Anthony Stewart Head

Acting

Anthony Stewart Head

Born February 20, 1954London, England, UK122 credits

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.

Known For

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2024

Pinky
5.6

Pinky

Movie

2022

Sideshow

Sideshow

Movie

2022

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Movie

2021

The Canterville Ghost
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The Canterville Ghost

TV

2021

Let the Wrong One In
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Let the Wrong One In

Movie

2021

Filmography

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2024Upgradedas Julian MarxMovie
Pinky
2022Pinkyas Alex WhiteMovie
Sideshow
2022Sideshowas GeraldMovie
The Canterville Ghost
2021The Canterville Ghostas Sir Simon de CantervilleMovie
The Canterville Ghost
2021The Canterville Ghostas Sir Simon de CantervilleTV
Let the Wrong One In
2021Let the Wrong One Inas HenryMovie
School's Out Forever
2021School's Out Foreveras StanleyMovie
Bridgerton
2020Bridgertonas Lord SheffieldTV
Ted Lasso
2020Ted Lassoas Rupert MannionTV
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020Adventure Time: Distant Landsas Wizard Con (voice)TV
The Big Night In
2020The Big Night Inas Various RolesMovie
Feel Good
2020Feel Goodas GeorgeTV
The Stranger
2020The Strangeras Edgar PriceTV
Hostage Radio
2019Hostage Radioas Norman BurgessMovie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryanas Rupert ThorneTV
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2018The Muppets Take The O2as SelfMovie
The Split
2018The Splitas OscarTV
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018Batman: Gotham by Gaslightas Alfred (voice)Movie
Girlfriends
2018Girlfriendsas JohnTV
Motherland
2017Motherlandas BillTV
Back
2017Backas Charismatic MikeTV
Still Star-Crossed
2017Still Star-Crossedas Lord Silvestro CapuletTV
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016A Street Cat Named Bobas Nigel BowenMovie
Despite the Falling Snow
2016Despite the Falling Snowas Old Misha ArdonovMovie
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015Rocky Horror Show Liveas NarratorMovie
Convenience
2015Convenienceas BarryMovie
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2014The Inbetweeners Go Globalas SelfMovie
Dominion
2014Dominionas David WeelTV
Flying Home
2014Flying Homeas Colin's FatherMovie
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterpartyas SelfMovie
Yonderland
2013Yonderlandas NigelTV
You, Me & Them
2013You, Me & Themas Ed WalkerTV
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013Percy Jackson: Sea of Monstersas ChironMovie
Dancing on the Edge
2013Dancing on the Edgeas DonaldsonTV
The Iron Lady
2011The Iron Ladyas Geoffrey HoweMovie
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeanceas BenedictMovie
The Great Ghost Rescue
2011The Great Ghost Rescueas Prime MinisterMovie
Free Agents
2011Free Agentsas StephenTV
The Inbetweeners Movie
2011The Inbetweeners Movieas Will's DadMovie
Ella
2011Ellaas FatherMovie
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2009When Boris Met Daveas Self – Narrator (voice)Movie
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
2009Merlin: Secrets and Magicas SelfTV
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13as ParacelsusTV
Free Agents
2009Free Agentsas Stephen CaudwellTV
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008Repo! The Genetic Operaas Nathan Wallace / Repo ManMovie
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008Rocky Horror Tribute Showas Dr. Frank-N-FurterMovie
Merlin
2008Merlinas Uther PendragonTV
Buffy the Animated Series
2008Buffy the Animated Seriesas Rupert GilesTV
The Invisibles
2008The Invisiblesas Maurice RileyTV
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetas Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)Movie
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2007Soldas Mr ColubrineTV
Comedy Showcase
2007Comedy Showcaseas StephenTV
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2007Amelia and Michaelas MichaelMovie
Sparkle
2007Sparkleas TonyMovie
Heroes Unmasked
2007Heroes Unmaskedas Himself - NarratorTV
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007Doctor Who: The Infinite Questas Baltazar (voice)Movie
Little Britain Down Under
2007Little Britain Down Underas SelfMovie
Persuasion
2007Persuasionas Sir Walter ElliotMovie
The Magic Door
2007The Magic Dooras GeorgeMovie
Little Britain Live
2006Little Britain Liveas Prime MinisterMovie
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2006Him and Usas Max FlashMovie
Scoop
2006Scoopas DetectiveMovie
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006The Children's Party at the Palaceas Captain Hook (Peter Pan)Movie
Imagine Me & You
2006Imagine Me & Youas NedMovie
Hotel Babylon
2006Hotel BabylonTV
Sensitive Skin
2005Sensitive SkinTV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Mr FinchTV
The Friday Night Project
2005The Friday Night Projectas SelfTV
True Horror with Anthony Head
2004True Horror with Anthony Headas HostTV
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2004True HorrorTV
Fat Slags
2004Fat Slagsas VictorMovie
New Tricks
2004New TricksTV
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2003Reversalsas Mr. Andrew BartonMovie
Little Britain
2003Little Britainas Michael the PMTV
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003And Starring Pancho Villa as Himselfas William BentonMovie
I'll Be There
2003I'll Be Thereas Sam GervasiMovie
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2003The Terry and Gaby ShowTV
Murder Investigation Team
2003Murder Investigation Teamas Stewart MastersTV
Rose and Maloney
2002Rose and MaloneyTV
Fillmore!
2002Fillmore!as Professor Third (voice)TV
Spooks
2002Spooksas Peter SalterTV
V Graham Norton
2002V Graham Nortonas SelfTV
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to Timeas Saint ValentineMovie
Manchild
2002Manchildas JamesTV
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary SpecialMovie
My Family
2000My Familyas Richard HarperTV
Best Actress
2000Best Actressas Colin TruemansMovie
Monarch of the Glen
2000Monarch of the GlenTV
Two Guys and a Girl
1998Two Guys and a Girlas Dr. StaretskiTV
Jonathan Creek
1997Jonathan Creekas Adam KlausTV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayeras Rupert GilesTV
Roger Roger
1996Roger Rogeras Jimmy PriceMovie
Silent Witness
1996Silent WitnessTV
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1995Ghostbusters of East Finchleyas TerryTV
VR.5
1995VR.5as Oliver SampsonTV
The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994The Trial of Lord Lucanas Dominic ElwesMovie
Royce
1994Royceas PitlockMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas Raleigh GibsonTV
The Detectives
1993The Detectivesas SimonTV
Highlander: The Series
1992Highlander: The Seriesas Allan RothwoodTV
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1992Woof Again! Why Me?Movie
The Zero Option
1988The Zero Optionas Bruce MichaelisMovie
More Bad News
1988More Bad Newsas Recording Studio EngineerMovie
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1987Pulaskias Dudley FieldingTV
A Prayer for the Dying
1987A Prayer for the Dyingas RupertMovie
Rockliffe's Babies
1987Rockliffe's Babiesas Chris PattersonTV
Boon
1986BoonTV
Spenser: For Hire
1985Spenser: For HireTV
Howards' Way
1985Howards' Wayas Phil NortonTV
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985C.A.T.S. Eyesas James SindenTV
Slags
1984Slagsas RickiMovie
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as RickiTV
The Grudge Fight
1981The Grudge Fightas Chief HookMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergeracas BillTV
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981Lady Chatterley's Loveras AntonMovie
Love in a Cold Climate
1980Love in a Cold Climateas Tony KroesigTV
The Mallens
1979The Mallensas WeirTV
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1978Accidentas Simon LovellTV
Enemy at the Door
1978Enemy at the Dooras Clive MartelTV
Secret Army
1977Secret Armyas HanslickTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas Chief HookTV