Douglas Tait
Douglas Tait (born December 17, 1978) is an American actor, and independent filmmaker. Tait has played characters in several films, including Freddy vs. Jason, Star Trek, Zathura: A Space Adventure, Land of the Lost, Annabelle Comes Home, and Hellboy.
Douglas Tait

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- Name
- Douglas Tait
- Birthplace
- Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Born
- 17 December 1978
- Occupation
- * Film actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Bishop Alemany High School
- Languages
- English
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Douglas Tait (born December 17, 1978) is an American actor, and independent filmmaker. Tait has played characters in several films, including Freddy vs. Jason, Star Trek, Zathura: A Space Adventure, Land of the Lost, Annabelle Comes Home, and Hellboy.
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• Name — Douglas Tait • Birthplace — Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Born — 17 December 1978 • Occupation — * Film actor • Television actor • Independent filmmaker • Stuntman • Years Active — 1996–present • Website — http: dougtait.blogspot.com • Height — 6 ft 5 in
Early life
Early life
Tait was born in Tarzana, California. He attended Bishop Alemany High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played on the high school's basketball team.
Early work
Early work
Tait said in an interview that he was cast as a teen basketball player in television commercials because of his high school basketball experience. His first character role came during high school when he was hired to perform as "Frankenstein" in the live stage shows at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Character roles
Character roles
• Illustration — Douglas Tait signing autographs in 2019 He played the role of Jason Voorhees in the final scene of Freddy vs. Jason. He was one of three individuals to play the role of a "Zorgon" in Jon Favreau's Zathura: A Space Adventure. He played the role of "Abominog" in The Knights of Badassdom and a "Frost Giant" in Thor. He appeared as "Head Sleestak" in Land of the Lost. He also played "Long Face Bar Alien" in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek. Makeup artist Barney Burman who, along with Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow, won the 2009 Academy Award for best makeup for their work in Star Trek noted that the work Burman did on Tait's character, Long Face Bar Alien, was especially complex. In 2009, Tait was a member of the stunt ensemble for the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture". In 2013, he was interviewed for a documentary film Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th. In 2014, Tait played Verlox in the ABC series The Quest. In 2015-2016, Tait played The Pathologist in the MTV series Teen Wolf. In 2017, Tait played Skull Zerstörer on the NBC series Grimm. In 2018, Tait played Charon IV in Unfriended: Dark Web. In 2019, Tait played the fairy Gruagach in the Hellboy reboot. In the same year, he also played the Werewolf in Annabelle Comes Home. In 2019-2022, Tait played Malivore on the CW series Legacies. In 2021, Tait directed the feature film Angel Baby. In the same year, Tait was the Michael Myers Stunt Double in Halloween Kills. He also plays the Sasquatch in the famous "Jack Link's" Beef Jerky commercials from 2015-2025.
Starring/Supporting notable roles
Starring/Supporting notable roles
• The Quest (TV Series) - Verlox 2014 • Teen Wolf (TV Series) - The Pathologist 2015-2016 • Havenhurst (Movie) - Jed 2016 • Grimm (TV Series) - Skull Zerstörer 2017 • Unfriended: Dark Web (Movie) - Charon IV 2018 • Hellboy (Movie) - Gruagach 2019 • Annabelle Comes Home (Movie) - Werewolf 2019 • Star Trek Picard (TV series) - Tellarite 2020 • The Girl In The Woods (TV Series) - The Brute 2021 • Legacies (TV Series) - Malivore 2019-2022 • Halloween Kills (Movie) - The Shape Stunt Double 2021
Starring/Supporting notable roles
Starring/Supporting notable roles
• Journey To The Forbidden Valley (Movie) - The Yeren 2017 • Wild Boar (Movie) - The Hunter 2019 • Attack Of The Unknown (Movie) - Maddox 2020 • Malibu Horror Story (Movie) - 2021
Independent film work
Tait was executive producer, along with Isabel Cueva, of "In The Name of Freedom", a 16-minute short film that appeared at the 14th Annual LA Shorts Fest in 2010. It was an Official Selection of the New York International Latino Film Festival, won in the category of "Best Drama Short" at the 2010 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival, and won the "Best Fiction Short" category at the 2010 CINE Film and Video Competition. He both produced and starred alongside Sally Kirkland and Tony Todd in the independent film One by One: Death's Door which, as re-titled Jack The Reaper, was picked up for distribution by American World Pictures. Tait also starred in the 2008 independent film, The Season, which was screened at the 2011 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. The film was also screened at the 2008 Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, ShockerFest International Film Festival and Shriekfest, among others. In 2015, he starred in the Fetish horror film, "The Fiancée." and in the supernatural thriller, "Good Family Times."
