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{{short description|English actor}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|02|20}}
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| birth_name = Anthony Stewart Head
| birth_name = Anthony Stewart Head
| birth_place = [[Camden Town]], London, England<ref name="headfaq" />
| birth_place = [[Camden Town]], [[London]], England<ref name="headfaq" />
| education = [[Sunbury Manor School|Sunbury Grammar School]]
| education = [[Sunbury Manor School|Sunbury Grammar School]]
| alma_mater = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Head was born in [[Camden Town]], London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (20 August 1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of [[Verity Films]], and his mother was actress [[Helen Shingler]] (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019); they married in 1944 in [[Watford]]. His older brother is actor/singer [[Murray Head]]. Both brothers have played the part of Freddie Trumper in the musical ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]], London, with Murray a part of the original cast in 1986, while Anthony was in the final cast in 1989.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Head was born in [[Camden Town]], [[London]]. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (20 August 1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of [[Verity Films]], and his mother was actress [[Helen Shingler]] (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019); they married in 1944 in [[Watford]]. His older brother is actor/singer [[Murray Head]]. Both brothers have played the part of Freddie Trumper in the musical ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]], London, with Murray a part of the original cast in 1986, while Anthony was in the final cast in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess at Prince Edward Theatre 1986-1989 |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/105898-chess-at-prince-edward-theatre-1986-1989 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref>


Head was educated at [[Sunbury Manor School|Sunbury Grammar School]],<ref name="headfaq" /> and furthered his education studying acting at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="lamda">{{cite web|url= https://www.lamda.ac.uk/students-alumni/acting-alumni |title= Meet our LAMDA Acting Alumni |website= lamda.ac.uk |access-date= June 6, 2023 }}</ref> In discussing why he chose acting as a career, in an interview in 2013 he said that "When it's in your family, it's a choice, it's there. It's not a jump to say: 'I want to act.' When I was six I was in a little show my mother's friends organised, playing the Emperor in ''The Emperor's New Clothes''. I remember thinking: 'This is the business, this is what I want to do.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/30/anthony-head-why-im-happy-eve-myles-is-my-girlfriend-4166026/|publisher=Metro newspaper|access-date=30 October 2013|date=30 October 2013|title=Anthony Head: Why I'm happy Eve Myles is my 'girlfriend'}}</ref>
Head was educated at [[Sunbury Manor School|Sunbury Grammar School]] in [[Surrey]],<ref name="headfaq" /> and furthered his education studying acting at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="lamda">{{cite web|url= https://www.lamda.ac.uk/students-alumni/acting-alumni |title= Meet our LAMDA Acting Alumni |website= lamda.ac.uk |access-date= June 6, 2023 }}</ref> In discussing why he chose acting as a career, in an interview in 2013 he said that "When it's in your family, it's a choice, it's there. It's not a jump to say: 'I want to act.' When I was six I was in a little show my mother's friends organised, playing the Emperor in ''The Emperor's New Clothes''. I remember thinking: 'This is the business, this is what I want to do.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/30/anthony-head-why-im-happy-eve-myles-is-my-girlfriend-4166026/|publisher=Metro newspaper|access-date=30 October 2013|date=30 October 2013|title=Anthony Head: Why I'm happy Eve Myles is my 'girlfriend'}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Head played Frank N. Furter in the 1990–91 West End revival of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at London's [[Piccadilly Theatre]], with [[Craig Ferguson]] as Brad Majors.<ref name="theatre">{{cite web |url= https://theatricalia.com/person/4ys/anthony-head |title= Anthony Head |website= Theatricalia |access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref> In 1991, Head's rendition of "[[Sweet Transvestite]]" was released as a single by [[Chrysalis Records]].<ref name="Rocky">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockymusic.org/tags/Anthony+Stewart+Head.php |title=Anthony Stewart Head |work=RockyMusic |date=1997–2011 |first=Shawn |last=McHorse}}</ref> Head played the role again in the summer of 1995 at London's [[Duke of York's Theatre]], a May 2006 tribute show at London's [[Royal Court Theatre]], and an October 2000 production at the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref name="Rocky"/>
Head played Frank N. Furter in the 1990–91 West End revival of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at London's [[Piccadilly Theatre]], with [[Craig Ferguson]] as Brad Majors.<ref name="theatre">{{cite web |url= https://theatricalia.com/person/4ys/anthony-head |title= Anthony Head |website= Theatricalia |access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref> In 1991, Head's rendition of "[[Sweet Transvestite]]" was released as a single by [[Chrysalis Records]].<ref name="Rocky">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockymusic.org/tags/Anthony+Stewart+Head.php |title=Anthony Stewart Head |work=RockyMusic |date=1997–2011 |first=Shawn |last=McHorse}}</ref> Head played the role again in the summer of 1995 at London's [[Duke of York's Theatre]], a May 2006 tribute show at London's [[Royal Court Theatre]], and an October 2000 production at the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref name="Rocky"/>


In 1997, he took on the role of [[Rupert Giles]] in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.<ref name="comedy">{{cite web|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/anthony_head/ |title= British Comedy Guide: Anthony Head |work= comedy.co.uk |access-date= 26 December 2022}}</ref> While playing this role he lived in the United States during the late 1990s and early 2000s, although his family continued to live in the UK. Head left the regular cast of ''Buffy'' during the show's sixth season and subsequently appeared several times as a guest star through the conclusion of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Katie |date=2020-12-03 |title=Giles Buffy Actor: Why did Anthony Stewart Head really leave as Watcher Giles? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1366836/buffy-why-did-anthony-stewart-head-leave-quit-rupert-giles-evg |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
