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Sep 17, 2023 · Although his time as Saru on Star Trek: Discovery is ending, the talented and prolific Doug Jones currently appears as vampire royal Baron Afanas on FX comedy What We Do in the Shadows.
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Doug Jones isn't done making history as Saru in Star Trek:...
- Star Trek: Discovery's Doug Jones Is Proud Of History He Made ...
From 2017 to 2024, he portrayed Saru in the science fiction series Star Trek: Discovery. [3] From 2019 to 2023, he portrayed Baron Afanas in vampire comedy show What We Do in the Shadows, appearing both with and without creature makeup.
Actor: Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The youngest of four brothers, Doug Jones was born on May 24, 1960, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in the city's Northeastside.
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Doug Jones and Sonequa Martin-Green in Under the Twin Moons (2024)- Wilson Cruz, Doug Jones, Callum Keith Rennie, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Red Directive (2024)
- Doug Jones, Hiro Kanagawa, Chelah Horsdal, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Emily Coutts in Coming Home (2022)
- Doug Jones and Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
- Doug Jones in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
- Doug Jones in Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
- Wilson Cruz, Doug Jones, and Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
- Doug Jones, Jake Weber, and Wole Daramola in Far from Home (2020)
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Doug Jones (born 24 May 1960; age 63) is an American actor who portrays Commander Saru in Star Trek: Discovery. He reprised the role in the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "The Brightest Star".
Jones has been acting since the mid-1980s but was not prolific until he was cast in 1990's Night Angel, with Sam Hennings. In 1992, Jones appeared in director Tim Burton's Batman Returns joining Anthony De Longis, Branscombe Richmond, Diane Salinger, and Vincent Schiavelli. The next project for Jones was 1993's direct to video Magic Kid, with Joseph Campanella. Next that year was the Halloween-themed Hocus Pocus, with Michael McGrady and Charles Rocket. Jones received further notice in Tank Girl (1995) alongside Reg E. Cathey, Jeff Kober, Clayton Landey, Malcolm McDowell, Lori Petty (who portrayed the title character), and Frank Welker.
In 1998, Jones played the monstrous Mother Bug in the comedy horror film Bug Buster, which also featured George Takei and James Doohan.
Typically cast as creatures in science fiction and fantasy projects, Jones is best known for his collaborations with Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, who cast him as Abe Sapien in Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), opposite Ron Perlman as the title character. He also played the Faun and the Pale Man in del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006), and the Silver Surfer in the 2007 Marvel Comics film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. He played two demonic Imps in the 2005 movie adaptation of Doom, which also starred Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson.
On television, Jones appeared as various alien creatures in The Outer Limits revival series (1995-2002), which was narrated by Kevin Conway. He co-starred with Robert Picardo in one of those appearances, and was cast by Mary Jo Slater in all episodes.
For his role as Saru, Jones was nominated three times for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series, winning the second one in 2019 and the third one in 2021.
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•"The Vulcan Hello"
•"Battle at the Binary Stars"
•"Context Is for Kings"
•"The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"
•"Choose Your Pain"
•TheDougJonesExperience.com – official site
•ActorDougJones.com – official site
•Doug Jones at Wikipedia
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•Doug Jones at Tumblr
•Doug Jones at the Internet Movie Database
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Mar 29, 2024 · Doug Jones isn't done making history as Saru in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. As the final season begins, Captain Saru is serving as First Officer to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) aboard the USS Discovery.
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Jun 5, 2024 · WARP FIVE: Doug Jones Reflects on Action Saru and Discovery's Conclusion. The Star Trek: Discovery actor sheds insight on Saru's relationship with T'Rina, Saru's evolution, and more! SPOILER WARNING: This article contains story details and plot points for the fifth season of Star Trek: Discovery.
Apr 1, 2024 · In our new interview, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY's Doug Jones tells us about Saru's five-season arc, his relationship with Vulcan president T'Rina, and more!
