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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.
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In this atmospheric reimagining of the vampire legend, a centuries-old creature of darkness emerges from the shadows of Eastern Europe to prey upon the living. When the mysterious Count Orlok arrives in a bustling port city, he brings with him plague, madness, and an insatiable hunger for blood. A young woman becomes the object of his obsession, while a determined professor and a skeptical ship's captain race to uncover the vampire's origins and stop his reign of terror. As the undead lord systematically decimates the city's population, the survivors must confront their deepest fears and darkest superstitions. Blending gothic horror with psychological dread, the film explores themes of seduction, mortality, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness, delivering a haunting meditation on evil incarnate.