In 1997, he took on the role of [[Rupert Giles]] in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.<ref name="comedy">{{cite web|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/anthony_head/ |title= British Comedy Guide: Anthony Head |work= comedy.co.uk |access-date= 26 December 2022}}</ref> While playing this role he lived in the United States during the late 1990s and early 2000s, although his family continued to live in the UK. Head left the regular cast of ''Buffy'' during the show's sixth season and subsequently appeared several times as a guest star until the conclusion of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Katie |date=2020-12-03 |title=Giles Buffy Actor: Why did Anthony Stewart Head really leave as Watcher Giles? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1366836/buffy-why-did-anthony-stewart-head-leave-quit-rupert-giles-evg |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>


===2000s===
===2000s===
In 2002, he co-starred in the [[BBC Two]] television series ''[[Manchild (TV series)|Manchild]]'', a show revolving around four friends approaching their fifties who try to recapture their fading youth and vitality while dealing with life as 'mature' men.<ref name="manchild">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/previews/index_manchild.shtml |title= Sneak Previews: Manchild |work= bbc.co.uk |date= 27 November 2014}}</ref> He also appeared in guest roles in various other dramas, such as ''[[Silent Witness]]'', ''[[Murder Investigation Team (TV series)|Murder Investigation Team]]'', and ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''.<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/anthony-head/credits/3030081586/ |title= Anthony Head credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= 12 June 2023}}</ref> He appeared in the 4th series of the British hit sitcom ''[[My Family]]'' in 2003, playing one of the main characters' (Abi's) father in the episode "May the Best Man Win".<ref name="tv"/> He was featured as the Prime Minister in the popular BBC comedy sketch show ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'' from 2003 to 2005,<ref name="tv"/> and guest starred in several episodes of the 2004 series of popular drama ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]''.<ref name="tv"/>
In 2002, he co-starred in the [[BBC Two]] television series ''[[Manchild (TV series)|Manchild]]'', a show revolving around four friends approaching their fifties who try to recapture their fading youth and vitality while dealing with life as 'mature' men.<ref name="manchild">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/previews/index_manchild.shtml |title= Sneak Previews: Manchild |work= bbc.co.uk |date= 27 November 2014}}</ref> He also appeared in guest roles in various other dramas, such as ''[[Silent Witness]]'', ''[[Murder Investigation Team (TV series)|Murder Investigation Team]]'' and ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''.<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/anthony-head/credits/3030081586/ |title= Anthony Head credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= 12 June 2023}}</ref> He appeared in the fourth series of the British hit sitcom ''[[My Family]]'' in 2003, playing one of the main characters' (Abi's) father in the episode "May the Best Man Win".<ref name="tv"/> He was featured as the prime minister in the popular BBC comedy sketch show ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'' from 2003 to 2005,<ref name="tv"/> and guest starred in several episodes of the 2004 series of popular drama ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]''.<ref name="tv"/>


In 2001, he appeared in a special [[webcast]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="tv"/> a story called ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'', in which he played the [[Time Lord]] Valentine. He also guest starred in the ''[[Excelis Rising|Excelis Trilogy]]'', a series of ''Doctor Who'' [[radio drama|audio adventures]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], and in 2005 narrated the two-part documentary ''Project: WHO?'', detailing the television revival of the series, for [[BBC Radio 2]] (and released to CD in 2006 by [[BBC Audio]]). In April 2006 he appeared as a school's alien headmaster, Mr. Finch, in an episode of the [[Doctor Who (series 2)|second series]] entitled "[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]". Soon after, he recorded an abridged audio book of the ''Doctor Who'' novel ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island]]'' by [[Mike Tucker (special effects artist)|Mike Tucker]]. He narrated the third and fourth series of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''. He also voiced the character [[List of Doctor Who villains#Baltazar|Baltazar, Scourge of the Universe]] (an evil space pirate searching for the Infinite) in the first ever animated ''Doctor Who'' special, "[[The Infinite Quest]]".<ref name="tv"/> Head had previously auditioned for the role of the [[Eighth Doctor]] for the 1996 television film, but lost out to [[Paul McGann]].<ref name="tv"/>
In 2001, he appeared in a special [[webcast]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="tv"/> a story called ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'', in which he played the [[Time Lord]] Valentine. He also guest starred in the ''[[Excelis Rising|Excelis Trilogy]]'', a series of ''Doctor Who'' [[radio drama|audio adventures]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], and in 2005 narrated the two-part documentary ''Project: WHO?'', detailing the television revival of the series, for [[BBC Radio 2]] (and released to CD in 2006 by [[BBC Audio]]). In April 2006 he appeared as a school's alien headmaster, Mr. Finch, in an episode of the [[Doctor Who (series 2)|second series]] entitled "[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]". Soon after, he recorded an abridged audio book of the ''Doctor Who'' novel ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island]]'' by [[Mike Tucker (special effects artist)|Mike Tucker]]. He narrated the third and fourth series of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''. He also voiced the character [[List of Doctor Who villains#Baltazar|Baltazar, Scourge of the Universe]] (an evil space pirate searching for the Infinite) in the first ever animated ''Doctor Who'' special, "[[The Infinite Quest]]".<ref name="tv"/> Head had previously auditioned for the role of the [[Eighth Doctor]] for the 1996 television film, but lost out to [[Paul McGann]].<ref name="tv"/>
