Men and Batman Returns, and indie projects such as Stefan Haves' Stalled, AntiKaiser Productions' Three Lives, Phil Donlon's A Series of Small Things and as Cesare in David Fisher's 2005 remake of the 1920 silent classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. He performed as Abe Sapien in Hellboy, although the voice was performed by an uncredited David Hyde Pierce. Explaining the challenge of working so often in rubber suits and prosthetics, he notes, "I have to make that a part of my being and my physicality and again, acting is a full body experience and that's a part of it when you're doing a costumed character."[4]
In 2005, he renewed his association with Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, starring as the Faun in del Toro's multi-Oscar-winning Spanish language fantasy/horror project El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth). He also has a secondary role in the film as 'The Pale Man', a gruesome creature with a penchant for eating children. Working once more under heavy prosthetics in both roles, he was also required to learn large amounts of dialogue in Spanish, though his voice was ultimately re-dubbed.[5]
The year also brought success for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the film receiving three awards at the Screamfest Horror Festival in Los Angeles, including the Audience Choice Award.[6] In 2006 Jones appeared in the feature films The Benchwarmers and Lady in the Water, and reprised his role as Abe Sapien by voicing the character in the new Hellboy Animated television project, recording two 75-minute animated films.
In February 2007, Jones' likeness was used for Nvidia's "Human Head" tech demo.[7]
In June 2007 Jones appeared in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as the Silver Surfer (though Laurence Fishburne portrayed the character's voice). He reprised his role as Abe Sapien in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, once more under the direction of Guillermo del Toro, for which he played both the voice and body performance. He also played two other roles in the film: the Angel of Death and The Chamberlain, both under heavy prosthetics. In 2009, del Toro announced on BBC Radio that Jones would be playing the monster in his upcoming version of Frankenstein.[8]
Jones starred as himself in Sockbaby 4, the fourth installment of the Internet martial arts comedy series Sockbaby.[9]
According to Jones' official website, he will appear in the upcoming French-language film Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque), written and directed by French comic-book author Joann Sfar and produced by Universal Europe. Jones plays La Gueule, the grotesque fantasy muse that teases, guides and accompanies Gainsbourg throughout his life. He is working under prosthetics designed and created by the Oscar-winning Spanish FX shop DDT Efectos Especiales, with whom he worked on Pan's Labyrinth. The film was released in France on January 20, 2010.[10][11]
In January 2010 Jones signed a book deal with Medallion Press to model a non-fiction comedic coffee table book called Mime Very Own Book, co-written by Adam Mock and Scott Allen Perry, and photographed by Eric Curtis. The book is due for publication in December 2011.[12]
Jones plays Dr. Henry Vataber in the web series, Universal Dead.[13] In late June 2010 it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[14]
Jones appeared in the independent film, The Candy Shop, a "modern fairy tale" shedding light upon child sex trafficking created by the Georgia film studio, Whitestone Pictures.[15]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1992 Batman Returns Thin Clown 1993 Tales from the Crypt Contortionist Episode: "Food For Thought" Hocus Pocus Billy Butcherson 1994 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Slapstick actor Episode "Indiana Jones and Hollywood Follies" 1995 Tank Girl Additional Ripper 1997 Mimic Long John #2 Warriors of Virtue Yee 1998 The Outer Limits Elder Alien Episodes: "Sarcophagus", "To Tell The Truth" and "Relativity Theory" 1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lead Gentleman Episode: "Hush" Mystery Men Pencilhead 2000 G vs E Herb Episode: "Evilator" 2001 Monkeybone Yeti Unsolved Mysteries Gordon Page, Jr. Episode: "#488" 2002 Adaptation. Augustus Margary CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Grinder Episode: "Revenge is Best Served Cold" Men in Black II Joey Side Effects Seth short film The Time Machine Spy Morlock 2004 Three Lives Mysterious Caller / Mortician Hellboy Abe Sapien (voiced by David Hyde Pierce) 2005 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Cesare Doom Dr. Carmack Imp A Series of Small Things The Homeless Man Criminal Minds Domino Thacker Episode: "Blood Hungry" 2006 The Benchwarmers Number 7 Robot Carnies Ratcatcher Lady in the Water Tartutic #4 Pan's Labyrinth El Fauno; The Pale Man 2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron Abe Sapien Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Norrin Radd / The Silver Surfer (voice by Laurence Fishburne) Hellboy: Sword of Storms Abe Sapien (voice) The Wager Peter Barrett 2008 Criminal Minds Beanie Episode: "Brothers in Arms" Fear Itself Grady Edlund Episode: "Skin & Bones" Quarantine Thin Infected Man Sockbaby Himself Hellboy II: The Golden Army Abe Sapien/Angel of Death/The Chamberlain 2009 Greyscale Jamison Cyrus Dr. Arthur My Name is Jerry Jerry Angel of Death Dr. Rankin Super Capers Special Agent Smith #1 Battle Jitni Episode 1: The Danger Element Dr. Elymas The Butterfly Circus Otto 2010 Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) La Gueule Legion Ice Cream Man Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Gay Robot The Candy Shop Candy Shop Owner 2011 Fallout: Nuka Break Mayor Conners Episode: #2, #3, #5 Absentia Walter Lambert 2012 Neighborhood Watch Filming References
- ^ a b Gonzales, Matt. "Indy native Doug Jones underneath the hellish makeup". Indy.com. August 27, 2008
- ^ "Charlie Cardinal Interview". The Doug Jones Experience. Reprinted from Ball State University's Alumnus Magazine. August 2004
- ^ Johnson-Ott, Ed. "Hellboy's fish-guy gets filleted." Nuvo.net. April 14, 2004
- ^ Topel, Fred. "Fantastic Four 2: Doug Jones: Doug Jones talks sequels, Fantastic Four and Hellboy.", Crave Online, June 15, 2007
- ^ "Doug Jones En Espanol" at canmag.com
- ^ Awards page for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "NVIDIA Demo: Human Head" at nzone.com
- ^ "Guillermo Del Toro Casts Doug Jones in Frankenstein". June 14, 2009. http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/6/14/guillermo-del-toro-casts-doug-jones-in-frankenstein.html. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Sockbaby website
- ^ Hewitt, Chris. "Doug Jones to star in Gainsbourg Biopic" Empire magazine; January 20, 2009
- ^ Information on Gainsbourg: Vie Heroique at Jones' official site
- ^ Mime Very Own Book at Medallion Press
- ^ Cast page at Universal Dead website
- ^ "Universal Dead full length feature?" Indie Intertube; June 28, 2010
- ^ "The Candy Shop Film Announcement" Whitestone Pictures; July 6, 2010
External links
- The Doug Jones Experience - Official website
- Doug Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Spencer Fornaciari and John Portanova. "Episode 47 - Crypticon 2010 Part 1"; MacGuffin Film Podcast
Categories:- Contortionists
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Actors from Indiana
- Ball State University alumni
- People from Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1960 births
- Living people
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