Acting · London, England, UK · Born February 20, 1954
Anthony Stewart Head (20 February 1954 – 1 June 2026), usually credited as Anthony Head, was 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 was best known for his roles as Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), Uther Pendragon on Merlin (2008–12), and Nathan Wallace/Repo Man in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008).
MovieUpgraded
2024
as Julian Marx
MoviePinky
2022
as Alex White
MovieSideshow
2022
as Gerald
TVThe Canterville Ghost
2021
as Sir Simon de Canterville
MovieLet the Wrong One In
2021
as Henry
MovieSchool's Out Forever
2021
as Stanley
TVBridgerton
2020
as Lord Sheffield
TVTed Lasso
2020
as Rupert Mannion
TVAdventure Time: Distant Lands
2020
as Wizard Con (voice)
MovieThe Big Night In
2020
as Various Roles
TVFeel Good
2020
as George
TVThe Stranger
2020
as Edgar Price
MovieFeedback
2019
as Norman Burgess
TVTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Rupert Thorne
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
as Self
TVThe Split
2018
as Oscar
MovieBatman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018
as Alfred (voice)
TVGirlfriends
2018
as John
TVMotherland
2017
as Bill
TVBack
2017
as Charismatic Mike
TVStill Star-Crossed
2017
as Lord Silvestro Capulet
MovieA Street Cat Named Bob
2016
as Nigel Bowen
MovieDespite the Falling Snow
2016
as Old Misha Ardonov
MovieRocky Horror Show Live
2015
as Narrator
MovieConvenience
2015
as Barry
The Inbetweeners Go Global
2014
as Self
TVDominion
2014
as David Weel
MovieFlying Home
2014
as Colin's Father
MovieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self
TVYonderland
2013
as Nigel
TVYou, Me & Them
2013
as Ed Walker
MoviePercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013
as Chiron
TVDancing on the Edge
2013
as Donaldson
MovieThe Iron Lady
2011
as Geoffrey Howe
MovieGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
as Benedict
MovieThe Great Ghost Rescue
2011
as Prime Minister
TVFree Agents
2011
as Stephen
MovieThe Inbetweeners Movie
2011
as Will's Dad
MovieElla
2011
as Father
When Boris Met Dave
2009
as Self – Narrator (voice)
TVMerlin: Secrets and Magic
2009
as Self
TVWarehouse 13
2009
as Paracelsus
TVFree Agents
2009
as Stephen Caudwell
MovieRepo! The Genetic Opera
2008
as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
MovieRocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
TVMerlin
2008
as Uther Pendragon
TVBuffy the Animated Series
2008
as Rupert Giles
TVThe Invisibles
2008
as Maurice Riley
MovieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
Sold
2007
as Mr Colubrine
TVComedy Showcase
2007
as Stephen
Amelia and Michael
2007
as Michael
MovieSparkle
2007
as Tony
TVHeroes Unmasked
2007
as Himself - Narrator
MovieDoctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007
as Baltazar (voice)
MovieLittle Britain Down Under
2007
as Self
MoviePersuasion
2007
as Sir Walter Elliot
MovieThe Magic Door
2007
as George
MovieLittle Britain Live
2006
as Prime Minister
Him and Us
2006
as Max Flash
MovieScoop
2006
as Detective
MovieThe Children's Party at the Palace
2006
as Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
MovieImagine Me & You
2006
as Ned
TVHotel Babylon
2006
TVSensitive Skin
2005
as Tom Paine
TVDoctor Who Confidential
2005
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Mr Finch
TVThe Friday Night Project
2005
as Self
TVTrue Horror with Anthony Head
2004
as Host
MovieTrue Horror with Anthony Head
2004
as Host
True Horror
2004
MovieFat Slags
2004
as Victor
TVNew Tricks
2004
Reversals
2003
as Mr. Andrew Barton
TVLittle Britain
2003
as Michael the PM
MovieAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
as William Benton
MovieI'll Be There
2003
as Sam Gervasi
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
TVMurder Investigation Team
2003
as Stewart Masters
TVRose and Maloney
2002
as Dr David Terry
TVFillmore!
2002
as Professor Third (voice)
TVSpooks
2002
as Peter Salter
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieDoctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as Saint Valentine
TVManchild
2002
as James
MovieRocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
TVMy Family
2000
as Richard Harper
MovieBest Actress
2000
as Colin Truemans
TVMonarch of the Glen
2000
TVTwo Guys and a Girl
1998
as Dr. Staretski
TVJonathan Creek
1997
as Adam Klaus
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Rupert Giles
MovieRoger Roger
1996
as Jimmy Price
TVSilent Witness
1996
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995
as Terry
TVVR.5
1995
as Oliver Sampson
MovieThe Trial of Lord Lucan
1994
as Dominic Elwes
MovieRoyce
1994
as Pitlock
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Raleigh Gibson
TVThe Detectives
1993
as Simon
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Allan Rothwood
Woof Again! Why Me?
1992
MovieThe Zero Option
1988
as Bruce Michaelis
MovieMore Bad News
1988
as Recording Studio Engineer
Pulaski
1987
as Dudley Fielding
MovieA Prayer for the Dying
1987
as Rupert
TVRockliffe's Babies
1987
as Chris Patterson
TVBoon
1986
TVSpenser: For Hire
1985
TVHowards' Way
1985
as Phil Norton
TVC.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as James Sinden
MovieSlags
1984
as Ricki
TVThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Recording Studio Engineer
Celebrity Playhouse
1981
as Wilfred Kirby
MovieThe Grudge Fight
1981
as Chief Hook
TVBergerac
1981
as Bill
MovieLady Chatterley's Lover
1981
as Anton
TVLove in a Cold Climate
1980
as Tony Kroesig
TVThe Mallens
1979
as Weir
Accident
1978
as Simon Lovell
TVEnemy at the Door
1978
as Clive Martel
TVSecret Army
1977
as Hanslick
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Chief Hook