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In early 2006, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]'',<ref name="tv"/> a BBC One drama set in a hotel, in which he played a suicidal man who recovers and lands a music deal. The same year he filmed a pilot for a new show entitled ''Him and Us'', loosely based on the life of openly gay rock star [[Elton John]], for American TV channel [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], co-starring [[Kim Cattrall]]. In July he appeared as [[Captain Hook]] at the ''[[Children's Party at the Palace]]'', a live [[pantomime]] staged in the grounds of [[Buckingham Palace]] as part of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s 80th birthday celebrations. In October 2006, he voiced Ponsonby, leader of MI6, in ''[[Destroy All Humans! 2]]''.<ref name="tv"/>
In early 2006, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]'',<ref name="tv"/> a BBC One drama set in a hotel, in which he played a suicidal man who recovers and lands a music deal. The same year he filmed a pilot for a new show entitled ''Him and Us'', loosely based on the life of openly gay rock star [[Elton John]], for American TV channel [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], co-starring [[Kim Cattrall]]. In July he appeared as [[Captain Hook]] at the ''[[Children's Party at the Palace]]'', a live [[pantomime]] staged in the grounds of [[Buckingham Palace]] as part of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s 80th birthday celebrations. In October 2006, he voiced Ponsonby, leader of MI6, in ''[[Destroy All Humans! 2]]''.<ref name="tv"/>


At [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con International]] in 2007, [[Joss Whedon]] said talks were almost completed for a 90-minute ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' spin-off, ''Ripper'', as a [[BBC]] special,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-joss-whedon-panel-report/|title=Television News, Reviews and TV Show Recaps – HuffPost TV|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> with both Head and the BBC on board, though this has not come to fruition. In 2007, he portrayed [[Stockard Channing]]'s gay brother in the English film [[Sparkle (2007 film)|''Sparkle'']],<ref name="comedy"/> and appeared as Mr. Colubrine in the [[ITV1]] comedy drama ''[[Sold (TV series)|Sold]]''.<ref name="tv"/> Head also appeared as Sir Walter Elliot in ''[[Persuasion (2007 film)|Persuasion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/persuasion-2007-casting-news/|title=Persuasion 2007 Casting News|work=AustenBlog|date=2006-08-29}}</ref> Head also narrated a BBC behind-the-scenes programme for the American television series ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'',<ref name="comedy"/> ''[[Heroes Unmasked]]''.<ref name="tv"/> He has also been seen as Maurice Riley in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[The Invisibles (TV series)|The Invisibles]]'' alongside [[Warren Clarke]].<ref name="tv"/>
At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2007, [[Joss Whedon]] said talks were almost completed for a 90-minute ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' spin-off, ''Ripper'', as a [[BBC]] special,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-joss-whedon-panel-report/|title=Television News, Reviews and TV Show Recaps – HuffPost TV|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> with both Head and the BBC on board, though this has not come to fruition. In 2007, he portrayed [[Stockard Channing]]'s gay brother in the English film [[Sparkle (2007 film)|''Sparkle'']],<ref name="comedy"/> and appeared as Mr. Colubrine in the [[ITV1]] comedy drama ''[[Sold (TV series)|Sold]]''.<ref name="tv"/> Head also appeared as Sir Walter Elliot in ''[[Persuasion (2007 film)|Persuasion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/persuasion-2007-casting-news/|title=Persuasion 2007 Casting News|work=AustenBlog|date=2006-08-29}}</ref> Head also narrated a BBC behind-the-scenes programme for the American television series ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'',<ref name="comedy"/> ''[[Heroes Unmasked]]''.<ref name="tv"/> He has also been seen as Maurice Riley in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[The Invisibles (TV series)|The Invisibles]]'' alongside [[Warren Clarke]].<ref name="tv"/>
[[File:Paris Hilton at 2007 Scream Awards.jpg|thumb|right|Head with [[Paris Hilton]] and [[Bill Moseley]] at the 2007 Scream Awards]]
[[File:Paris Hilton at 2007 Scream Awards.jpg|thumb|right|Head with [[Paris Hilton]] and [[Bill Moseley]] at the 2007 Scream Awards]]
After seeing Anthony Head in the ''Buffy'' musical episode, "[[Once More, with Feeling (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Once More With Feeling]]", ''[[Saw (film series)|Saw]]'' director [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] cast him in his 21st century [[rock opera]], ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''.<ref name="Darren Lynn Bousman: Repossessed">{{cite web|url= http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Darren+Lynn+Bousman%3A+Repossessed/ |title=Darren Lynn Bousman: Repossessed |publisher=[[SuicideGirls.com]] |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=10 November 2008
After seeing Anthony Head in the ''Buffy'' musical episode, "[[Once More, with Feeling (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Once More With Feeling]]", ''[[Saw (film series)|Saw]]'' director [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] cast him in his 21st century [[rock opera]], ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''.<ref name="Darren Lynn Bousman: Repossessed">{{cite web|url= http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Darren+Lynn+Bousman%3A+Repossessed/ |title=Darren Lynn Bousman: Repossessed |publisher=[[SuicideGirls.com]] |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=10 November 2008
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Head was part of the regular cast of the BBC drama series ''[[Merlin (2008 TV series)|Merlin]]'', about the mythical wizard [[Merlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/17/merlin.shtml |title=Richard Wilson and Anthony Head lead cast in Merlin, a fantasy drama for BBC One |publisher=[[bbc.co.uk]] |date=17 March 2008 |access-date=19 March 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080323022748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/17/merlin.shtml | archive-date= 23 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Head played King [[Uther Pendragon (Merlin character)|Uther Pendragon]], the father of [[Arthur Pendragon (Merlin character)|Prince Arthur]].
