Age: 66
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Doug Jones (born May 24, 1960) 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. Caligari (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Absentia (2011), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and The Bye Bye Man (2017). He has appeared in the science fiction series Falling Skies (2013-15) and del Toro's horror series The Strain (2014-16). From 2017 to 2024, he portrayed Saru in the science fiction series Star Trek: Discovery. From 2019 to 2023, he portrayed Baron Afanas in the vampire comedy show What We Do in the Shadows, appearing both with and without creature makeup. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Doug Jones
Nightstrike
for Nightstrike in Transformers: Cyberfall
Suggested by user_349011
In the aftermath of Rise of the Beasts, Earth faces a new kind of extinction. The Terrans—Transformers born of Earth’s frequencies and bonded to human families—are being hunted by G.H.O.S.T., a covert organization that sees them as unstable anomalies. But the true threat looms above. Megatron has returned, leading a fractured Decepticon force in a desperate bid to restore Cybertron. Their plan: activate the ancient Space Bridge Pillars and drag Cybertron into Earth’s atmosphere, fusing the two worlds into one. The process will fracture gravity, collapse ecosystems, and rewrite the planet in steel. As the Terrans flee persecution and the sky begins to crack, the Autobots form a fragile alliance with new human allies—fighters, scientists, and survivors. Mirage, still haunted by war echoes, begins to unravel the truth behind the Pillars. And deep underground, the Terrans begin to evolve, sensing the pull of a world they’ve never known. The battle isn’t just for survival—it’s for identity, memory, and the right to call Earth home. The Autobots must rise, the Terrans must choose, and humanity must stand beside them before Cybertron falls… and takes Earth with it.
