Acting
Anthony Stewart Head
Acting · Born 1954-02-20 · London, England, UK
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).
Credits · 115
FilmUpgraded
2024 · Julian Marx
FilmPinky
2022 · Alex White
The Canterville Ghost
2021 · Sir Simon de Canterville
FilmLet the Wrong One In
2021 · Henry
FilmSchool's Out Forever
2021 · Stanley
Bridgerton
2020 · Lord Sheffield
Ted Lasso
2020 · Rupert Mannion
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020 · Wizard Con (voice)
FilmThe Big Night In
2020 · Various Roles
Feel Good
2020 · George
The Stranger
2020 · Edgar Price
FilmFeedback
2019 · Norman Burgess
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018 · Rupert Thorne
The Muppets Take The O2
FilmThe Muppets Take The O2
2018 · Self
The Split
2018 · Oscar
FilmBatman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018 · Alfred (voice)
Girlfriends
2018 · John
Motherland
2017 · Bill
Back
2017 · Charismatic Mike
Still Star-Crossed
2017 · Lord Silvestro Capulet
FilmA Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Nigel Bowen
FilmDespite the Falling Snow
2016 · Old Misha Ardonov
FilmRocky Horror Show Live
2015 · Narrator
FilmConvenience
2015 · Barry
Dominion
2014 · David Weel
FilmFlying Home
2014 · Colin's Father
FilmDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · Self
Yonderland
2013 · Nigel
You, Me & Them
2013 · Ed Walker
FilmPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Chiron
Dancing on the Edge
2013 · Donaldson
FilmThe Iron Lady
2011 · Geoffrey Howe
FilmGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011 · Benedict
FilmThe Great Ghost Rescue
2011 · Prime Minister
Free Agents
2011 · Stephen
FilmThe Inbetweeners Movie
2011 · Will's Dad
FilmElla
2011 · Father
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
2009 · Self
Warehouse 13
2009 · Paracelsus
Free Agents
2009 · Stephen Caudwell
FilmRepo! The Genetic Opera
2008 · Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
FilmRocky Horror Tribute Show
2008 · Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Merlin
2008 · Uther Pendragon
Buffy the Animated Series
2008 · Rupert Giles
The Invisibles
2008 · Maurice Riley
FilmSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
Sold
Sold
2007 · Mr Colubrine
Comedy Showcase
2007 · Stephen
Amelia and Michael
FilmAmelia and Michael
2007 · Michael
FilmSparkle
2007 · Tony
Heroes Unmasked
2007 · Himself - Narrator
FilmDoctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007 · Baltazar (voice)
FilmLittle Britain Down Under
2007 · Self
FilmPersuasion
2007 · Sir Walter Elliot
FilmThe Magic Door
2007 · George
FilmLittle Britain Live
2006 · Prime Minister
FilmScoop
2006 · Detective
FilmThe Children's Party at the Palace
2006 · Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
FilmImagine Me & You
2006 · Ned
Hotel Babylon
2006 · Mr. Machin
Sensitive Skin
2005 · Tom Paine
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Narrator
Doctor Who
2005 · Mr Finch
The Friday Night Project
2005 · Self
True Horror with Anthony Head
2004 · Host
True Horror
True Horror
2004
FilmFat Slags
2004 · Victor
New Tricks
2004
Reversals
FilmReversals
2003 · Mr. Andrew Barton
Little Britain
2003 · Michael the PM
FilmAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · William Benton
FilmI'll Be There
2003 · Sam Gervasi
The Terry and Gaby Show
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Murder Investigation Team
2003 · Stewart Masters
Rose and Maloney
2002 · Dr David Terry
Fillmore!
2002 · Professor Third (voice)
Spooks
2002 · Peter Salter
V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
FilmDoctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002 · Saint Valentine
Manchild
2002 · James
FilmRocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
My Family
2000 · Richard Harper
FilmBest Actress
2000 · Colin Truemans
Monarch of the Glen
2000
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Dr. Staretski
Jonathan Creek
1997 · Adam Klaus
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Rupert Giles
Silent Witness
1996
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995 · Terry
VR.5
1995 · Oliver Sampson
FilmThe Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 · Dominic Elwes
FilmRoyce
1994 · Pitlock
NYPD Blue
1993 · Raleigh Gibson
The Detectives
1993 · Simon
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Allan Rothwood
Woof Again! Why Me?
FilmWoof Again! Why Me?
1992
FilmMore Bad News
1988 · Recording Studio Engineer
Pulaski
Pulaski
1987 · Dudley Fielding
FilmA Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Rupert
Rockliffe's Babies
1987 · Chris Patterson
Boon
1986
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Howards' Way
1985 · Phil Norton
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985 · James Sinden
FilmSlags
1984 · Ricki
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Ricki
Celebrity Playhouse
Celebrity Playhouse
1981 · Wilfred Kirby
Bergerac
1981 · Bill
FilmLady Chatterley's Lover
1981 · Anton
Love in a Cold Climate
1980 · Tony Kroesig
The Mallens
1979 · Weir
Accident
Accident
1978 · Simon Lovell
Enemy at the Door
1978 · Clive Martel
Secret Army
1977 · Hanslick
Playhouse
1974 · Chief Hook