![]() ![]() The Shape of Water recalls images from the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the 1954 horror classic that profoundly inspired a young del Toro to become a storyteller. ![]() “That is something we can continue to hope for, even if we feel we’re hopeless and love is past us. “The triumphs of this story is that love is available to all of us, no matter if we’re mainstream or if we are other than,” Jones tells Inverse. Set during the Cold War and Civil Rights movement, the whirlwind romance that proves love isn’t an exclusive commodity. In the new Guillermo del Toro film The Shape of Water, Jones plays “The Asset,” a silent but curious “fish man” pulled from the Amazon Rainforest and placed inside a secret government facility in 1960s Baltimore, where he falls in love Eliza (Sally Hawkins), a mute member of the overnight cleaning staff. ![]() Jones was also prosthetics-free for his guest-starring role as a drug addict in the Blood Hungry episode of the television series Criminal Minds.Ĭoming up for Jones are roles in the feature film Legion, and again, out of the prosthetics in the indie features Super Capers and My Name Is Jerry.Thirty years of playing monsters, imps, fauns, and Silver Surfers has paid off for character actor Doug Jones, who finally has a role he’s always wanted, that of a romantic leading man. Caligari, which won three prizes at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including the Audience Choice Award. He portrayed Cesare in David Lee Fisher's 2005 remake of the 1919 silent classic The Cabinet of Dr. In 2006, he donned the suit of the Silver Surfer and created another iconic screen character in the 2007 box-office blockbuster 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Īlthough best-known for his work under prosthetics, such as the floppy zombie Billy in the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus, or the lead Spy Morlock in the 2002 remake of The Time Machine, Jones has performed as himself in such films as Adaptation, with Nicolas Cage Mystery Men, with Ben Stiller Batman Returns, with Danny DeVito and indie projects including Stefan Haves' Stalled and Phil Donlon's A Series of Small Things. ![]() In addition to starring in Pan's Labyrinth, he performed in Doom, The Benchwarmers and M. Pan's Labyrinth was nominated for six Oscars and won three, including Best Makeup.Ģ005 proved to be a busy year for Jones. Working under heavy prosthetics for both characters, he chose to learn and speak their dialogue in archaic Spanish. In addition to portraying Pan, Jones took on the role of The Pale Man, a gruesome creature with a penchant for eating children. A year later, del Toro gave him the title role in his career-defining fantasy/horror film, El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth). His empathetic performance as Abe Sapien in director Guillermo del Toro 's Hellboy raised his profile with both audiences and critics in 2004. Since then, he has acted in more than 30 films, many television series (including the award-winning Buffy the Vampire Slayer-his episode Hush received two Emmy nominations), more than 90 commercials, and music videos with the likes of Madonna, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Marilyn Manson. He has also worked as a contortionist.Īfter a hitch in theater in Indiana, Jones moved to Los Angeles in 1985. The summer after graduation, he worked as a mime at Kings Island theme park in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at Ball State, Jones joined a troupe called Mime Over Matter. After attending Bishop Chatard High School, he headed to Ball State University and graduated in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and a minor in theater. The youngest of four brothers, Doug Jones was born on May 24, 1960, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in the city's northeast side. ![]()
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