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Anthony Stewart Head was born on February 20th 1954 in Camden,(UK). His mother is actress Helen Shingler, and his father is Seafield Head, a…more

Born

2/20/1954, Camden Town, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Anthony Stewart Head

Gender

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Star (21)

Role
- Free Agents
  Stephen
  - S 1: Ep 6 Are You There, Helen? It's Me, God
    10/19/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rebranding
    10/5/11
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dr. Hu
    9/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 2 What I Did for Work
    9/21/11
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/14/11
- Merlin
  King Uther Pendragon
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Wicked Day
    10/15/11
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Darkest Hour Part 2
    10/8/11
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Darkest Hour Part 1
    10/1/11
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Coming Of Arthur, Part 2
    12/4/10
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Coming Of Arthur, Part 1
    11/27/10
  - + 38 More Credits
- Free Agents
  Stephen
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nice Guys Finish ... At Some Point
    10/12/11
- Merlin: Secrets and Magic
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 That's A Wrap
    12/21/09
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Dragon's Den
    12/13/09
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Family Affair
    11/16/09
  - S 1: Ep 8 Witch Hunt
    11/9/09
  - S 1: Ep 7 Con-troll Freak
    11/2/09
  - + 6 More Credits
- Merlin
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Adventures of Merlin: The Secrets Behind the Magic
    7/1/09
  - S 1: Ep 0 What is Merlin About?
- Free Agents
  Stephen Caudwell
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    3/20/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    3/13/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    3/6/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    2/27/09
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    2/20/09
  - + 2 More Credits
- Merlin
  Uther
  - S 1: Ep 2 Valiant
    9/27/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Dragon's Call
    9/20/08
- Doctor Who Confidential
  Narrator
  - S 4: Ep 9 River Runs Deep
    6/7/08
  - S 4: Ep 7 Nemesis
    5/17/08
  - S 3: Ep 11 'Ello, 'Ello, 'Ello
    6/16/07
  - S 3: Ep 9 Bad Blood
    6/2/07
  - S 3: Ep 8 Alter Ego
    5/26/07
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Invisibles
  Maurice Riley (as Anthony Head)
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    6/5/08
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    5/29/08
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    5/22/08
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    5/15/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    5/8/08
  - + 1 More Credits
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Sir Walter Elliot
  - S 37: Ep 6 Persuasion
    1/13/08
- Sold
  Mr Colubrine
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode Six
    12/20/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode Five
    12/13/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode Four
    12/6/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode Three
    11/29/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode Two
    11/22/07
  - + 1 More Credits
- Heroes Unmasked
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 7 Voices
    9/5/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Double Trouble
    8/29/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Painting the Future
    8/22/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 Hiro Worship
    8/15/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Dreamer
    8/8/07
  - + 2 More Credits
- Infinite Quest
  Baltazar (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode One
    4/2/07
- True Horror
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 5 Zombies
    12/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Witches
    12/8/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Werewolves
    12/1/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Demons
    11/24/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Vampires
    11/17/04
- Manchild
  James
  - S 2: Ep 8 Episode 208
    4/15/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 206
    4/8/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 202
    4/1/03
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 205
    3/25/03
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 203
    3/18/03
  - + 10 More Credits
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Rupert Giles
  - S 5: Ep 22 The Gift
    5/22/01
  - S 5: Ep 21 The Weight of the World
    5/15/01
  - S 5: Ep 20 Spiral
    5/8/01
  - S 5: Ep 19 Tough Love
    5/1/01
  - S 5: Ep 18 Intervention
    4/24/01
  - + 96 More Credits
- VR.5
  Oliver Sampson [episodes 5 - 13]
  - S 1: Ep 13 Reunion
    5/12/95
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Many Faces of Alex
    5/5/95
  - S 1: Ep 10 Control Freak
    4/28/95
  - S 1: Ep 8 Simon's Choice
    4/21/95
  - S 1: Ep 7 Facing the Fire
    4/14/95
  - + 4 More Credits
- Love in a Cold Climate
  Tony Kroesig
  - S 1: Ep 8 In Love and War
    12/17/80
  - S 1: Ep 7 Monsieur Le Duc
    12/10/80
  - S 1: Ep 6 Foreigners Are Fiends
    12/3/80
  - S 1: Ep 5 Heir Apparent
    11/26/80
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Merry Widower
    11/19/80
  - + 3 More Credits
- Buffy the Animated Series
  Voice of Rupert Giles
  - S 1: Ep 1 Demo Reel
- Ripper
  Rupert Giles
  - S 1: Ep 0 Ripper
- Ripper
  Rupert "Ripper" Giles
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot (2)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot (1)
