The prosthetics, transformative make-up, latex make the actors unrecognizable though they play the most important characters in movies. How many of you know about the popular actor Doug Jones? He has given many hits in Hollywood but still few people know about this superb actor. In most of his movies, his face is covered with heavy make-up and prosthetics and that’s why we cant see his real face.
Doug Jones appeared in movies like ‘Hocus Pocus’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ (he played the Faun and the Pale Man), ‘Hellboy’ (he played Abe Sapien) and ‘Batman Returns’ (he played the Thin Clown), ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ (he was the Silver Surfer). In all these movies he has either wore masks or played the role of a demon, alien or a beast. He has worked in six movies of director Guillermo del Toro.
On the actor, Guillermo del Toro said: “To me, it was another sign of what kind of actor Doug is. A guy who commits – and when he commits, he’s of a piece with the part.”
He has been acting for more than 30 years now and this 57-year-old actor has appeared in 150 movies and TV shows and got appreciations for his phenomenal acting. In an interview, he said, “I’m hired because I’m a tall, skinny guy – with other talents, I hope. But the creature effects guys love to start with a skinny, long palette because they can build on it and not make it too bulky.”
“You know that thing when you’re at a wedding and you’re smiling for pictures over and over again, and you’re [saying], ‘I can’t feel my face anymore?’ Well, we had that for like eight days in a row, “ added Doug.
Doug’s movie ‘The Shape Of Water’ won the Oscars 2018 for best picture. It was directed by Guillermo del Toro who also won the Oscars for best director.
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