FrameThrower · Actors · Doug Jones
Doug Jones
8 films · 506 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1993–2017
Born 24 May 1960 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Doug Jones 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.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 506 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Doug takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 70% of their frames are night, 73% low key — the look of the work Doug takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
Hellboy
2004 · Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
The Shape of Water
2017 · Amphibian Man
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 · Marcus
Crimson Peak
2015 · Edith's Mother / Lady Sharpe
Pan’s Labyrinth
2006 · Fauno / Pale Man
Adaptation
2002 · Augustus Margary
Hocus Pocus
1993 · Billy Butcherson
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 506 frames from Doug Jones's 8 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.