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Little Britain
  Prime Minister (as Anthony Head)
  - S 3: Ep 6 Series 3 Episode 6
    12/24/05
  - S 3: Ep 5 Series 3 Episode 5
    12/15/05
  - S 3: Ep 4 Series 3 Episode 4
    12/8/05
  - S 3: Ep 3 Series 3 Episode 3
    12/1/05
  - S 3: Ep 2 Series 3 Episode 2
    11/24/05
  - + 13 More Credits
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Rupert Giles
  - S 7: Ep 22 Chosen
    5/20/03
  - S 7: Ep 21 End of Days
    5/13/03
  - S 7: Ep 20 Touched
    5/6/03
  - S 7: Ep 19 Empty Places
    4/29/03
  - S 7: Ep 18 Dirty Girls
    4/15/03
  - + 5 More Credits
- Little Britain
  Prime Minister (As Anthony Head)
  - S 1: Ep 8 Series 1 Episode 8
  - S 1: Ep 7 Series 1 Episode 7
    10/28/03
Guest Star (48)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 38 Kathy Bates/Anthony Head
    10/13/11
- Children in Need
  Uther Pendragon [Merlin] & Himself [Bandaged Together Video]
  - S 15: Ep 9 2009 [2 Parts]
    11/20/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 18 Episode 18
    10/14/09
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 18 Friday 15th May
    5/15/09
  - S 5: Ep 100 Thursday 9th March
    3/9/06
- The One Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 100 Friday 23rd May 2008
    5/23/08
- All Star Mr. & Mrs.
  Participant
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 1.6
    5/17/08
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 17 Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Marr, Anthony Head, Yazoo.
    5/16/08
- The Sunday Night Project
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 David Walliams
    6/1/07
- Doctor Who Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Friends Reunited
    4/29/06
- Doctor Who (2005)
  Mr. Finch
  - S 2: Ep 3 School Reunion
    4/29/06
- Hotel Babylon
  Mr. Machin
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    1/26/06
- The South Bank Show
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 12 Little Britain
    12/25/05
- The Great Big Bid
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    11/14/05
- T4
  Himself (as Anthony Head)
  - S 1: Ep 15 22nd October 2005
    10/22/05
- Rose and Maloney
  Dr. David Terry
  - S 2: Ep 2 Series 2, Episode 2
    9/19/05
- Murder Investigation Team
  Stewart Masters
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 2
    7/18/05
- Little Britain
  Prime Minister
  - S 2: Ep 8 Little, Little Britain
    3/11/05
- My Family
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 17 Comic Relief Special
    3/11/05
- Monarch of the Glen
  Chester Grant
  - S 6: Ep 10 Series Six - Episode Ten
    11/21/04
  - S 6: Ep 9 Series Six - Episode Nine
    11/14/04
  - S 6: Ep 8 Series Six - Episode Eight
    11/7/04
  - S 6: Ep 7 Series Six - Episode Seven
    10/31/04
- New Tricks
  Sir Timothy
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    4/8/04
- Biography
  Himself/Giles
  - S 17: Ep 41 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    5/14/03
- Xchange
  Studio Guest
  - S 6: Ep 303 27 January 2004
    1/27/03
- Fillmore!
  Professor Third
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Cold Day at X
    11/23/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 Red Robins Don't Fly
    10/12/02
- The Saturday Show
  Studio Guest
  - S 2: Ep 8 6th July 2002
    7/6/02
- V Graham Norton
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 July 3rd 2002
    7/3/02
- Spooks
  Peter Salter
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    6/4/02
- The Agency (2001)
  CIA Guard
  - S 1: Ep 1 Viva Fidel!
    9/27/01
- Silent Witness
  Henry Hutton
  - S 5: Ep 4 Two Below Zero, Part 2
    2/13/01
  - S 5: Ep 3 Two Below Zero, Part 1
    2/12/01
- Two Guys and a Girl
  Dr. Staretski
  - S 2: Ep 20 Two Guys, a Girl and a Mother's Day
    5/12/99
- Jonathan Creek
  Adam Klaus
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Wrestler's Tomb
    5/10/97
- NYPD Blue
  Nigel "Rollie" Gibson
  - S 3: Ep 8 Cold Heaters
    12/19/95
- Ghostbusters of East Finchley
  Terry
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    12/14/95
- Highlander
  Allan Rothwood
  - S 1: Ep 21 Nowhere to Run
    5/15/93
- The Detectives
  Simon
  - S 1: Ep 4 Acting Constables
    2/17/93
- The Comic Strip
  Recording Studio Engineer
  - S 4: Ep 2 More Bad News
    2/27/88
- Pulaski
  Dudley Fielding
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Price of Fame
    10/9/87
- Boon
  Rathbone
  - S 2: Ep 3 Day of the Yokel
    3/3/87
- Rockliffe's Babies
  Chris Patterson
- Howard's Way
  Phillip Horton
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    10/31/85
- Howard's Way
  Phillip Norton
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    10/10/85
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    10/3/85
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    9/26/85
- Spenser: For Hire
  Security Guard
- C.A.T.S. Eyes
  James Sinden
  - S 1: Ep 1 Goodbye Jenny Wren
    4/12/85
- The Comic Strip
  Ricki
  - S 2: Ep 7 Slags
    2/11/84
- Bergerac
  Bill
  - S 1: Ep 5 See You in Moscow
    11/15/81
- Secret Army
  Hanslick
  - S 3: Ep 4 A Safe Place
    10/13/79
- Lillie
  William Le Breton
  - S 1: Ep 1 Emilie
    9/23/78
- Enemy at the Door
  Clive Martel
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Laws and Usages of War
    2/18/78
  - S 1: Ep 4 Steel Hand from the Sea
    2/11/78
- Johnny Vaughan Tonight
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Anthony Head, Nick Leeson, Gordon Maxwell
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- Little Britain
  Prime Minister (as Anthony Head)
  - S 3: Ep 8 Little Britain Abroad (2)
    12/30/06
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Rupert Giles
  - S 7: Ep 10 Bring On The Night
    12/17/02
  - S 7: Ep 2 Beneath You
    10/1/02
  - S 7: Ep 1 Lessons
    9/24/02
  - S 6: Ep 22 Grave (2)
    5/21/02
  - S 6: Ep 21 Two to Go (1)
    5/21/02
  - + 6 More Credits

