Douglas Tait (actor) explained

Douglas Tait
Birth Place:Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Date:17 December 1978
Yearsactive:1996 - present
Height:6 ft 4 in[1]

Douglas Tait (born December 17, 1978) is an American actor, and independent filmmaker.[2] Tait has played characters in several films, including Freddy vs. Jason, Star Trek,, Land of the Lost, Annabelle Comes Home, and Hellboy.[3]

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.[4]

Entertainment career

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.[5] 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

He played the role of Jason Voorhees in the final scene of Freddy vs. Jason.[6] He was one of three individuals to play the role of a "Zorgon" in Jon Favreau's .[7] He played the role of "Abominog" in The Knights of Badassdom and a "Frost Giant" in Thor.[8] He appeared as "Head Sleestak" in Land of the Lost

He also played "Long Face Bar Alien" in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek.[9] 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.[10]

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".[11]

In 2014, Tait played Verlox in the ABC series The Quest.[12] In 2015-2016, Tait played The Pathologist in the MTV series Teen Wolf.

In 2017, Tait played Skull Zerstörer on the NBC series Grimm.[13] In 2018, Tait played Charon IV in .

In 2019, Tait played the fairy Gruagach for the Hellboy reboot.[14] [15] In the same year, he also played the Werewolf In Annabelle Comes Home.[16] In 2019-2022, Tait played Malivore on the CW series Legacies.

In 2021, Tait directed the feature film Angel Baby.[17] In the same year, Tait was the Michael Myers Stunt Double in Halloween Kills.[18] He also plays the Sasquatch in the famous "Jack Link's" Beef Jerky commercials from 2015-Present day.[19]

Starring/Supporting notable roles

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.[20] [21] 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.[22] [23] [24]

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.[25] [26] [27] [28]

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.[29] [30] [31] In 2015, he starred in the Fetish horror film, "The Fiancée."[32] and in the supernatural thriller, "Good Family Times."[33]

Starring/Supporting notable roles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Hellboy' Actor Douglas Tait Talks Playing a Villainous Pig, Practical Effects, and More . comicbook.com . comicbook_com_2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Garrett, Tommy Lightfoot . Douglas Tait's Happy Halloween To You, An Exclusive . Highlight Hollywood . October 28, 2011 . 2012-09-30.
  3. Web site: Movies & TV: Douglas Tait: About This Person . https://archive.today/20130130105739/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1220660/Douglas-Tait . dead . 2013-01-30 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012-09-30.
  4. News: Southern Section Basketball Preview: Mission League: Alemany . December 4, 1991. Los Angeles Times . 2012-09-30.
  5. Behind The Mask with Douglas Tait . February 9, 2011. Inkless Magazine . 2012-09-30.
  6. http://www.vigilancefilms.com/news.htm Vigilance Films. News Archives. The Season.
  7. Web site: Zathura (2005) – Cast & Crew . . 2012-09-30.
  8. Web site: Coratelli, Carlo . Movie Comics: Intervista a Douglas Tait – Thor . Comicus . March 19, 2011 . 2012-09-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728051742/http://www.comicus.it/blog/movie-comics/item/48299-intervista-a-douglas-tait-thor . July 28, 2011 . mdy-all .
  9. News: Gaita, Paul . Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2010 . The Contender Q & A: 'Star Trek's' Barney Burman . 2012-10-02.
  10. Web site: Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards . . 2012-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100411210003/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/nominees.html . April 11, 2010 . mdy .
  11. Web site: The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . . 2012-05-13.
  12. Web site: THE QUEST INTERVIEW SERIES: VERLOX, DOUGLAS TAIT . Geekinitiative.com . tinadegenhart . 11 September 2011.
  13. Web site: Skull Zerstörer - Grimm . Tvmaze.com.
  14. Web site: Exclusive: Stephen Graham Will Voice Pig Fairy Villain Gruagach In 'Hellboy' Reboot. Christopher. Marc. HN Entertainment. November 14, 2018. January 10, 2019.
  15. Web site: Gabbing With Gruagach: How Douglas Tait Brought The 'Hellboy' Villain To Oinking Life . Forbes.com/ . Josh Weiss . 25 April 2019.
  16. Web site: EXCLUSIVES[Exclusive] Douglas Tait Talks Playing the Werewolf in ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ and Shares Images of the Suit! ]. Bloody-disgusting.com/ . John Squires . 26 June 2019.
  17. Web site: ‘Legacies’ & ‘Teen Wolf’ Actor Douglas Tait To Make Directing Debut On ‘Angel Baby’ . Deadline.com . Andreas Wiseman . 18 June 2021.
  18. Web site: ‘Halloween Kills’ – Douglas Tait Has Now Played Both Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers! [Video] ]. Bloody-disgusting.com/ . John Squires.
  19. Web site: 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/.
  20. Web site: In the Name of Freedom: Isabel Cueva. LatinoLA . LatinoCities, Inc. September 30, 2012 . August 10, 2011.
  21. https://archive.today/20120906034645/http://www.lashortsfest.com/2010/film_program_details.asp?programnumber=36 LA Shorts Fest.
  22. http://nylatino.bside.com/2010/films/inthenameoffreedom_isabelcuevas_nylatino2010 IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM
  23. http://www.festivalfocus.org/news.php?uid=732 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival
  24. http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/fall-2009.php Fall 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients
  25. Web site: Steve. Barton. AFM 2010: Knock Knock! American World Pictures Scores One by One: Death's Door . March 6, 2012. Dread Central. November 8, 2010.
  26. News: Powers. Tom. American World Picks Up 'One By One' . March 6, 2012. Cinefantastique. November 11, 2010.
  27. News: Gingold . Michael. American World is at "DEATH'S DOOR" . Fangoria. November 9, 2010.
  28. Web site: Kilo scaring up 'One by One' film: Horror movie to star Douglas Tait, Tony Todd, Sally Kirkland . Borys, Kit . . November 18, 2009 . 2012-09-30.
  29. "The Season" to screen at The New York International Film Festival (NYIFF) ]. New York International Independent Film & Video Festival . April 29, 2011 . October 4, 2012 . Briege . McGarrity.
  30. http://www.theseasonthemovie.com/screenings.htm Screenings 2008 Official Selection Screamfest Film Festival.
  31. http://www.vigilancefilms.com/news.htm Vigilance Films: News Archives. The Season.
  32. Web site: The Fiancé Gets Uncensored with Vanessa Gomez; New Images! . January 21, 2015 . Steve . Barton . Dread Central . Dread Central Media LLC.
  33. Web site: Good Family Times Exclusive: See a Dirty Dozen Behind-the-Scenes Photos . March 4, 2015 . Debi . Moore . Dread Central . Dread Central Media LLC.

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