- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1954
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- June 1, 2026
Anthony Stewart Head
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
movieUpgraded
2024 · Julian Marx
moviePinky
2022 · Alex White
movieSideshow
2022 · Gerald
tvThe Canterville Ghost
2021 · Sir Simon de Canterville
movieLet the Wrong One In
2021 · Henry
movieSchool's Out Forever
2021 · Stanley
tvBridgerton
2020 · Lord Sheffield
tvTed Lasso
2020 · Rupert Mannion
tvAdventure Time: Distant Lands
2020 · Wizard Con (voice)
movieThe Big Night In
2020 · Various Roles
tvFeel Good
2020 · George
tvThe Stranger
2020 · Edgar Price
movieFeedback
2019 · Norman Burgess
tvTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018 · Rupert Thorne
The Muppets Take The O2
movieThe Muppets Take The O2
2018 · Self
tvThe Split
2018 · Oscar
movieBatman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018 · Alfred (voice)
tvGirlfriends
2018 · John
tvMotherland
2017 · Bill
tvBack
2017 · Charismatic Mike
tvStill Star-Crossed
2017 · Lord Silvestro Capulet
movieA Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Nigel Bowen
movieDespite the Falling Snow
2016 · Old Misha Ardonov
movieRocky Horror Show Live
2015 · Narrator
movieConvenience
2015 · Barry
The Inbetweeners Go Global
movieThe Inbetweeners Go Global
2014 · Self
tvDominion
2014 · David Weel
movieFlying Home
2014 · Colin's Father
movieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · Self
tvYonderland
2013 · Nigel
tvYou, Me & Them
2013 · Ed Walker
moviePercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Chiron
tvDancing on the Edge
2013 · Donaldson
movieThe Iron Lady
2011 · Geoffrey Howe
movieGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011 · Benedict
movieThe Great Ghost Rescue
2011 · Prime Minister
tvFree Agents
2011 · Stephen
movieThe Inbetweeners Movie
2011 · Will's Dad
movieElla
2011 · Father
When Boris Met Dave
movieWhen Boris Met Dave
2009 · Self – Narrator (voice)
tvMerlin: Secrets and Magic
2009 · Self
tvWarehouse 13
2009 · Paracelsus
tvFree Agents
2009 · Stephen Caudwell
movieRepo! The Genetic Opera
2008 · Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
movieRocky Horror Tribute Show
2008 · Dr. Frank-N-Furter
tvMerlin
2008 · Uther Pendragon
tvBuffy the Animated Series
2008 · Rupert Giles
tvThe Invisibles
2008 · Maurice Riley
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
Sold
tvSold
2007 · Mr Colubrine
tvComedy Showcase
2007 · Stephen
Amelia and Michael
movieAmelia and Michael
2007 · Michael
movieSparkle
2007 · Tony
tvHeroes Unmasked
2007 · Himself - Narrator
movieDoctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007 · Baltazar (voice)
movieLittle Britain Down Under
2007 · Self
moviePersuasion
2007 · Sir Walter Elliot
movieThe Magic Door
2007 · George
movieLittle Britain Live
2006 · Prime Minister
Him and Us
movieHim and Us
2006 · Max Flash
movieScoop
2006 · Detective
movieThe Children's Party at the Palace
2006 · Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
movieImagine Me & You
2006 · Ned
tvHotel Babylon
2006
tvSensitive Skin
2005 · Tom Paine
tvDoctor Who Confidential
2005 · , Narrator
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Mr Finch
tvThe Friday Night Project
2005 · Self
tvTrue Horror with Anthony Head
2004 · Host
movieTrue Horror with Anthony Head
2004 · Host
True Horror
tvTrue Horror
2004
movieFat Slags
2004 · Victor
tvNew Tricks
2004
Reversals
movieReversals
2003 · Mr. Andrew Barton
tvLittle Britain
2003 · Michael the PM
movieAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · William Benton
movieI'll Be There
2003 · Sam Gervasi
The Terry and Gaby Show
tvThe Terry and Gaby Show
2003
tvMurder Investigation Team
2003 · Stewart Masters
tvRose and Maloney
2002 · Dr David Terry
tvFillmore!
2002 · Professor Third (voice)
tvSpooks
2002 · Peter Salter
tvV Graham Norton
2002 · Self
movieDoctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002 · Saint Valentine
tvManchild
2002 · James
movieRocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
tvMy Family
2000 · Richard Harper
movieBest Actress
2000 · Colin Truemans
tvMonarch of the Glen
2000
tvTwo Guys and a Girl
1998 · Dr. Staretski
tvJonathan Creek
1997 · Adam Klaus
tvBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Rupert Giles
movieRoger Roger
1996 · Jimmy Price
tvSilent Witness
1996
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
tvThe Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995 · Terry
tvVR.5
1995 · Oliver Sampson
movieThe Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 · Dominic Elwes
movieRoyce
1994 · Pitlock
tvNYPD Blue
1993 · Raleigh Gibson
tvThe Detectives
1993 · Simon
tvHighlander: The Series
1992 · Allan Rothwood
Woof Again! Why Me?
movieWoof Again! Why Me?
1992
movieThe Zero Option
1988 · Bruce Michaelis
movieMore Bad News
1988 · Recording Studio Engineer
Pulaski
tvPulaski
1987 · Dudley Fielding
movieA Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Rupert
tvRockliffe's Babies
1987 · Chris Patterson
tvBoon
1986
tvSpenser: For Hire
1985
tvHowards' Way
1985 · Phil Norton
tvC.A.T.S. Eyes
1985 · James Sinden
movieSlags
1984 · Ricki
tvThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Ricki, Recording Studio Engineer
Celebrity Playhouse
tvCelebrity Playhouse
1981 · Wilfred Kirby
movieThe Grudge Fight
1981 · Chief Hook
tvBergerac
1981 · Bill
movieLady Chatterley's Lover
1981 · Anton
tvLove in a Cold Climate
1980 · Tony Kroesig
tvThe Mallens
1979 · Weir
Accident
tvAccident
1978 · Simon Lovell
tvEnemy at the Door
1978 · Clive Martel
tvSecret Army
1977 · Hanslick
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Chief Hook