Head was part of the regular cast of the BBC drama series ''[[Merlin (2008 TV series)|Merlin]]'', about the mythical wizard [[Merlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/17/merlin.shtml |title=Richard Wilson and Anthony Head lead cast in Merlin, a fantasy drama for BBC One |publisher=[[bbc.co.uk]] |date=17 March 2008 |access-date=19 March 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080323022748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/17/merlin.shtml | archive-date= 23 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Head played King [[Uther Pendragon (Merlin character)|Uther Pendragon]], the father of [[Arthur Pendragon (Merlin character)|Prince Arthur]].
In 2009 Head played [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero]] in [http://www.joelfroomkin.com]s production of Shakespeare’s [[The Tempest]] to celebrate the 400th anniversary of [[Bermuda]]


===2010s to present===
===2010s to present===
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Head lives in [[Bath, Somerset]] with his partner, Sarah Fisher. They have two daughters, [[Emily Head|Emily]] and [[Daisy Head|Daisy]], both of whom are actresses.<ref name="headfaq" />
Head lives in [[Bath, Somerset]], with his partner, Sarah Fisher. They have two daughters, [[Emily Head|Emily]] and [[Daisy Head|Daisy]], both of whom are actresses.<ref name="headfaq" />

==Discography==
* ''Face in the Window – EP'' (1983 album) with the band Two Way
* "[[Sweet Transvestite]]" (1991 single) [[Chrysalis Records]], 7-inch single, 12-inch single, CD single, and shaped picture CD<ref name="Rocky" />
* ''[[Music for Elevators]]'' (2002 album) in collaboration with [[George Sarah]]
* ''[[Once More, with Feeling (Buffy soundtrack)|Once More, with Feeling]]'' (2001 album) ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* "Cry" (2012 single) written by Marina Florance for the Oldie Composers Competition
* ''Staring at the Sun'' (2014 album) solo album of both covers and original work<ref>{{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=https://www.amazon.com/Staring-At-The-Sun/dp/B001EDB1AU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173159/http://www.amazon.com/Staring-At-The-Sun/dp/B001EDB1AU |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=29 August 2017 |website=Amazon}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''{{sortname|The|Inbetweeners Movie}}''
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| ''[[Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance]]''
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| ''{{sortname|The|Iron Lady|dab=film}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Iron Lady|dab=film}}''
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| ''[[Underdogs (2013 animated film)|Underdogs]]''
| ''[[Underdogs (2013 animated film)|Underdogs]]''
| Adult Flash
| Adult Flash
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| Voice<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Anthony Head (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Anthony-Head/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
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| ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]''
| ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]''
| [[Chiron]]
| [[Chiron]]
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| ''[[Convenience (film)|Convenience]]''
| ''[[Convenience (film)|Convenience]]''
| Barry
| Barry
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| ''[[Despite the Falling Snow (film)|Despite the Falling Snow]]''
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| Old Misha
| Old Misha
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| ''[[A Street Cat Named Bob (film)|A Street Cat Named Bob]]''
| ''[[A Street Cat Named Bob (film)|A Street Cat Named Bob]]''
| Jack Bowen
| Jack Bowen
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| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva2" />
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| ''[[School's Out Forever (film)|School's Out Forever]]''
| ''[[School's Out Forever (film)|School's Out Forever]]''
| Headmaster
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| ''[[Let the Wrong One In]]''
| ''[[Let the Wrong One In]]''
| Henry
| Henry
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| ''[[Upgraded (film)|Upgraded]]''
| ''[[Upgraded (film)|Upgraded]]''
| Julian Marx
| Julian Marx
|
| Post-production
|}
|}


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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 1978
| rowspan="3" | 1978
| ''[[Enemy at the Door]]''
| ''[[Enemy at the Door]]''
| Clive Martel
| Clive Martel
