The youngest of four brothers Doug Jones was born on May 24 1960 in Indianapolis Indiana and grew up in the citys Northeastside After attending Bishop Chatard High School he headed off to Ball State University where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelors degree in Telecommunications with a minor in Theatre He learned mime at school joining a troupe and doing the whole whiteface thing and has also worked as a contortionist After a hitch in theater in Indiana he moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and has not been out of work since hes acted in over 25 films many television series Including the awardwinning Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 his episode Hush garnered two Emmy nominations and over 90 commercials and music videos with the likes of Madonna and Marilyn Manson Although known mostly for his work under prosthetics he has also performed as himself in such highlyrated films as Adaptation 2002 with Nicolas Cage and indie projects such as Phil Donlons A Series of Small Things 2005 But it is his sensitive and elegant performance as Abe Sapien in Hellboy 2004 which stormed to the top of the US box office in the spring of 2004 that has brought him an even higher profile and much praise from audiences and critics alike He has been portraying the Kelpien Saru on the show Star Trek Discovery
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