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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.
Warren Gascoigne, the night watchman at the New York Museum of Natural History, is fired due to budget cuts, like many other employees. However, touched by his honesty during the dismissal interview, his boss offered him a new position, for which he had been looking for the ideal candidate for a very long time. He offers to be the guardian of his family mansion, located isolated in the woods further north in the state. Warren accepts, for at least a trial period, and moves there for the summer vacation with his two daughters. Quite quickly, they realize that they're not the only ones who live there, that there are also several "monsters" who live there in secret. However, understanding that there is nothing bad about them, just wanting to be at peace, the Gascoignes stay at their side, preparing to experience some adventures with these creatures who have just expanded the world of the little family of unlimited way !
