Actor profile

Anthony Stewart Head

20th February 1954 London, England, UK Acting

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).

48 Movies 63 TV Shows 125 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Upgraded poster

Upgraded 7th February 2024 as Julian Marx

Pinky poster

Pinky 1st April 2022 as Alex White

Sideshow poster

Sideshow 11th March 2022 as Gerald

Let the Wrong One In poster

Let the Wrong One In 15th October 2021 as Henry

School's Out Forever poster

School's Out Forever 15th February 2021 as Stanley

The Big Night In poster

The Big Night In 23rd April 2020 as Various Roles

Feedback poster

Feedback 1st March 2019 as Norman Burgess

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight poster

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight 12th January 2018 as Alfred (voice)

A Street Cat Named Bob poster

A Street Cat Named Bob 4th November 2016 as Nigel Bowen

Despite the Falling Snow poster

Despite the Falling Snow 29th January 2016 as Old Misha Ardonov

Rocky Horror Show Live poster

Rocky Horror Show Live 17th November 2015 as Narrator

Convenience poster

Convenience 2nd October 2015 as Barry

Flying Home poster

Flying Home 2nd April 2014 as Colin's Father

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty poster

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 23rd November 2013 as Self

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters poster

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 7th August 2013 as Chiron

The Iron Lady poster

The Iron Lady 26th December 2011 as Geoffrey Howe

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance poster

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 10th December 2011 as Benedict

The Great Ghost Rescue poster

The Great Ghost Rescue 4th October 2011 as Prime Minister

The Inbetweeners Movie poster

The Inbetweeners Movie 19th August 2011 as Will's Dad

Ella poster

Ella 3rd June 2011 as Father

Repo! The Genetic Opera poster

Repo! The Genetic Opera 7th November 2008 as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man

Rocky Horror Tribute Show poster

Rocky Horror Tribute Show 14th October 2008 as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 21st December 2007 as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)

Sparkle poster

Sparkle 17th August 2007 as Tony

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest poster

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest 30th June 2007 as Baltazar (voice)

Little Britain Down Under poster

Little Britain Down Under 27th May 2007 as Self

Persuasion poster

Persuasion 1st April 2007 as Sir Walter Elliot

The Magic Door poster

The Magic Door 4th March 2007 as George

Little Britain Live poster

Little Britain Live 13th November 2006 as Prime Minister

Scoop poster

Scoop 27th July 2006 as Detective

The Children's Party at the Palace poster

The Children's Party at the Palace 25th June 2006 as Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Imagine Me & You poster

Imagine Me & You 27th January 2006 as Ned

True Horror with Anthony Head poster

True Horror with Anthony Head 17th November 2004 as Host

Fat Slags poster

Fat Slags 15th October 2004 as Victor

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself poster

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 7th September 2003 as William Benton

I'll Be There poster

I'll Be There 13th June 2003 as Sam Gervasi

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time poster

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time 3rd May 2002 as Saint Valentine

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special poster

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special 30th October 2000

Best Actress poster

Best Actress 18th March 2000 as Colin Truemans

Roger Roger poster

Roger Roger 26th August 1996 as Jimmy Price

The Trial of Lord Lucan poster

The Trial of Lord Lucan 10th November 1994 as Dominic Elwes

Royce poster

Royce 31st August 1994 as Pitlock

The Zero Option poster

The Zero Option 19th November 1988 as Bruce Michaelis

More Bad News poster

More Bad News 27th February 1988 as Recording Studio Engineer

A Prayer for the Dying poster

A Prayer for the Dying 11th September 1987 as Rupert

Slags poster

Slags 11th February 1984 as Ricki

The Grudge Fight poster

The Grudge Fight 27th November 1981 as Chief Hook

Lady Chatterley's Lover poster

Lady Chatterley's Lover 29th June 1981 as Anton

The Canterville Ghost poster

The Canterville Ghost 31st October 2021 as Sir Simon de Canterville

Bridgerton poster

Bridgerton 25th December 2020 as Lord Sheffield

Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso 14th August 2020 as Rupert Mannion

