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Anthony Stewart Head

ACTOR · FROM LONDON, UK

Anthony Stewart Head

1954–2026113 credits since 1974

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ABOUT ANTHONY

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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Born20 February 1954

Died1 June 2026

BirthplaceLondon, UK

Known forActing

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Known for

The titles people know Anthony from.

Ted Lasso poster

Series

2020–IMDb8.7

Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997–2003IMDb8.3

Merlin poster

Series

2008–2012IMDb7.9

The Stranger poster

Series

2020IMDb7.2

Warehouse 13 poster

Series

2009–2014IMDb7.6

Imagine Me & You poster

Movie

Imagine Me & You

2006IMDb6.8

A Street Cat Named Bob poster

Movie

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016IMDb7.3

Upgraded poster

Movie

2024IMDb6.1

Repo! The Genetic Opera poster

Movie

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008IMDb6.4

Little Britain poster

Series

2003–2005IMDb7.7

Dominion poster

Series

2014–2015IMDb6.7

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight poster

Movie

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

2018IMDb6.7

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 71
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: Ted LassoIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1974

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

113 credits

The 2020s

12 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Upgraded poster

Movie

2024IMDb6.1

as Julian Marx

Pinky poster

Movie

2022IMDb5.0

as Alex White

Not on Cineora

Sideshow

2022

as Gerald

The Canterville Ghost poster

Series

The Canterville Ghost

2021IMDb6.3

as Sir Simon de Canterville · 4 episodes

Let the Wrong One In poster

Movie

Let the Wrong One In

2021IMDb5.5

as Henry

School's Out Forever poster

Movie

School's Out Forever

2021IMDb5.5

as Stanley

Bridgerton poster

Series

2020–IMDb7.5

as Lord Sheffield · 1 episode

Ted Lasso poster

Series

2020–IMDb8.7

as Rupert Mannion · 18 episodes

The 2010s

25 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Feedback poster

Movie

2019IMDb5.6

as Norman Burgess

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Series

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018–2023IMDb8.0

as Rupert Thorne · 2 episodes

The Split poster

Series

2018–2022IMDb7.9

as Oscar · 6 episodes

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight poster

Movie

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

2018IMDb6.7

as Alfred (voice)

Not on Cineora

Girlfriends

2018

as John · 6 episodes

Motherland poster

Series

2017–2021IMDb8.0

as Bill · 3 episodes

Back poster

Series

2017–2021IMDb7.3

as Charismatic Mike · 1 episode

Still Star-Crossed poster

Series

Still Star-Crossed

2017IMDb5.9

as Lord Silvestro Capulet · 7 episodes

The 2000s

42 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Warehouse 13 poster

Series

2009–2014IMDb7.6

as Paracelsus · 4 episodes

Free Agents poster

Series

2009IMDb6.9

as Stephen Caudwell · 6 episodes

Repo! The Genetic Opera poster

Movie

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008IMDb6.4

as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man

Not on Cineora

Rocky Horror Tribute Show

2008

as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Merlin poster

Series

2008–2012IMDb7.9

as Uther Pendragon · 43 episodes

Not on Cineora

Buffy the Animated Series

2008

as Rupert Giles · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Invisibles

2008

as Maurice Riley · 6 episodes

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster

Movie

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007IMDb7.3

as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)

The 1990s

13 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Two Guys and a Girl poster

Series

Two Guys and a Girl

1998–2001IMDb7.4

as Dr. Staretski · 1 episode

Jonathan Creek poster

Series

1997–2014IMDb8.1

as Adam Klaus · 1 episode

Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997–2003IMDb8.3

as Rupert Giles · 122 episodes

Not on Cineora

Roger Roger

1996

as Jimmy Price

Silent Witness poster

Series

1996–IMDb7.9

1 episode

The Ghostbusters of East Finchley

Not on Cineora

The Ghostbusters of East Finchley

1995

as Terry · 2 episodes

VR.5 poster

Series

1995–1997IMDb7.2

as Oliver Sampson · 13 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Trial of Lord Lucan

1994

as Dominic Elwes

The 1980s

16 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Not on Cineora

The Zero Option

1988

as Bruce Michaelis

Not on Cineora

More Bad News

1988

as Recording Studio Engineer

Pulaski

Not on Cineora

Pulaski

1987

as Dudley Fielding · 1 episode

A Prayer for the Dying poster

Movie

A Prayer for the Dying

1987IMDb6.3

as Rupert

Not on Cineora

Rockliffe's Babies

1987

as Chris Patterson · 1 episode

Boon poster

Series

1986–1992IMDb6.5

as Richard Rathbone · 1 episode

Spenser: For Hire poster

Series

Spenser: For Hire

1985–1988IMDb7.3

1 episode

Howards' Way poster

Series

1985–1990IMDb6.7

as Phil Norton · 5 episodes

The 1970s

5 titles · IMDb 8.5 on average

Not on Cineora

The Mallens

1979

as Weir · 2 episodes

Accident

Not on Cineora

Accident

1978

as Simon Lovell · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Enemy at the Door

1978

as Clive Martel · 2 episodes

Secret Army poster

Series

1977–1979IMDb8.5

as Hanslick · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Playhouse

1974

as Chief Hook · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Anthony’s titles.

David TennantDoctor Who, Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest and 1 more

Sharon HorganImagine Me & You, Motherland and 1 more

Charles DanceScoop and Despite the Falling Snow

Matthew GoodeImagine Me & You and Dancing on the Edge

Jason IsaacsHighlander: The Series and The Great Ghost Rescue

Jim BroadbentThe Iron Lady and And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

John DiMaggioBatman: Gotham by Gaslight and Adventure Time: Distant Lands

Matt SmithDoctor Who and Doctor Who Confidential

Sophie ThompsonFeel Good and Fat Slags

Bob HoskinsA Prayer for the Dying and Sparkle