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Lillie (TV series)|Lillie]]''
| ''[[Lillie (TV series)|Lillie]]''
| William Le Breton
| William Le Breton
| [[ITV Network|ITV]] miniseries
| [[ITV Network|ITV]] miniseries
|-
|-
| 1978
| ''Accident''
| ''Accident''
| Simon Lovell
| Simon Lovell
| Episode: "The Figures Man"
| Episode: "The Figures Man"
|-
|-
| 1979
| rowspan="3" | 1979
| ''[[Jackanory Playhouse]]''
| ''[[Jackanory Playhouse]]''
| Spare
| Spare
| Episode: "The Christmas Cuckoo"
| Episode: "The Christmas Cuckoo"
|-
|-
| 1979
| ''{{sortname|The|Mallens}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Mallens}}''
| Weir
| Weir
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Secret Army (TV series)|Secret Army]]''
| ''[[Secret Army (TV series)|Secret Army]]''
| Hanslick
| Hanslick
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| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
| 1981
| rowspan="3" | 1981
| ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]''
| ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]''
| Timothy Preston-Berry
| Timothy Preston-Berry
| Episode: "Hen Party"
| Episode: "Hen Party"
|-
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
| ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
| Bill
| Bill
| Episode: "[[List of Bergerac episodes#Series 1|See You in Moscow]]"
| Episode: "[[List of Bergerac episodes#Series 1|See You in Moscow]]"
|-
|-
| 1981
| ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]''
| ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]''
| Chief Hook
| Chief Hook
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| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 1985
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]''
| ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]''
| James Sinden
| James Sinden
| Episode: "[[List of C.A.T.S. Eyes episodes#Series 1 (1985)|Goodbye, Jenny Wren]]"
| Episode: "[[List of C.A.T.S. Eyes episodes#Series 1 (1985)|Goodbye, Jenny Wren]]"
|-
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Howards' Way]]''
| ''[[Howards' Way]]''
| Phil Norton
| Phil Norton
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| Episode: "Day of the Yoke"
| Episode: "Day of the Yoke"
|-
|-
| 1988
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''[[Pulaski (TV series)|Pulaski]]''
| ''[[Pulaski (TV series)|Pulaski]]''
| Dudley Fielding
| Dudley Fielding
| Episode: "The Price of Fame"
| Episode: "The Price of Fame"
|-
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Rockliffe's Babies]]''
| ''[[Rockliffe's Babies]]''
| Chris Patterson
| Chris Patterson
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| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 1993
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''{{sortname|The|Detectives|The Detectives (1993 TV series)}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Detectives|The Detectives (1993 TV series)}}''
| Simon
| Simon
| Episode: "[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)#Episodes|Acting Constables]]"
| Episode: "[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)#Episodes|Acting Constables]]"
|-
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Highlander: The Series]]''
| ''[[Highlander: The Series]]''
| Allan Rothwood
| Allan Rothwood
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| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television film
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television film
|-
|-
| 1995
| rowspan="3" | 1995
| ''[[VR.5]]''
| ''[[VR.5]]''
| Oliver Sampson
| Oliver Sampson
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Ghostbusters of East Finchley]]''
| ''[[The Ghostbusters of East Finchley]]''
| Terry
| Terry
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 1995
| ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
| ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
| Nigel Gibson
| Nigel Gibson
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| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
| [[Rupert Giles]]
| [[Rupert Giles]]
| 121 episodes<br />Main role (seasons 1–5); recurring role (seasons 6–7)<br />Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television]]
| 121 episodes<br />Main role (seasons 1–5); recurring role (seasons 6–7)
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
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| Episode: "Two Below Zero"
| Episode: "Two Below Zero"
|-
|-
| 2002
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''
| ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''
| Peter Salter
| Peter Salter
| Episode: "Traitor's Gate"
| Episode: "Traitor's Gate"
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Fillmore!]]''
| ''[[Fillmore!]]''
