Doug has appeared in a number of films, including Jungle Fever (1991), Class Act (1992), Cool Runnings (1993), Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), and the remake of Disney's That Darn Cat (1997). He also appeared in Eight Legged Freaks (2002). He was the star of his own short-lived ABC sitcom, Where I Live, a show which won the acclaim of Bill Cosby, and subsequently played Hilton Lucas' boarder and surrogate son Griffin Vesey on Cosby. Doug had a voice role in the 2004 animated feature Shark Tale. Has also appeared on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Diagnosis Murder. Doug briefly endorsed the popular early 90's beverage, Boku.