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

Credits include: Child's Play, Child's Play 2, Cult of Chucky, Chucky and Living with Chucky

Credits include: Child's Play 2, Body Snatchers, Cult of Chucky, Prom and Boiling Point

Credits include: Total Recall, Orphan, The Toll, Red: Werewolf Hunter and Wedding Wars

Credits include: The Master, The Messenger, Curse of Chucky, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and Cult of Chucky

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: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Y2K, The Unheard, Death on Denial and Doll on Doll

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

Credits include: Troop Zero, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, The Sinners Are Much More Fun, Hail, Mary! and Doll on Doll