| Professor Third
| Professor Third
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| 15 episodes
| 15 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| 2003, 2005
| ''[[My Family]]''
| Richard Harper / Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]''
| ''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]''
| William Benton
| William Benton
| [[HBO]] television film
| [[HBO]] television film
|-
|-
| 2003
| ''Reversals''
| ''Reversals''
| Andrew Barton
| Andrew Barton
| [[ITV Network|ITV]] television film
| [[ITV Network|ITV]] television film
|-
| 2003, 2005
| ''[[My Family]]''
| Richard Harper / Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2003–2006
| 2003–2006
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| 23 episodes
| 23 episodes
|-
|-
| 2004
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| ''True Horror with Anthony Head''
| ''True Horror with Anthony Head''
| Presenter
| Presenter
| 5 episodes
| 5 episodes
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''[[New Tricks]]''
| ''[[New Tricks]]''
| Sir Tim
| Sir Tim
| Episode: "Painting on Loan"
| Episode: "Painting on Loan"
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]''
| ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]''
| Chester Grant
| Chester Grant
| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 2005
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Murder Investigation Team (TV series)|Murder Investigation Team]]''
| ''[[Murder Investigation Team (TV series)|Murder Investigation Team]]''
| Stewart Masters
| Stewart Masters
| Season 2, episode 2
| Season 2, episode 2
|-
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Rose and Maloney]]''
| ''[[Rose and Maloney]]''
| David Terry
| David Terry
| Episode: "Annie Johnson"
| Episode: "Annie Johnson"
|-
|-
| 2006
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]''
| ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]''
| Mr. Machin
| Mr. Machin
| Season 1, episode 2
| Season 1, episode 2
|-
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| [[List of Doctor Who villains#Mr. Finch|Mr. Finch]]
| [[List of Doctor Who villains#Mr. Finch|Mr. Finch]]
| Episode: "[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]"
| Episode: "[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]"
|-
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Children's Party at the Palace]]''
| ''[[Children's Party at the Palace]]''
| [[Captain Hook]]
| [[Captain Hook]]
| [[BBC]] television special
| [[BBC]] television special
|-
|-
| 2006
| ''Him and Us''
| ''Him and Us''
| Max Flash
| Max Flash
| Unsold television pilot
| Unsold television pilot
|-
|-
| 2007
| rowspan="5" | 2007
| ''[[Red Nose Day 2007|Comic Relief 2007: The Big One]]''
| ''[[Red Nose Day 2007|Comic Relief 2007: The Big One]]''
| Various
| Various
| Television special
| Television special
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Persuasion (2007 film)|Persuasion]]''
| ''[[Persuasion (2007 film)|Persuasion]]''
| Sir Walter Elliot
| Sir Walter Elliot
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]''
| ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]''
| Baltazar
| Baltazar
| Voice role in ''[[The Infinite Quest]]''
| Voice role in ''[[The Infinite Quest]]''
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Sensitive Skin (British TV series)|Sensitive Skin]]''
| ''[[Sensitive Skin (British TV series)|Sensitive Skin]]''
| Tom Paine
| Tom Paine
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Sold (TV series)|Sold]]''
| ''[[Sold (TV series)|Sold]]''
| Mr. Colubrine
| Mr. Colubrine
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| 30 episodes
| 30 episodes
|-
|-
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Freezing (TV series)|Freezing]]''
| ''[[Freezing (TV series)|Freezing]]''
| Lindsay Posner
| Lindsay Posner
| Season 1, episode 2
| Season 1, episode 2
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Invisibles|dab=TV series}}''
| Maurice Riley
| [[BBC One]] series
|-
|-
| 2008–2012
| 2008–2012
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| [[Uther Pendragon]]
| [[Uther Pendragon]]
| 43 episodes
| 43 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Invisibles|dab=TV series}}''
| Maurice Riley
| [[BBC One]] series
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
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| [[NBC]] TV series (US remake of the Channel 4 series of the same name)
| [[NBC]] TV series (US remake of the Channel 4 series of the same name)
|-
|-
| 2013
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing on the Edge]]''
| ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing on the Edge]]''
| Donaldson
| Donaldson
| [[BBC Two]] series
| [[BBC Two]] series
|-
|-
| 2013
| ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
| ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
| Corningham
| Corningham
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| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
| 2016
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Drunk History (British TV series)|Drunk History]]''
| ''[[Drunk History (British TV series)|Drunk History]]''
| Admiral [[Horatio Nelson]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
| Admiral [[Horatio Nelson]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Guilt (American TV series)|Guilt]]''
| ''[[Guilt (American TV series)|Guilt]]''
| James Lahue
| James Lahue
| 5 episodes
| 5 episodes
|-
|-
| 2017
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Still Star-Crossed]]''
| ''[[Still Star-Crossed]]''
| Lord Silvestro Capulet
| Lord Silvestro Capulet
| Series regular
| Series regular
|-
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Shadowhunters]]''
| ''[[Shadowhunters]]''
| Angel Raziel
| Angel Raziel
| Voice, episode: "Beside Still Water"
| Voice, episode: "Beside Still Water"
|-
|-
| 2018
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Girlfriends (2018 TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
| ''[[Girlfriends (2018 TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
| John
| John
| 5 episodes
| 5 episodes
|-
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Split (TV series)|The Split]]''
| ''[[The Split (TV series)|The Split]]''
| Oscar Defoe
| Oscar Defoe
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)|Vanity Fair]]''
| ''[[Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)|Vanity Fair]]''
| Lord Steyne
| Lord Steyne
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| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 2020
