Douglas Tait
Biography
Douglas Tait is an American actor and independent filmmaker who has played numerous character and creature roles. Born in Tarzana, California, he played basketball at Bishop Alemany High School in Los Angeles, which led to work in commercials as a teen basketball player and, while still in school, a job playing Frankenstein in live stage shows at Universal Studios Hollywood. He took the part of Jason Voorhees in the closing scene of Freddy vs. Jason, played a Zorgon in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), a Frost Giant in Thor and Head Sleestak in Land of the Lost, and appeared as Gruagach in Hellboy (2019) and Charon IV in Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), along with Jed in Havenhurst (2016) and Maddox in Attack of the Unknown (2020). On television he played Verlox in The Quest and Malivore in Legacies, and he directed the feature Angel Baby in 2021.
47years old
Turns 48 on December 17in 37 days
- Born Tarzana
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 15 years2005 to 2020
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First role
Tait's first character role came while he was still in high school, when Universal Studios Hollywood hired him to perform as Frankenstein in its live stage shows.
A change of course
Tait said in an interview that his high school basketball experience got him cast in television commercials as a teen basketball player.
Behind the camera
Tait served as executive producer on the 16-minute short film In The Name of Freedom, which took Best Drama Short at the 2010 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival and Best Fiction Short at the 2010 CINE Film and Video Competition.
Douglas Tait movies on Netflix
Attack of the Unknownas Maddox
Hellboyas Gruagach
The Final Wishas Jinn
Unfriended: Dark Webas Charon IV
A Life Livedas Homeless Man
Havenhurstas Jed
Alien Outpostas The Heavy
Zathura: A Space Adventureas Zorgon
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Douglas Tait made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2019
Lin Shaye's page The Final Wish2019IMDb rating 4.3Tait as JinnShaye as Kate Hammond
Tony Todd1 film together, 2019
Tony Todd's page The Final Wish2019IMDb rating 4.3Tait as JinnTodd as Colin
Ian McShane1 film together, 2019
Ian McShane's page Hellboy2019IMDb rating 5.3Tait as GruagachMcShane as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Tim Robbins1 film together, 2005
Tim Robbins's page Zathura: A Space Adventure2005IMDb rating 6.3Tait as ZorgonRobbins as Dad
Kristen Stewart1 film together, 2005
Kristen Stewart's page Zathura: A Space Adventure2005IMDb rating 6.3Tait as ZorgonStewart as Lisa
Milla Jovovich1 film together, 2019
Milla Jovovich's page Hellboy2019IMDb rating 5.3Tait as GruagachJovovich as Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen
Jon FavreauDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Jon Favreau Zathura: A Space Adventure2005IMDb rating 6.3Tait as Zorgon
Neil MarshallDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Neil Marshall Hellboy2019IMDb rating 5.3Tait as Gruagach
Stephen SuscoDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Stephen Susco Unfriended: Dark Web2018IMDb rating 6.1Tait as Charon IV
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


