(screams)

- I've waited centuries to say that. - Say what you want, just don't breathe on me.

This is Doug Jones, an actor who, with his tall, wiry build and

flexible, double-jointed limbs, has made a career out of playing odd characters

and creatures in heavy prosthetics and makeup.

He's perhaps best known for playing characters like The Fawn and The Pale Man

in 'Pan's Labyrinth', Abe Sapien in 'Hellboy',

and Billy Butcherson in 'Hocus Pocus'.

And, more recently, he plays Amphibian Man in Guillermo Del Toro's new film 'The Shape of Water'.

Doug got his start in a troupe of mimes at his college of Ball State University.

His experience as a mime as well as a contortionist would come in handy

time and time again throughout his career.

Then, after moving to California, one of his first major jobs was playing

Mac Tonight in a campaign of McDonald's commercials.

(singing) - It's Mac Tonight! Come on make it Mac Tonight!

Doug's first film role was in the 1988 horror film "The Newlydeads'.

- Why don't we take the boat out on the lake tomorrow? - Oh--oh, I don't--that boat belongs to the lodgekeeper...

A role like this were you actually see Doug's human face and body is an exception to the rule.

He would go on to play lots of characters that rendered him virtually unregozniable

with job offers flooding in thanks to word-of-mouth.

He eventually got a reputation for being not only someone who had a gift for giving life to these

strange creature-like roles, but also someone who is easy to work with and doesn't complain

about the long hours it takes to apply all the prosthetics and makeup involved.

After a small role in 'Batman Returns' as "Thin Clown"...

- Great speech, Oswald!

- Ungh!

...and Billy Butcherson in 'Hocus Pocus',

Doug worked on the 1997 sci-fi horror film 'Mimic', which is where he met Guillermo Del Toro,

who would cast him again as Abe Sapien in 'Hellboy'.

In the first film, the voice of Abe Sapien was voiced by David Hyde Pierce,

but when 'Hellboy II' rolled around, Doug Jones did it himself.

After providing the body for the Silver Surfer in the 'Fantastic 4' sequel,

Doug was thrilled to play the title role of Jerry in the indie film 'My Name Is Jerry'.

- Hi, my name is Jerry. I'm with Milton-Hill Publishing, I'm here to te--

Doug played a normal guy, and he was the lead in the movie.

Besides playing Amphibian Man in 'The Shape of Water',

Doug plays Saru in "Star Trek: Discovery".

So whether he's a friend, a monster, or whatever this thing is,

Doug Jones managed to steal the show every time even if you don't know it's him.

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