Tait said in an interview that he was cast as a teen basketball player in television commercials because of his high school basketball experience.[4] 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.[4]
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.[9][10]
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 Unfriended: Dark Web.
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
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
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 filmOne 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
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
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^ a b c"Behind The Mask with Douglas Tait". Inkless Magazine. February 9, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^"Southern Section Basketball Preview: Mission League: Alemany". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1991. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^Vigilance Films. News Archives. The Season. Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Vigilance Films. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
^Coratelli, Carlo (March 19, 2011). "Movie Comics: Intervista a Douglas Tait – Thor". Comicus. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ a bGaita, Paul (February 26, 2010). "The Contender Q & A: 'Star Trek's' Barney Burman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
^"THE QUEST INTERVIEW SERIES: VERLOX, DOUGLAS TAIT". Geekinitiative.com. tinadegenhart. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
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^Marc, Christopher (November 14, 2018). "Exclusive: Stephen Graham Will Voice Pig Fairy Villain Gruagach In 'Hellboy' Reboot". HN Entertainment. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^"Gabbing With Gruagach: How Douglas Tait Brought The 'Hellboy' Villain To Oinking Life". Forbes.com/. Josh Weiss. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^"EXCLUSIVES[Exclusive] Douglas Tait Talks Playing the Werewolf in 'Annabelle Comes Home' and Shares Images of the Suit!". Bloody-disgusting.com/. John Squires. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^"'Legacies' & 'Teen Wolf' Actor Douglas Tait To Make Directing Debut On 'Angel Baby'". Deadline.com. Andreas Wiseman. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^"'Halloween Kills' – Douglas Tait Has Now Played Both Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers! [Video]". Bloody-disgusting.com/. John Squires.
^"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/.
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^IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM Archived August 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival. 2010 Retrieved March 15, 2012
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^Barton, Steve (November 8, 2010). "AFM 2010: Knock Knock! American World Pictures Scores One by One: Death's Door". Dread Central. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
^Powers, Tom (November 11, 2010). "American World Picks Up 'One By One'". Cinefantastique. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
^Gingold, Michael (November 9, 2010). "American World is at "DEATH'S DOOR"". Fangoria.
^Borys, Kit (November 18, 2009). "Kilo scaring up 'One by One' film: Horror movie to star Douglas Tait, Tony Todd, Sally Kirkland". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^McGarrity, Briege (April 29, 2011). ""The Season" to screen at The New York International Film Festival (NYIFF)]" (Press release). New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
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^Barton, Steve (January 21, 2015). "The Fiancé Gets Uncensored with Vanessa Gomez; New Images!". Dread Central. Dread Central Media LLC.
^Moore, Debi (March 4, 2015). "Good Family Times Exclusive: See a Dirty Dozen Behind-the-Scenes Photos". Dread Central. Dread Central Media LLC.