Anthony Stewart Head
Acting
Born: 1954-02-20 in 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).
Known For
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Chiron
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Benedict
Doctor Who
Mr Finch
Bridgerton
Lord Sheffield
Ted Lasso
Rupert Mannion
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rupert Giles
The Iron Lady
Geoffrey Howe
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Rupert Thorne
Scoop
Detective
A Street Cat Named Bob
Nigel Bowen
Merlin
Uther Pendragon
Imagine Me & You
Ned
Upgraded
Julian Marx
The Inbetweeners Movie
Will's Dad
Warehouse 13
Paracelsus
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Alfred (voice)
The Stranger
Edgar Price
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Wizard Con (voice)
Highlander: The Series
Allan Rothwood
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
Dominion
David Weel
Persuasion
Sir Walter Elliot
Little Britain
Michael the PM
Feel Good
George
Flying Home
Colin's Father
NYPD Blue
Raleigh Gibson
Two Guys and a Girl
Dr. Staretski
Feedback
Norman Burgess
Spooks
Peter Salter
A Prayer for the Dying
Rupert
Silent Witness
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
William Benton
Despite the Falling Snow
Old Misha Ardonov
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Anton
My Family
Richard Harper
Jonathan Creek
Adam Klaus
Motherland
Bill
New Tricks
The Split
Oscar