Anthony Stewart Head

Acting · Born 1954-02-20 in London, England, UK

Biography

Anthony Stewart Head (born February 20, 1954), usually credited as Anthony Head, is 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 is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in Merlin.

Filmography

• Imagine Me & You as Ned
• Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
• Upgraded as Julian Marx
• A Street Cat Named Bob as Nigel Bowen
• Fat Slags as Victor
• Little Britain Live as Prime Minister
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
• Repo! The Genetic Opera as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
• Sparkle as Tony

TV

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Rupert Giles
• Spooks as Peter Salter
• Merlin as Uther Pendragon
• Doctor Who as Mr Finch
• Warehouse 13 as Paracelsus
• Bridgerton as Lord Sheffield
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Rupert Thorne
• Ted Lasso as Rupert Mannion
• Adventure Time: Distant Lands as Wizard Con (voice)
• Two Guys and a Girl as Dr. Staretski