Anthony Stewart Head
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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
Credits
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
as Benedict
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
Upgraded (2024)
as Julian Marx
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
as Chiron
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
as Nigel Bowen
The Iron Lady (2011)
as Geoffrey Howe
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
as Alfred (voice)
Scoop (2006)
as Detective
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
as Will's Dad
Imagine Me & You (2006)
as Ned
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
as Anton
Despite the Falling Snow (2016)
as Old Misha Ardonov
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
as Rupert
Persuasion (2007)
as Sir Walter Elliot
Feedback (2019)
as Norman Burgess
Collectormania 7 (2005)
as Self
The Great Ghost Rescue (2011)
as Prime Minister
Flying Home (2014)
as Colin's Father
Pinky (2022)
as Alex White
Let the Wrong One In (2021)
as Henry
Rocky Horror Show Live (2015)
as Narrator
Convenience (2015)
as Barry
Fat Slags (2004)
as Victor
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
as William Benton
The Big Night In (2020)
as Various Roles
Ella (2011)
as Father
I'll Be There (2003)
as Sam Gervasi
Best Actress (2000)
as Colin Truemans
Sideshow (2022)
as Gerald
School's Out Forever (2021)
as Stanley
Him and Us (2006)
as Max Flash
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
Actor
The Magic Door (2007)
as George
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
as Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)
as Self
The Muppets Take The O2 (2018)
as Self
Sparkle (2007)
as Tony
Royce (1994)
as Pitlock
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (2002)
as Saint Valentine
When Boris Met Dave (2009)
as Self – Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007)
as Baltazar (voice)
True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
as Host
Reversals (2003)
as Mr. Andrew Barton
Roger Roger (1996)
as Jimmy Price
Rocky Horror Tribute Show (2008)
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
More Bad News (1988)
as Recording Studio Engineer
The Grudge Fight (1981)
as Chief Hook
The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994)
as Dominic Elwes
Little Britain Live (2006)
as Prime Minister
Amelia and Michael (2007)
as Michael
Little Britain Down Under (2007)
as Self
The Zero Option (1988)
as Bruce Michaelis
Slags (1984)
as Ricki
The Inbetweeners Go Global (2014)
as Self
Woof Again! Why Me? (1992)
Actor