Anthony Stewart Head
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).
Acting
Movie
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as Man in Street Who Greets Todd after Competition (uncredited)
2007
Movie
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Chiron
2013
Movie
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Benedict
2011
TV
Doctor Who
as Mr Finch
2005
TV
Bridgerton
as Lord Sheffield
2020
TV
Ted Lasso
as Rupert Mannion
2020
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Rupert Giles
1997
Movie
The Iron Lady
as Geoffrey Howe
2011
TV
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Rupert Thorne
2018
Movie
Scoop
as Detective
2006
Movie
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Nigel Bowen
2016
TV
Merlin
as Uther Pendragon
2008
Movie
Imagine Me & You
as Ned
2006
Movie
Upgraded
as Julian Marx
2024
Movie
The Inbetweeners Movie
as Will's Dad
2011
TV
Warehouse 13
as Paracelsus
2009
Movie
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
as Alfred (voice)
2018
TV
The Stranger
as Edgar Price
2020
TV
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
as Wizard Con (voice)
2020
TV
Highlander: The Series
as Allan Rothwood
1992
Movie
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
2008
TV
Dominion
as David Weel
2014
Movie
Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
2007
TV
Little Britain
as Michael the PM
2003