
Anthony Stewart Head
Acting • Born 1954-02-20
Biography
Anthony Stewart Head (born February 20, 1954), usually credited as Anthony Head, is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend (Taster's Choice in the U.S.), and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in Merlin.
Filmography
125 credits
Imagine Me & You
Movie • 2006
Ned

Fat Slags
Movie • 2004
Victor

Little Britain Live
Movie • 2006
Prime Minister

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Movie • 2013
Self

Persuasion
Movie • 2007
Sir Walter Elliot

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie • 2007
Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)

Repo! The Genetic Opera
Movie • 2008
Nathan Wallace / Repo Man

Sparkle
Movie • 2007
Tony

The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie • 2006
Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Roger Roger
Movie • 1996
Jimmy Price

I'll Be There
Movie • 2003
Sam Gervasi

The Inbetweeners Movie
Movie • 2011
Will's Dad

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Movie • 2003
William Benton

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Movie • 2011
Benedict

The Iron Lady
Movie • 2011
Geoffrey Howe

The Great Ghost Rescue
Movie • 2011
Prime Minister

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Movie • 2013
Chiron

The Inbetweeners Go Global
Movie • 2014
Self

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
Movie • 2000

Royce
Movie • 1994
Pitlock

Flying Home
Movie • 2014
Colin's Father

Best Actress
Movie • 2000
Colin Truemans

Slags
Movie • 1984
Ricki

The Magic Door
Movie • 2007
George

Upgraded
Movie • 2024
Julian Marx

Amelia and Michael
Movie • 2007
Michael

Woof Again! Why Me?
Movie • 1992

Despite the Falling Snow
Movie • 2016
Old Misha Ardonov

Convenience
Movie • 2015
Barry

Scoop
Movie • 2006
Detective

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Movie • 1981
Anton

A Street Cat Named Bob
Movie • 2016
Nigel Bowen

A Prayer for the Dying
Movie • 1987
Rupert

The Trial of Lord Lucan
Movie • 1994
Dominic Elwes

Reversals
Movie • 2003
Mr. Andrew Barton

Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Movie • 2008
Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Rocky Horror Show Live
Movie • 2015
Narrator

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Movie • 2018
Alfred (voice)

More Bad News
Movie • 1988
Recording Studio Engineer

Hostage Radio
Movie • 2019
Norman Burgess

The Muppets Take The O2
Movie • 2018
Self

Ella
Movie • 2011
Father

Pinky
Movie • 2022
Alex White

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
Movie • 2007
Baltazar (voice)

Let the Wrong One In
Movie • 2021
Henry

Sideshow
Movie • 2022
Gerald

School's Out Forever
Movie • 2021
Stanley

The Canterville Ghost
Movie • 2021
Sir Simon de Canterville

The Grudge Fight
Movie • 1981
Chief Hook

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Movie • 2002
Saint Valentine

Little Britain Down Under
Movie • 2007
Self

Him and Us
Movie • 2006
Max Flash

The Zero Option
Movie • 1988
Bruce Michaelis

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series
Movie • 2004
Rupert Giles

When Boris Met Dave
Movie • 2009
Self – Narrator (voice)

The Big Night In
Movie • 2020
Various Roles

Two Guys and a Girl
TV • 1998
Dr. Staretski

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Rupert Giles

Spenser: For Hire
TV • 1985

My Family
TV • 2000
Richard Harper

Doctor Who Confidential
TV • 2005

Hotel Babylon
TV • 2006

Fillmore!
TV • 2002
Professor Third (voice)

Bergerac
TV • 1981
Bill

VR.5
TV • 1995
Oliver Sampson

Monarch of the Glen
TV • 2000

Back
TV • 2017
Charismatic Mike

The Terry and Gaby Show
TV • 2003

Silent Witness
TV • 1996

Boon
TV • 1986

Murder Investigation Team
TV • 2003
Stewart Masters

Secret Army
TV • 1977
Hanslick

Spooks
TV • 2002
Peter Salter

Sold
TV • 2007
Mr Colubrine

Buffy the Animated Series
TV • 2008
Rupert Giles

Merlin
TV • 2008
Uther Pendragon

The Invisibles
TV • 2008
Maurice Riley

Manchild
TV • 2002
James

New Tricks
TV • 2004

Rose and Maloney
TV • 2002

Pulaski
TV • 1987
Dudley Fielding

Free Agents
TV • 2009
Stephen Caudwell

V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self

True Horror
TV • 2004

Love in a Cold Climate
TV • 1980
Tony Kroesig

Merlin: Secrets and Magic
TV • 2009
Self

Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Mr Finch

Free Agents
TV • 2011
Stephen

Motherland
TV • 2017
Bill

Dominion
TV • 2014
David Weel

True Horror with Anthony Head
TV • 2004
Host

Warehouse 13
TV • 2009
Paracelsus

You, Me & Them
TV • 2013
Ed Walker

Comedy Showcase
TV • 2007
Stephen

Yonderland
TV • 2013
Nigel

Sensitive Skin
TV • 2005

Jonathan Creek
TV • 1997
Adam Klaus

Doctor Who Confidential
TV • 2005
Narrator

The Canterville Ghost
TV • 2021
Sir Simon de Canterville

The Detectives
TV • 1993
Simon

Still Star-Crossed
TV • 2017
Lord Silvestro Capulet

Bridgerton
TV • 2020
Lord Sheffield

Heroes Unmasked
TV • 2007
Himself - Narrator

Feel Good
TV • 2020
George

The Split
TV • 2018
Oscar

NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Raleigh Gibson

Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Allan Rothwood

Dancing on the Edge
TV • 2013
Donaldson

Howards' Way
TV • 1985
Phil Norton

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV • 2018
Rupert Thorne

The Stranger
TV • 2020
Edgar Price

Little Britain
TV • 2003
Michael the PM

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Recording Studio Engineer

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Ricki

Ted Lasso
TV • 2020
Rupert Mannion

Girlfriends
TV • 2018
John

Enemy at the Door
TV • 1978
Clive Martel

The Friday Night Project
TV • 2005
Self

Ghostbusters of East Finchley
TV • 1995
Terry

Playhouse
TV • 1974
Chief Hook

C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV • 1985
James Sinden

Accident
TV • 1978
Simon Lovell

Adventure Time: Distant Lands
TV • 2020
Wizard Con (voice)

The Mallens
TV • 1979
Weir

Rockliffe's Babies
TV • 1987
Chris Patterson