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| ''[[The Stranger (British TV series)|The Stranger]]''
| ''[[The Stranger (British TV series)|The Stranger]]''
| Ed Price
| Ed Price
| 8 episodes
| 8 episodes
|-
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Big Night In]]''
| ''[[The Big Night In]]''
| Michael Stevens
| Michael Stevens
| TV special
| TV special
|-
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Rupert Giles / [[Albus Dumbledore]]
| Rupert Giles / [[Albus Dumbledore]]
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| ''[[Ted Lasso]]''
| ''[[Ted Lasso]]''
| Rupert Mannion
| Rupert Mannion
| Recurring role (season 1); guest (season 2); regular (season 3)<br />Pending – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]
| Recurring role (season 1); guest (season 2); regular (season 3)
|-
|-
| 2021
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''[[Back (TV series)|Back]]''
| ''[[Back (TV series)|Back]]''
| Charismatic Mike
| Charismatic Mike
| Season 2, episode 2
| Season 2, episode 2
|-
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Feel Good (TV series)|Feel Good]]''
| ''[[Feel Good (TV series)|Feel Good]]''
| George Senior
| George Senior
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Adventure Time: Distant Lands]]''
| ''[[Adventure Time: Distant Lands]]''
| Wizard Con
| Wizard Con
| Voice, episode: "Wizard City"
| Voice, episode: "Wizard City"
|-
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Canterville Ghost (2021 TV series)|The Canterville Ghost]]''
| ''[[The Canterville Ghost (2021 TV series)|The Canterville Ghost]]''
| Sir Simon de Canterville
| Sir Simon de Canterville
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| ''Ghost Stories by [[Walter de la Mare]]''
| ''Ghost Stories by [[Walter de la Mare]]''
| The Reader
| The Reader
| First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 – Mon 27 December 2010 Subsequent repeats on Radio 4 Extra<br>Episode 4 of 5: "A Recluse"
| Episode 4 of 5: "A Recluse"
|-
|-
| 2011–2014
| 2011–2014
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! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
!Director
!Venue
! Notes
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
|1977
|[[Henry V (play)|''Henry V'']]
|Duke of Clarence
|Fred Proud
|[[Ludlow Castle]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1980
|''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''
|Artemidorus
|[[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]]
|[[Riverside Studios]]
|
|
|-
|''Fear of the Dark''
|Robert Slade
|Walter Donohue
|[[Royal Court Theatre]]
|Press night
|
|-
|1981
|''[[Godspell]]''
|Light of the World
|Stuart Mungall
|[[Young Vic]]
|
|
|-
|1982
|''[[The Prince of Homburg (play)|The Prince of Homburg]]''
|Captain Golz
|John Burgess
| rowspan="2" |[[Royal National Theatre]]
|
|
|-
|1982–1984
|''[[Danton's Death]]''
|Sans-culottes / Young Gentleman / La Flotte
|Peter Gill
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983
| rowspan="2" |''[[A Patriot for Me]]''
| rowspan="2" |Lt Stefan Kovacs / Kupfer’s Second / Deputy
| rowspan="2" |[[Ronald Eyre]]
|[[Chichester Festival Theatre]]
|
|
|-
|[[Theatre Royal Haymarket]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 1985–1986
| 1985–1986
| ''Yonadab''
| ''Yonadab''<ref name="theatre">{{cite web |url= https://theatricalia.com/person/4ys/anthony-head |title= Anthony Head |website= Theatricalia |access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref>
| Absalom
| Absalom
|Peter Hall
|Royal National Theatre
|
|
|<ref name="theatre" />
|-
|-
|1988–1989
|1988–1989
| [[Chess (musical)|''Chess'']]
| [[Chess (musical)|''Chess'']]
| Freddie Trumper
| Freddie Trumper
|Trevor Nunn
|[[Prince Edward Theatre]]
|World premiere
|
|-
|1989–1990
|''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]''
|Lord Darlington
|Anthony Ward
|[[Bristol Old Vic]]
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 1990–1991
| 1990–1991
| ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''
| ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2015/anthony-head-were-the-only-artists-in-the-world-who-dont-practise/ |title=Anthony Head: 'We're the only artists in the world who don't practise' |author=David Hutchison|date=11 October 2015 |website=[[The Stage]]|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
| Dr. Frank-N-Furter
| [[Dr. Frank-N-Furter]]
|[[Robin Lefevre]]
| As part of the 1990-91 West End revival production at the [[Piccadilly Theatre]]
|[[Piccadilly Theatre]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |author=David Hutchison |date=11 October 2015 |title=Anthony Head: 'We're the only artists in the world who don't practise' |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2015/anthony-head-were-the-only-artists-in-the-world-who-dont-practise/ |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=[[The Stage]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1992
| 1994
|''[[The Heiress (1947 play)|The Heiress]]''
| ''[[Rope (play)|Rope]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-murder-most-horrid-paul-taylor-finds-chilling-parallels-in-keith-baxters-production-of-1369744.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-murder-most-horrid-paul-taylor-finds-chilling-parallels-in-keith-baxters-production-of-1369744.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=THEATRE / Murder most horrid: Paul Taylor finds chilling parallels in Keith Baxter's production of Patrick Hamilton's Rope at Wyndham's |author=Paul Taylor|date=13 April 1994 |website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=14 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|Morris Townsend
| Rupert Cadell
|John David
|{{N/a}}
|Tour
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Heiress Paul Ferris |url=http://www.paulferris.org/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.paulferris.org |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| 1992–1993
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Rope (play)|Rope]]''
| rowspan="2" | Rupert Cadell
| rowspan="2" |Keith Baxter
|[[Minerva Theatre, Chichester]]
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Paul Taylor |date=13 April 1994 |title=THEATRE / Murder most horrid: Paul Taylor finds chilling parallels in Keith Baxter's production of Patrick Hamilton's Rope at Wyndham's |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-murder-most-horrid-paul-taylor-finds-chilling-parallels-in-keith-baxters-production-of-1369744.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-murder-most-horrid-paul-taylor-finds-chilling-parallels-in-keith-baxters-production-of-1369744.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|1994