Adventure Time: Distant Lands poster

Adventure Time: Distant Lands 25th June 2020 as Wizard Con (voice)

Feel Good poster

Feel Good 18th March 2020 as George

The Stranger poster

The Stranger 30th January 2020 as Edgar Price

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 30th August 2018 as Rupert Thorne

The Split poster

The Split 24th April 2018 as Oscar

Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends 3rd January 2018 as John

Motherland poster

Motherland 7th November 2017 as Bill

Back poster

Back 6th September 2017 as Charismatic Mike

Still Star-Crossed poster

Still Star-Crossed 29th May 2017 as Lord Silvestro Capulet

Dominion poster

Dominion 19th June 2014 as David Weel

Yonderland poster

Yonderland 10th November 2013 as Nigel

You, Me & Them poster

You, Me & Them 23rd October 2013 as Ed Walker

Dancing on the Edge poster

Dancing on the Edge 4th February 2013 as Donaldson

Free Agents poster

Free Agents 14th September 2011 as Stephen

Merlin: Secrets and Magic poster

Merlin: Secrets and Magic 19th September 2009 as Self

Warehouse 13 poster

Warehouse 13 7th July 2009 as Paracelsus

Free Agents poster

Free Agents 13th February 2009 as Stephen Caudwell

Merlin poster

Merlin 20th September 2008 as Uther Pendragon

Buffy the Animated Series poster

Buffy the Animated Series 1st August 2008 as Rupert Giles

The Invisibles poster

The Invisibles 1st May 2008 as Maurice Riley

Comedy Showcase poster

Comedy Showcase 5th October 2007 as Stephen

Heroes Unmasked poster

Heroes Unmasked 25th July 2007 as Himself - Narrator

Hotel Babylon poster

Hotel Babylon 19th January 2006

Sensitive Skin poster

Sensitive Skin 10th November 2005 as Tom Paine

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Mr Finch

Doctor Who Confidential poster

Doctor Who Confidential 26th March 2005

Doctor Who Confidential poster

Doctor Who Confidential 26th March 2005 as Narrator

The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project 4th February 2005 as Self

True Horror with Anthony Head poster

True Horror with Anthony Head 24th November 2004 as Host

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004

Little Britain poster

Little Britain 16th September 2003 as Michael the PM

Murder Investigation Team poster

Murder Investigation Team 3rd May 2003 as Stewart Masters

Rose and Maloney poster

Rose and Maloney 29th September 2002 as Dr David Terry

Fillmore! poster

Fillmore! 14th September 2002 as Professor Third (voice)

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as Peter Salter

V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton 6th May 2002 as Self

Manchild poster

Manchild 19th February 2002 as James

My Family poster

My Family 19th September 2000 as Richard Harper

Monarch of the Glen poster

Monarch of the Glen 27th February 2000

Two Guys and a Girl poster

Two Guys and a Girl 10th March 1998 as Dr. Staretski

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Adam Klaus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 10th March 1997 as Rupert Giles

Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness 21st February 1996

VR.5 poster

VR.5 10th March 1995 as Oliver Sampson

NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue 21st September 1993 as Raleigh Gibson

The Detectives poster

The Detectives 27th January 1993 as Simon

Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series 3rd October 1992 as Allan Rothwood

Rockliffe's Babies poster

Rockliffe's Babies 9th January 1987 as Chris Patterson

Boon poster

Boon 14th January 1986

Spenser: For Hire poster

Spenser: For Hire 20th September 1985

Howards' Way poster

Howards' Way 1st September 1985 as Phil Norton

C.A.T.S. Eyes poster

C.A.T.S. Eyes 12th April 1985 as James Sinden

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Ricki

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Recording Studio Engineer

Bergerac poster

Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Bill

Love in a Cold Climate poster

Love in a Cold Climate 29th October 1980 as Tony Kroesig

The Mallens poster

The Mallens 10th June 1979 as Weir

Enemy at the Door poster

Enemy at the Door 28th January 1978 as Clive Martel

Secret Army poster

Secret Army 7th September 1977 as Hanslick

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Chief Hook