Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

Acting • Born 1954-02-20

Acting2London, England, UK

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

Imagine Me & You

Movie • 2006

Ned

Fat Slags

Fat Slags

Movie • 2004

Victor

Little Britain Live

Little Britain Live

Movie • 2006

Prime Minister

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Movie • 2013

Self

Persuasion

Persuasion

Movie • 2007

Sir Walter Elliot

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Movie • 2007

Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Movie • 2008

Nathan Wallace / Repo Man

Sparkle

Sparkle

Movie • 2007

Tony

The Children's Party at the Palace

The Children's Party at the Palace

Movie • 2006

Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Roger Roger

Roger Roger

Movie • 1996

Jimmy Price

I'll Be There

I'll Be There

Movie • 2003

Sam Gervasi

The Inbetweeners Movie

The Inbetweeners Movie

Movie • 2011

Will's Dad

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Movie • 2003

William Benton

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Movie • 2011

Benedict

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

Movie • 2011

Geoffrey Howe

The Great Ghost Rescue

The Great Ghost Rescue

Movie • 2011

Prime Minister

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Movie • 2013

Chiron

The Inbetweeners Go Global

The Inbetweeners Go Global

Movie • 2014

Self

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special

Movie • 2000

Royce

Royce

Movie • 1994

Pitlock

Flying Home

Flying Home

Movie • 2014

Colin's Father

Best Actress

Best Actress

Movie • 2000

Colin Truemans

Slags

Slags

Movie • 1984

Ricki

The Magic Door

The Magic Door

Movie • 2007

George

Upgraded

Upgraded

Movie • 2024

Julian Marx

Amelia and Michael

Amelia and Michael

Movie • 2007

Michael

Woof Again! Why Me?

Woof Again! Why Me?

Movie • 1992

Despite the Falling Snow

Despite the Falling Snow

Movie • 2016

Old Misha Ardonov

Convenience

Convenience

Movie • 2015

Barry

Scoop

Scoop

Movie • 2006

Detective

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Movie • 1981

Anton

A Street Cat Named Bob

A Street Cat Named Bob

Movie • 2016

Nigel Bowen

A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

Movie • 1987

Rupert

The Trial of Lord Lucan

The Trial of Lord Lucan

Movie • 1994

Dominic Elwes

Reversals

Reversals

Movie • 2003

Mr. Andrew Barton

Rocky Horror Tribute Show

Rocky Horror Tribute Show

Movie • 2008

Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Rocky Horror Show Live

Rocky Horror Show Live

Movie • 2015

Narrator

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Movie • 2018

Alfred (voice)

More Bad News

More Bad News

Movie • 1988

Recording Studio Engineer

Hostage Radio

Hostage Radio

Movie • 2019

Norman Burgess

The Muppets Take The O2

The Muppets Take The O2

Movie • 2018

Self

Ella

Ella

Movie • 2011

Father

Pinky

Pinky

Movie • 2022

Alex White

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

Movie • 2007

Baltazar (voice)

Let the Wrong One In

Let the Wrong One In

Movie • 2021

Henry

Sideshow

Sideshow

Movie • 2022

Gerald

School's Out Forever

School's Out Forever

Movie • 2021

Stanley

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Movie • 2021

Sir Simon de Canterville

The Grudge Fight

The Grudge Fight

Movie • 1981

Chief Hook

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

Movie • 2002

Saint Valentine

Little Britain Down Under

Little Britain Down Under

Movie • 2007

Self

Him and Us

Him and Us

Movie • 2006

Max Flash

The Zero Option

The Zero Option

Movie • 1988

Bruce Michaelis

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series

Movie • 2004

Rupert Giles

When Boris Met Dave

When Boris Met Dave

Movie • 2009

Self – Narrator (voice)

The Big Night In

The Big Night In

Movie • 2020

Various Roles

Two Guys and a Girl

Two Guys and a Girl

TV • 1998

Dr. Staretski

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV • 1997

Rupert Giles

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

TV • 1985

My Family

My Family

TV • 2000

Richard Harper

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

TV • 2005

Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon

TV • 2006

Fillmore!

