Anthony Stewart Head

Known for: Acting

Born: 1954-02-20 – 2026-06-01 (aged 72)

From: 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).

Filmography (123)

MOVIE★ 7.2
Upgraded
2024
as Julian Marx
MOVIE★ 5.6
Pinky
2022
as Alex White
MOVIE
Sideshow
2022
as Gerald
TV★ 7.1
The Canterville Ghost
2021
as Sir Simon de Canterville
MOVIE★ 5.6
Let the Wrong One In
2021
as Henry
MOVIE★ 5.5
School's Out Forever
2021
as Stanley
TV★ 8.1
Bridgerton
2020
as Lord Sheffield
TV★ 8.3
Ted Lasso
2020
as Rupert Mannion
TV★ 8.2
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020
as Wizard Con (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Big Night In
2020
as Various Roles
TV★ 7.2
Feel Good
2020
as George
TV★ 7.2
The Stranger
2020
as Edgar Price
MOVIE★ 5.8
Feedback
2019
as Norman Burgess
TV★ 7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Rupert Thorne
MOVIE★ 9.5
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
as Self
TV★ 7.2
The Split
2018
as Oscar
MOVIE★ 6.7
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018
as Alfred (voice)
TV★ 6.2
Girlfriends
2018
as John
TV★ 7.1
Motherland
2017
as Bill
TV★ 7.2
Back
2017
as Charismatic Mike
TV★ 4.6
Still Star-Crossed
2017
as Lord Silvestro Capulet
MOVIE★ 7.9
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
as Nigel Bowen
MOVIE★ 5.7
Despite the Falling Snow
2016
as Old Misha Ardonov
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.8
Convenience
2015
as Barry
MOVIE
The Inbetweeners Go Global
2014
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Dominion
2014
as David Weel
MOVIE★ 5.9
Flying Home
2014
as Colin's Father
MOVIE★ 9.0
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Yonderland
2013
as Nigel
TV★ 6.0
You, Me & Them
2013
as Ed Walker
MOVIE★ 6.0
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013
as Chiron
TV★ 6.7
Dancing on the Edge
2013
as Donaldson
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Iron Lady
2011
as Geoffrey Howe
MOVIE★ 5.0
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
as Benedict
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Great Ghost Rescue
2011
as Prime Minister
TV★ 5.0
Free Agents
2011
as Stephen
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Inbetweeners Movie
2011
as Will's Dad
MOVIE★ 8.0
Ella
2011
as Father
MOVIE
When Boris Met Dave
2009
as Self – Narrator (voice)
TV★ 8.2
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Warehouse 13
2009
as Paracelsus
TV★ 6.6
Free Agents
2009
as Stephen Caudwell
MOVIE★ 6.3
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008
as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
MOVIE★ 6.2
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
TV★ 7.8
Merlin
2008
as Uther Pendragon
TV★ 9.2
Buffy the Animated Series
2008
as Rupert Giles
TV★ 7.3
The Invisibles
2008
as Maurice Riley
MOVIE★ 7.2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
TV★ 1.0
Sold
2007
as Mr Colubrine
TV★ 7.0
Comedy Showcase
2007
as Stephen
MOVIE★ 1.0
Amelia and Michael
2007
as Michael
MOVIE★ 5.7
Sparkle
2007
as Tony
TV★ 10.0
Heroes Unmasked
2007
as Himself - Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.6
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007
as Baltazar (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Little Britain Down Under
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Persuasion
2007
as Sir Walter Elliot
MOVIE★ 4.1
The Magic Door
2007
as George
MOVIE★ 7.3
Little Britain Live
2006
as Prime Minister
MOVIE
Him and Us
2006
as Max Flash
MOVIE★ 6.6
Scoop
2006
as Detective
MOVIE★ 1.7
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006
as Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Imagine Me & You
2006
as Ned
TV★ 7.3
Hotel Babylon
2006
TV★ 7.4
Sensitive Skin
2005
as Tom Paine
TV★ 8.1
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
TV★ 7.6
Doctor Who
2005
as Mr Finch
TV★ 6.0
The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self
TV★ 8.0
True Horror with Anthony Head
2004
as Host
MOVIE
True Horror with Anthony Head
2004
as Host
TV★ 8.0
True Horror
2004
MOVIE★ 3.4
Fat Slags
2004
as Victor
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
MOVIE★ 8.0
Reversals
2003
as Mr. Andrew Barton
TV★ 7.1
Little Britain
2003
as Michael the PM
MOVIE★ 6.7
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
as William Benton
MOVIE★ 5.4
I'll Be There
2003
as Sam Gervasi
TV★ 7.0
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
TV★ 7.0
Murder Investigation Team
2003
as Stewart Masters
TV★ 6.4
Rose and Maloney
2002
as Dr David Terry
TV★ 7.4
Fillmore!
2002
as Professor Third (voice)
TV★ 7.7
Spooks
2002
as Peter Salter
TV★ 5.3
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.7
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as Saint Valentine
TV★ 4.5
Manchild
2002
as James
MOVIE★ 5.5
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
TV★ 7.0
My Family
2000
as Richard Harper
MOVIE★ 2.6
Best Actress
2000
as Colin Truemans
TV★ 7.3
Monarch of the Glen
2000
TV★ 7.2
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
as Dr. Staretski
TV★ 7.6
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Adam Klaus
TV★ 8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Rupert Giles
MOVIE
Roger Roger
1996
as Jimmy Price
TV★ 7.6
Silent Witness
1996
TV★ 7.0
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995
as Terry
TV★ 6.7
VR.5
1995
as Oliver Sampson
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994
as Dominic Elwes
MOVIE★ 5.1
Royce
1994
as Pitlock
TV★ 7.0
NYPD Blue
1993
as Raleigh Gibson
TV★ 6.9
The Detectives
1993
as Simon
TV★ 7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Allan Rothwood
MOVIE★ 8.0
Woof Again! Why Me?
1992
MOVIE
The Zero Option
1988
as Bruce Michaelis
MOVIE★ 9.8
More Bad News
1988
as Recording Studio Engineer
TV★ 4.0
Pulaski
1987
as Dudley Fielding
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
as Rupert
TV★ 5.8
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Chris Patterson
TV★ 5.8
Boon
1986
TV★ 6.9
Spenser: For Hire
1985
TV★ 5.9
Howards' Way
1985
as Phil Norton
TV★ 6.0
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as James Sinden
MOVIE★ 2.0
Slags
1984
as Ricki
TV★ 7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Ricki
TV
Celebrity Playhouse
1981
as Wilfred Kirby
MOVIE
The Grudge Fight
1981
as Chief Hook
TV★ 6.7
Bergerac
1981
as Bill
MOVIE★ 5.5
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
as Anton
TV★ 6.8
Love in a Cold Climate
1980
as Tony Kroesig
TV★ 5.0
The Mallens
1979
as Weir
TV
Accident
1978
as Simon Lovell
TV★ 8.2
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Clive Martel
TV★ 7.7
Secret Army
1977
as Hanslick
TV★ 7.0
Playhouse
1974
as Chief Hook