From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, where he pursued his interests in art and acting. Although he briefly considered becoming a professional artist, he finally settled on acting as a profession, inspired by his mother's participation as an actress in community theater. His high-strung style also served him well in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels.

Credits include: Monsters, Inc., Liar Liar, Stuart Little, The Doors and Bride of Chucky

Credits include: Final Destination, Casper, Idle Hands, SLC Punk! and Little Giants

Credits include: The Shawshank Redemption, The Weather Man, Unthinkable, 11.22.63 and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Credits include: American Soldiers, Tru Love, Far From Home, Saints of Imperfection and Through the Valley of Shadows

Credits include: Blended, Dark Skies, Overboard, Chucky and Daybreak

Credits include: Hannibal, The King Tide, Hammer, The Masked Saint and X Company

Credits include: The 5th Wave, Mom and Dad, Chucky, Don't Come Back from the Moon and Death by Misadventure

Credits include: Christmas at the Drive-In, The Spencer Sisters, The Moodys: Episode #2.1, The Moodys: Episode #2.2 and The Moodys: Episode #2.3

Credits include: Chucky, Death by Misadventure, I Like to Be Hugged, Just Let Go and Cape Queer

Credits include: My Year of Dicks, Lucky Hank, Carved, There Will Be Blood and Two Idiots on a Dirt Bike

Credits include: Coup!, Long Bright River, Sloppy Joseph, There Will Be Blood and Murder at 1600