Who is Mr Saru Star Trek?

Doug Jones (born 24 May 1960; age 62) is an American actor who portrays Commander Saru in Star Trek: Discovery. He reprised the role in the Star Trek: Short Treks episode “The Brightest Star”. Jones has been acting since the mid-1980s but was not prolific until he was cast in 1990’s Night Angel, with Sam Hennings.

How do they make Saru so tall?

That’s because the fan-favorite character is a Kelpien, an alien species with hooves, which means Jones must navigate the show’s Toronto set while wearing specially designed boots that add a good five inches to the actor’s 6-foot-3 frame and give him the uptight gait of an upright antelope.

Does Doug Jones speak Spanish?

Doug Jones doesn’t speak Spanish.

What race is Saru?

Discovery, Saru is a Kelpien, an alien prey species that lives in a perpetual state of fear and has biologically fostered the ability to sense threats, particularly impending death.