Anthony Stewart Head

Acting

20 Feb 1954

† 01 Jun 2026

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 in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in Merlin.

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Anthony Head, Tony Head

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Anthony Stewart Head

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Anthony Stewart Head's Movies

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Iron Lady

Scoop

A Street Cat Named Bob

Imagine Me & You

Upgraded

The Inbetweeners Movie

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Persuasion

Flying Home

Feedback

A Prayer for the Dying

Despite the Falling Snow

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Let the Wrong One In

I'll Be There

Anthony Stewart Head's TV Shows

Doctor Who

Bridgerton

Ted Lasso

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Merlin

Warehouse 13

The Stranger

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

Highlander: The Series

Dominion

Little Britain

Feel Good

NYPD Blue

Two Guys and a Girl

Spooks

Silent Witness

Jonathan Creek

My Family

New Tricks