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- In 2008, Anthony joined the protests against the building of a Chapel over a graveyard at St John the Baptist Church in Burley. One of the graves which would be impacted is that of his own grandmother, Peggy.
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- Anthony has provided the narration for the show Heroes Unmasked for the UK. Heroes Unmasked tells you about the background information and stories about the characters from the NBC breakout hit show Heroes.
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- Anthony was in a total of 121 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the sixth highest number of appearances in the Whedonverse.
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- (Explaining why he is credited as 'AND Anthony Stewart Head as Giles' in the opening credits of Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  Anthony: If you don't get the position up front, it's supposed to be the next best thing. If you don't want to go for second billing you have the "AND... AS." The bottom line was she's Buffy so she was up front, so my agent at the time got me the AND, and very pleased I was too, except that people don't seem to know about it.
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- (when asked if he would take roles involving nudity) Anthony: No one would be interested. In fact, I've only been asked to do love scenes at a time when it's not quite as interesting as it might have been once. I seem to be taking my clothes off much more of late, which is not necessarily a good thing. One was definitely for comedy, maybe both were. But no, nobody's asked me to do porn.
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- (in the BBC Online Chat on January 9th, 2003) Anthony Head: I love doing online chats because you get questions from fans - specific questions - and they are by and large more searching than your average journalist's questions, because there's no pitch or angle.
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