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