Doug Jones, Lt. Saru

[Trek16]

Jones will play Lt. Saru, a Starfleet Science Officer and a new alien species to the Star Trek universe. The actor, best known for his roles in Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, is repped by OmniPop Talent Group.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...ony-rapp-doug-jones-951019?utm_source=twitter

 

[Jarrod]

Woot!!

 

[Balok's Decoy]

I see him as a Saurian, but apparently he's an alien species we haven't seen before.

 

[Blooded]

Shave his head and he'd look pretty damn alien-like. Interesting look, seems a perfect fit.

Hope he's going to have better make up than some generic forehead piece. Series regulars normally have a bit more thought put into their alien looks though, to be fair.

 

[JD]

Very cool news, Jones and Andy Serkis are my two favorite actors for suit/motion capture roles. I wonder if this will be a another suit character like his roles in the Hellboys, Pan's Labyrinth, and Falling Skies, or if he'll just be wearing a bit of make up.

 

[Dukhat]

Do we need a separate threat for each actor?

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

He was really great in the Hellboy movies!

 

[Philip Guyott]

Cool, I am also looking forward to seeing him staring alongside Walter Koenig in 'Nobility, the series'.

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[Hugo Rune]

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[Locutus of Bored]

Do we need a separate threat for each actor?

The "Waste Processing Crewman #6" thread is gonna be off the hook.

Normally I'd agree, but there's not a whole lot going on right now news-wise, so it's okay. Plus, it helps gauge relative levels of character interest. Poor Lt. Saru is not getting much love compared to the fungi... guy.

 

[φ of π]

I always get Doug Jones mixed up with the guy from Hellraiser.

They're both awesome.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The "Waste Processing Crewman #6" thread is gonna be off the hook.

Normally I'd agree, but there's not a whole lot going on right now news-wise, so it's okay. Plus, it helps gauge relative levels of character interest. Poor Lt. Saru is not getting much love compared to the fungi... guy.

He will be the break out character. The threat will be in the form of sentient fungi.

 

[Seven of Five]

Yeah I already feel sorry for Lt. Saru, he's already the underdog.

It's good we're having a new type of alien on the crew, mixed in with the other races we already know of in the period.

 

[Stephen!]

So, technically, he's Lt Monkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_in_Japanese_culture

Saru (猿) is the most common "monkey" word in the Japanese language.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Hope he's going to have better make up than some generic forehead piece. Series regulars normally have a bit more thought put into their alien looks though, to be fair.

He looks like he has a lot of room for a forehead piece.

 

[Starscream2112]

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[Captain of the USS Averof]

Looks like Lieutenant 0718. Discovery set in the Kelvin Universe confirmed!!!

 

[Philip Guyott]

 

[RJDiogenes]

I think this guy will make a great alien, and that's intended as a compliment. I'll bet he's intended as the Spock/Data of the series. I can't wait to see what his makeup looks like.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I can hear the "why haven't we seen his species in later Treks?!?!?!" fanrage already...