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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 Slenderman
for The Slenderman in The Brotherhood of Light
Suggested by nikobatman
1902, a young woman named Annabella goes to 221B Baker Street to seek help from the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes. She tells him that she's being pursued by a dangerous sect that needs her because she has visions. Holmes doesn't believe it but after being attacked by some fanatics, who are vampires, he has to accept that his vision of the world will have to change. They're looking for something to bring their master back to life, before the intervention of the one who "killed" him five years ago : Mina Harker ! Although she's also a vampire, she fights to preserve her soul, with the help of her mentor, Professor Abraham Van Helsing. They understand that Annabella really has a power and that can be usefull for them. To do this, they call on other extraordinary people. Arsène Lupin, the greatest thieves, as well as a gentleman. Prince Dakkar, better known as Captain Nemo, the world's greatest scientist and underwater adventurer. Finally, they'll also need the help of Lord John Clayton III of Greystoke, better known as "Tarzan", the lord of the jungle, the greatest adventurer in existence. Together, they'll discover that if Count Dracula is brought back to life, it will not be the worst, because this sect wants to allow the powerful and terrible "Great Old Ones" to return to our world to make it a real Hell ! All this looks terrible but... it is often in the shadows that we find the basis of Light !
