
Anthony Stewart Head
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1954
- Died
- June 1, 2026 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
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).
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Filmography

Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
Movie · as Self – Nathan Wallace/Repo Man (archive footage)

Upgraded
Movie · as Julian Marx

Pinky
Movie · as Alex White

Sideshow
Movie · as Gerald

Let the Wrong One In
Movie · as Henry

School's Out Forever
Movie · as Stanley

The Canterville Ghost
TV · as Sir Simon de Canterville · 4 eps

The Big Night In
Movie · as Various Roles

Bridgerton
TV · as Lord Sheffield · 1 ep

Feel Good
TV · as George · 1 ep

The Stranger
TV · as Edgar Price · 7 eps

Ted Lasso
TV · as Rupert Mannion · 18 eps

Adventure Time: Distant Lands
TV · as Wizard Con (voice) · 1 ep

Feedback
Movie · as Norman Burgess

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Movie · as Alfred (voice)
The Muppets Take The O2
Movie · as Self

The Split
TV · as Oscar · 6 eps

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV · as Rupert Thorne · 2 eps

Girlfriends
TV · as John · 6 eps

Back
TV · as Charismatic Mike · 1 ep

Motherland
TV · as Bill · 3 eps

Still Star-Crossed
TV · as Lord Silvestro Capulet · 7 eps

Despite the Falling Snow
Movie · as Old Misha Ardonov

A Street Cat Named Bob
Movie · as Nigel Bowen

Convenience
Movie · as Barry

Rocky Horror Show Live
Movie · as Narrator
The Inbetweeners Go Global
Movie · as Self

Flying Home
Movie · as Colin's Father

Dominion
TV · as David Weel · 21 eps

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Movie · as Self

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Movie · as Chiron

You, Me & Them
TV · as Ed Walker · 12 eps

Yonderland
TV · as Nigel · 3 eps

Dancing on the Edge
TV · as Donaldson · 5 eps

The Inbetweeners Movie
Movie · as Will's Dad

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Movie · as Benedict

The Iron Lady
Movie · as Geoffrey Howe

The Great Ghost Rescue
Movie · as Prime Minister

Ella
Movie · as Father

Free Agents
TV · as Stephen · 8 eps

NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Corningham · 1 ep
When Boris Met Dave
Movie · as Self – Narrator (voice)

Free Agents
TV · as Stephen Caudwell · 6 eps

Merlin: Secrets and Magic
TV · as Self · 14 eps

Warehouse 13
TV · as Paracelsus · 4 eps

Repo! The Genetic Opera
Movie · as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man

Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Movie · as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Buffy the Animated Series
TV · as Rupert Giles · 1 ep

Merlin
TV · as Uther Pendragon · 43 eps

The Invisibles
TV · as Maurice Riley · 6 eps

Persuasion
Movie · as Sir Walter Elliot

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)

Sparkle
Movie · as Tony

The Magic Door
Movie · as George
Amelia and Michael
Movie · as Michael

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
Movie · as Baltazar (voice)

Little Britain Down Under
Movie · as Self
Sold
TV · as Mr Colubrine · 6 eps

Comedy Showcase
TV · as Stephen · 1 ep

Heroes Unmasked
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 31 eps

Imagine Me & You
Movie · as Ned

Little Britain Live
Movie · as Prime Minister

The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie · as Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Scoop
Movie · as Detective
Him and Us
Movie · as Max Flash

Hotel Babylon
TV · as Mr. Machin · 1 ep

Collectormania 7
Movie · as Self

Doctor Who Confidential
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

Doctor Who
TV · as Mr Finch · 1 ep

The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Sensitive Skin
TV · as Tom Paine · 2 eps

Fat Slags
Movie · as Victor

True Horror with Anthony Head
Movie · as Host

New Tricks
TV · 1 ep
True Horror
TV · 5 eps

True Horror with Anthony Head
TV · as Host · 5 eps

I'll Be There
Movie · as Sam Gervasi

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Movie · as William Benton
Reversals
Movie · as Mr. Andrew Barton
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · 1 ep

Murder Investigation Team
TV · as Stewart Masters · 1 ep

Little Britain
TV · as Michael the PM · 11 eps

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Movie · as Saint Valentine

Fillmore!
TV · as Professor Third (voice) · 2 eps

Spooks
TV · as Peter Salter · 1 ep

Manchild
TV · as James · 15 eps

V Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Rose and Maloney
TV · as Dr David Terry · 1 ep

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
Movie

Best Actress
Movie · as Colin Truemans

My Family
TV · as Richard Harper · 1 ep

Monarch of the Glen
TV · 4 eps

Two Guys and a Girl
TV · as Dr. Staretski · 1 ep

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV · as Rupert Giles · 122 eps

Jonathan Creek
TV · as Adam Klaus · 1 ep

Roger Roger
Movie · as Jimmy Price

Silent Witness
TV · 1 ep

VR.5
TV · as Oliver Sampson · 13 eps
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
TV · as Terry · 2 eps

Royce
Movie · as Pitlock

The Trial of Lord Lucan
Movie · as Dominic Elwes

The Detectives
TV · as Simon · 1 ep

NYPD Blue
TV · as Raleigh Gibson · 1 ep
Woof Again! Why Me?
Movie

Highlander: The Series
TV · as Allan Rothwood · 1 ep

More Bad News
Movie · as Recording Studio Engineer

The Zero Option
Movie · as Bruce Michaelis

A Prayer for the Dying
Movie · as Rupert
Pulaski
TV · as Dudley Fielding · 1 ep

Rockliffe's Babies
TV · as Chris Patterson · 1 ep

Boon
TV · as Richard Rathbone · 1 ep

Spenser: For Hire
TV · 1 ep

Howards' Way
TV · as Phil Norton · 5 eps

C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV · as James Sinden · 1 ep

Slags
Movie · as Ricki

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV · as Ricki, Recording Studio Engineer · 1 ep

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Movie · as Anton

The Grudge Fight
Movie · as Chief Hook

Bergerac
TV · as Bill · 1 ep
Celebrity Playhouse
TV · as Wilfred Kirby · 1 ep

Love in a Cold Climate
TV · as Tony Kroesig · 8 eps

The Mallens
TV · as Weir · 2 eps

Enemy at the Door
TV · as Clive Martel · 2 eps
Accident
TV · as Simon Lovell · 1 ep

Secret Army
TV · as Hanslick · 1 ep

Playhouse
TV · as Chief Hook · 1 ep




