Age: 66
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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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Doug Jones
The Primordial Xenomorph
for The Primordial Xenomorph in Guillermo Del Toro's Ailen: Shadow of the Abyss
Suggested by benjaminclaxton
In the year 2100, Four years before the events of Alien: Covenant, the crew of the research vessel Goliath is sent on a classified mission by Weyland-Yutani to explore an uncharted planet in a distant star system. The planet, designated LV-243, is rumored to be home to ancient ruins left behind by the Engineers—a race of godlike beings who created humanity and may have been responsible for the creation of the Xenomorphs. Upon arrival, the crew discovers a massive, labyrinthine structure buried deep beneath the planet’s surface, a place where shadows seem to have a life of their own. As they venture deeper into the labyrinth, they uncover horrifying secrets about the Engineers’ experiments, including early versions of the Xenomorphs, more terrifying and grotesque than anything humanity has encountered before. As the crew attempts to escape the labyrinth, they are hunted by these ancient, monstrous creatures and begin to unravel the dark truth behind the Engineers' plans for both the Xenomorphs and humanity. The film explores themes of creation and destruction, the fine line between godhood and monstrosity, and the terrifying abyss that lies within every sentient being.