Fillmore!

TV • 2002

Professor Third (voice)

Bergerac

Bergerac

TV • 1981

Bill

VR.5

VR.5

TV • 1995

Oliver Sampson

Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

TV • 2000

Back

Back

TV • 2017

Charismatic Mike

The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

TV • 2003

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

TV • 1996

Boon

Boon

TV • 1986

Murder Investigation Team

Murder Investigation Team

TV • 2003

Stewart Masters

Secret Army

Secret Army

TV • 1977

Hanslick

Spooks

Spooks

TV • 2002

Peter Salter

Sold

Sold

TV • 2007

Mr Colubrine

Buffy the Animated Series

Buffy the Animated Series

TV • 2008

Rupert Giles

Merlin

Merlin

TV • 2008

Uther Pendragon

The Invisibles

The Invisibles

TV • 2008

Maurice Riley

Manchild

Manchild

TV • 2002

James

New Tricks

New Tricks

TV • 2004

Rose and Maloney

Rose and Maloney

TV • 2002

Pulaski

Pulaski

TV • 1987

Dudley Fielding

Free Agents

Free Agents

TV • 2009

Stephen Caudwell

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton

TV • 2002

Self

True Horror

True Horror

TV • 2004

Love in a Cold Climate

Love in a Cold Climate

TV • 1980

Tony Kroesig

Merlin: Secrets and Magic

Merlin: Secrets and Magic

TV • 2009

Self

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

TV • 2005

Mr Finch

Free Agents

Free Agents

TV • 2011

Stephen

Motherland

Motherland

TV • 2017

Bill

Dominion

Dominion

TV • 2014

David Weel

True Horror with Anthony Head

True Horror with Anthony Head

TV • 2004

Host

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

TV • 2009

Paracelsus

You, Me & Them

You, Me & Them

TV • 2013

Ed Walker

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

TV • 2007

Stephen

Yonderland

Yonderland

TV • 2013

Nigel

Sensitive Skin

Sensitive Skin

TV • 2005

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

TV • 1997

Adam Klaus

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

TV • 2005

Narrator

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

TV • 2021

Sir Simon de Canterville

The Detectives

The Detectives

TV • 1993

Simon

Still Star-Crossed

Still Star-Crossed

TV • 2017

Lord Silvestro Capulet

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

TV • 2020

Lord Sheffield

Heroes Unmasked

Heroes Unmasked

TV • 2007

Himself - Narrator

Feel Good

Feel Good

TV • 2020

George

The Split

The Split

TV • 2018

Oscar

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

TV • 1993

Raleigh Gibson

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

TV • 1992

Allan Rothwood

Dancing on the Edge

Dancing on the Edge

TV • 2013

Donaldson

Howards' Way

Howards' Way

TV • 1985

Phil Norton

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

TV • 2018

Rupert Thorne

The Stranger

The Stranger

TV • 2020

Edgar Price

Little Britain

Little Britain

TV • 2003

Michael the PM

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

TV • 1982

Recording Studio Engineer

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

TV • 1982

Ricki

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

TV • 2020

Rupert Mannion

Girlfriends

Girlfriends

TV • 2018

John

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

TV • 1978

Clive Martel

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project

TV • 2005

Self

Ghostbusters of East Finchley

Ghostbusters of East Finchley

TV • 1995

Terry

Playhouse

Playhouse

TV • 1974

Chief Hook

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

TV • 1985

James Sinden

Accident

Accident

TV • 1978

Simon Lovell

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

TV • 2020

Wizard Con (voice)

The Mallens

The Mallens

TV • 1979

Weir

Rockliffe's Babies

Rockliffe's Babies

TV • 1987

Chris Patterson