10 Actors Who Didn't Want To Be Credited For Horror Movie Roles

One of the most vital collaborators in director Guillermo del Toro’s stable is Doug Jones, a performer whose face you likely wouldn’t recognise, but whose moves you’ll have surely seen. The contortionist does motion capture work aplenty for del Toro and others, with his greenscreen breakthrough coming in 2004’s Hellboy.

Jones plays Abe Sapien, the aquatic creature who works alongside the titular red meathead. The character is captured brilliantly through the performer’s lithe physicality, a graceful counterpart to Hellboy’s heft.

The studio, though, felt that Sapien needed a recognisable voice behind the gills, and hired Frasier star David Hyde Pierce for the job. The beloved actor brought his usual refined schtick to the table, and between the two of them, Sapien was one of the best parts of the film.

Pierce, though, felt that, rather than a team effort, it was Jones’ movement that made the character, and nobly declined credit for his voice work. The act of kindness evidently had the desired effect on his colleague, as Jones went on to voice Abe in the picture’s sequel and animated spin offs.