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Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. BiographyAfter attending Bishop Chatard High School, he headed off to Ball State University, where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, and a minor in Theatre. He learned mime at school, joining a troupe called "Mime Over Matter".
After a hitch in theatre in Indiana, he moved to Los Angeles in 1985, and has not been out of work since - he's acted in over 25 films, many television series (including the award-winning Buffy The Vampire Slayer, his episode 'Hush' garnering two Emmy nominations), over 90 commercials, and music videos with artists such as Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Marilyn Manson. Although known mostly for his work under prosthetic makeup, such as the floppy zombie 'Billy' in the Halloween film Hocus Pocus, or the lead Spy Morlock in the 2001 remake of The Time Machine, he has also performed without prosthetics in such acclaimed films as Adaptation. with Nicolas Cage, Mystery Men with Ben Stiller, Batman Returns with Danny DeVito, and indie projects such as Stefan Haves' Stalled, Phil Donlon's A Series of Small Things, and as 'Cesare' in David Fisher's 2005 remake of the 1919 silent classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. His performance as Abe Sapien in Hellboy, which stormed to the top of the U.S. box office in the spring of 2004, brought him an even higher profile and much praise from audiences and critics alike. In 2005, he renewed his association with Mexican director Guillermo del Toro when he starred in the title role of 'Pan' in del Toro's Spanish language fantasy/horror project El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth). He also has a cameo in the film as 'The Pale Man', a gruesome creature with a penchant for eating children. Working once more under heavy prosthetics in both roles, he was also required to learn huge chunks of dialogue in Spanish from Spain.
2006 was also a hectic year for the actor, with roles in The Benchwarmers and Lady in the Water. Doug has continued his collaboration with del Toro into 2006, as he reprised his role as Abe Sapien by voicing the character in the new Hellboy Animated television project, recording two 75-minute animated films. On December 18, 2006, he finished filming his role as the Silver Surfer in the upcoming production Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, due out in cinemas June 2007. He is also signed to reprise his role as Abe Sapien in the sequel to Hellboy, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, set to begin filming end of May 2007 in Budapest and once more under the direction of Guillermo del Toro. This time he will play all of Abe Sapien, providing not only the physical performance but also the voice, as well as playing three other roles in the film: the Angel of Death, The Wizard and The Chamberlain, all under heavy prosthetics. He has an abiding interest in independent film production and is also a singer-songwriter. He is married and lives in California. Partial filmography
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