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- 1.'Hellboy' Actor Douglas Tait Talks Playing a Villainous Pig, Practical Effects, and More. comicbook.com. April 4, 2019.
- 2.Garrett, Tommy Lightfoot. Douglas Tait's Happy Halloween To You, An Exclusive. Highlight Hollywood. October 28, 2011.
- 3.Movies & TV: Douglas Tait: About This Person. The New York Times.
- 4.Southern Section Basketball Preview: Mission League: Alemany. Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1991.
- 5.Behind The Mask with Douglas Tait. Inkless Magazine. February 9, 2011.
- 6.Vigilance Films. News Archives. The Season. Vigilance Films. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- 7.Zathura (2005) – Cast & Crew. Yahoo Movies.
- 8.Coratelli, Carlo. Movie Comics: Intervista a Douglas Tait – Thor. Comicus. March 19, 2011.
- 9.Gaita, Paul. The Contender Q & A: 'Star Trek's' Barney Burman. Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2010.
- 10.Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards.
- 11.Screen Actors Guild. The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- 12.Douglas Tait. TVGuide.com.
- 13.tinadegenhart. THE QUEST INTERVIEW SERIES: VERLOX, DOUGLAS TAIT. Geekinitiative.com.
- 14.Skull Zerstörer - Grimm. Tvmaze.com.
- 15.Marc, Christopher. Exclusive: Stephen Graham Will Voice Pig Fairy Villain Gruagach In 'Hellboy' Reboot. HN Entertainment. November 14, 2018.
- 16.Josh Weiss. Gabbing With Gruagach: How Douglas Tait Brought The 'Hellboy' Villain To Oinking Life. Forbes.com/.
- 17.John Squires. EXCLUSIVES[Exclusive] Douglas Tait Talks Playing the Werewolf in 'Annabelle Comes Home' and Shares Images of the Suit!. Bloody-disgusting.com/. June 26, 2019.
- 18.Andreas Wiseman. 'Legacies' & 'Teen Wolf' Actor Douglas Tait To Make Directing Debut On 'Angel Baby'. Deadline Hollywood. June 18, 2021.
- 19.John Squires. 'Halloween Kills' – Douglas Tait Has Now Played Both Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers! [Video]. Bloody-disgusting.com/. November 9, 2021.
- 20.Meet Douglas Tait, Who Played 2 of the Most Iconic Monsters Ever Read More: Meet Douglas Tait, Who Played 2 of the Most Iconic Monsters Ever. 97x.com/. May 13, 2022.
- 21.LatinoCities, Inc. In the Name of Freedom: Isabel Cueva. LatinoLA. August 10, 2011.
- 22.LA Shorts Fest 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- 23.IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival. 2010 Retrieved March 15, 2012
- 24.Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- 25.Fall 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients Cine 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2012
- 26.Barton, Steve. AFM 2010: Knock Knock! American World Pictures Scores One by One: Death's Door. Dread Central. November 8, 2010.
- 27.Powers, Tom. American World Picks Up 'One By One'. Cinefantastique. November 11, 2010.
- 28.Gingold, Michael. American World is at "DEATH'S DOOR". Fangoria. November 9, 2010.
- 29.Borys, Kit. Kilo scaring up 'One by One' film: Horror movie to star Douglas Tait, Tony Todd, Sally Kirkland. The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2009.
- 30.McGarrity, Briege. "The Season" to screen at The New York International Film Festival (NYIFF)]. New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. April 29, 2011.
- 31.Screenings 2008 Official Selection Screamfest Film Festival. theseasonthemove.com 2008 The Season the Movie. October 9, 2012
- 32.Vigilance Films: News Archives. The Season. Vigilance Films. Retrieved October 9, 2012
- 33.Barton, Steve. The Fiancé Gets Uncensored with Vanessa Gomez; New Images!. Dread Central. Dread Central Media LLC. January 21, 2015.
- 34.Moore, Debi. Good Family Times Exclusive: See a Dirty Dozen Behind-the-Scenes Photos. Dread Central. Dread Central Media LLC. March 4, 2015.
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