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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.
Prospero, a magician and rightful Duke of Milan, has been stranded on an island with his daughter Miranda for twelve years after his treacherous brother Antonio and King Alonso of Naples conspired to depose him and set him adrift at sea with the then 3-year-old Miranda. Possessing great magic from his years of study, he has bound an airy spirit named Ariel and Caliban, the deformed son of the witch Sycorax into his service. When Prospero divines the presence of his brother aboard a passing ship, he summons a tempest to force the vessel ashore, stranding several of the passengers on the island. Thus, Prospero begins his quest for absolution, complicated by the machinations of the disgruntled Caliban, the deceitful butler and jester Stephano and Trinculo, and the blossoming romance between Alonso's son Prince Ferdinand and Miranda.
