He describes himself as a "dyed-in-wool Christian from the Midwest", to the point that he was initially apprehensive about his role in Hellboy, as the titular character is a demon. He graduated from Ball State University, where he parlayed his background as a mime into portraying the school mascot " Charlie Cardinal". “Star Trek: Short Treks” are streaming now on CBS All Access.Jones was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the youngest of four brothers, and attended Bishop Chatard High School. That was such a beautiful storyline to play.” So he’s the first to explore his curiosities. What’s outside of this planet of Kaminar? He looks at the sky and sees so much more potential that none of his friends and family have never looked up to wonder about. Dreaming about what’s ahead and what’s outside of the borders of Indiana for me - Saru felt very much the same way. “That’s why I knew I wanted to move there one day and be an actor. “In my teenage years, living in Indiana, every time I saw a sunset, I knew it was setting somewhere over California. Meanwhile, Saru’s journey in the short was a narrative that had a personal connection for Jones, given his own origin story. So having a moment, just the two of us at our first point of contact - I think that’s gonna be a real treat for the fans.” “I love her anyway, she’s just a delight to work with, and an icon in her own right. “To see a younger Georgiou come off of a shuttle and have a first contact with me was just a beautiful moment to play,” Jones said. Part of the answer included a cameo appearance by Michelle Yeoh, reprising her role of Lieutenant (not Emperor) Georgiou in the short. In the first season, Jones received plenty of indications about Kelpian life from the writers, but “The Brightest Star” answered the biggest question about Saru’s character - specifically, how he was able to join Starfleet despite being part of a civilization that’s not a part of the Federation. Jones shot “The Brightest Star” last August, when he also filmed the second season of “Discovery.” “I couldn’t keep track of which story I was in,” he said. “When you see the oddball on the bridge of a ship, you wonder ‘What are his people like, where does he come from? What are you gonna find out?’ That’s what I love about this short.” “Star Trek: Short Treks - The Brightest Star.” CBS All Access “What I was so happy about is that it offers back story that answers all of the questions and hints that I’d been dropping throughout Season 1,” he said. As a series regular on “Discovery,” he undergoes an extensive daily transformation to play Saru, a role he loved expanding with “The Brightest Star.” Jones is being too modest, of course: Producers have confidence in his abilities, given his 32 years of experience as a creator of strange and unusual characters. “I don’t feel like I had the upper hand on that at all, but it’s very sweet when a production has the confidence in me that they think I do. Every time I’m asked to do that, I always feel very unworthy,” he said. “If you can stay standing upright, you’re doing great.”īut Jones admitted that he doesn’t feel comfortable in those moments. “When you see all of our Kelpian villagers walking on sand in those hoof boots, everything goes out the window,” he said. Much of what he taught them about the way Kelpians walk became irrelevant due to the film’s beachy setting and the complicated high-heeled boots. “Star Trek: Short Treks - The Brightest Star.” CBS All Access Doug Jones Returns to ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ for the Baron’s Best Episode Yetīecause “The Brightest Star” introduces the Kelpien people, this meant introducing a lot more Kelpiens - so prior to production, the crew made time for Jones to work with the other actors who play his fellow villagers.
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