|{{N/a}}
|Tour
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bayley |first=Clare |date=1994-04-25 |title=Production Notes / Anthony Head in Rope: Keith Baxter, the director of |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/production-notes-anthony-head-in-rope-keith-baxter-the-director-of-rope-on-how-to-make-a-thriller-thrilling-1372542.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2003–2004
| 2003–2004
| ''Peter Pan''
| ''Peter Pan''
| [[Captain Hook]]
| [[Captain Hook]]
| rowspan=2 | Directed by Steven Dexter
| rowspan="2" |[[Steven Dexter]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Savoy Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Inverne |first=James |date=17 Dec 2003 |title=Anthony Head Swaps Buffy for Pirates in London Peter Pan, Dec. 17 |url=https://playbill.com/article/anthony-head-swaps-buffy-for-pirates-in-london-peter-pan-dec-17-com-116914 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Playbill}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''
| ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''
| The Pirate King
| The Pirate King
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
| 2005–2006
| 2005
| ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/nov/01/theatre|title=Otherwise Engaged
| ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''
|author=[[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]]|date=1 November 2005 |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
| Jeff Golding
| Jeff Golding
|[[Simon Curtis (filmmaker)|Simon Curtis]]

|{{N/a}}
| Directed by Simon Curtis, also starring [[Richard E. Grant]] and [[David Bamber]]
| Tour
|<ref>{{cite web |author=[[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] |date=1 November 2005 |title=Otherwise Engaged |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/nov/01/theatre |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|''The Rocky Horror Tribute Show''
|Dr. Frank-N-Furter
|
|Royal Court Theatre
|Charity show
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=1 Oct 2008 |title=The Rocky Horror Tribute Show, with Anthony Head and Michael Ball, Due on DVD Oct. 14 |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-rocky-horror-tribute-show-with-anthony-head-and-michael-ball-due-on-dvd-oct-14-com-144012 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Playbill}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (play)|Six Degrees of Separation]]''
| ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (play)|Six Degrees of Separation]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/6873634/Six-Degrees-of-Separation-at-the-Old-Vic.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/6873634/Six-Degrees-of-Separation-at-the-Old-Vic.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Six Degrees of Separation at the Old Vic
|author=Dominic Cavendish|date=23 December 2009 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|access-date=14 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|Flan Kittredge
|Flan Kittredge
|David Grindley
| Also starring [[Lesley Manville]] and Obi Abili
|[[The Old Vic]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Dominic Cavendish |date=23 December 2009 |title=Six Degrees of Separation at the Old Vic |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/6873634/Six-Degrees-of-Separation-at-the-Old-Vic.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/6873634/Six-Degrees-of-Separation-at-the-Old-Vic.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2015
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''[[Rocky Horror Show Live]]''
| ''Ticking''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/ticking-trafalgar-studios-theatre-review-lets-just-get-this-execution-on-the-road-a6695281.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/ticking-trafalgar-studios-theatre-review-lets-just-get-this-execution-on-the-road-a6695281.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Ticking, Trafalgar Studios, theatre review: Let's just get this execution on the road|author=Paul Taylor|date=15 October 2015 |website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=14 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|Fourth Narrator
| Edward (Simon's father)
|Christopher Luscombe
|[[Playhouse Theatre]]
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bacle |first=Ariana |date=6 Oct 2015 |title=New 'Rocky Horror Show' gets BBC America premiere date |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/rocky-horror-show-bbc-america-premiere-date/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''Ticking''
| Edward (Simon's father)
|[[Paul Andrew Williams]]
|[[Trafalgar Theatre|Trafalgar Studios]]
|World premiere
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Paul Taylor |date=15 October 2015 |title=Ticking, Trafalgar Studios, theatre review: Let's just get this execution on the road |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/ticking-trafalgar-studios-theatre-review-lets-just-get-this-execution-on-the-road-a6695281.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/ticking-trafalgar-studios-theatre-review-lets-just-get-this-execution-on-the-road-a6695281.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| ''[[Love In Idleness]]''
| ''[[Love In Idleness]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/love-in-idleness-menier-trevor-nunn_43161.html|title=Review: Love in Idleness (Menier Chocolate Factory)|author=Sarah Crompton|date=20 March 2017 |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]]|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
| Sir John Fletcher
| Sir John Fletcher
|Trevor Nunn
| Also starring [[Eve Best]]
|[[Menier Chocolate Factory]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Sarah Crompton |date=20 March 2017 |title=Review: Love in Idleness (Menier Chocolate Factory) |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/love-in-idleness-menier-trevor-nunn_43161.html |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''The Muppets Take the O2''
| ''The Muppets Take the O2''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/5942/david-tennant-muppets|title=News: David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, Adam Hills Join The Muppets |author=Bruce Dessau|date=6 July 2018 |website=Beyond The Joke|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
| Himself
| Himself
|Andrew Williams
| Head attempts to read [[William Wordsworth]]'s "[[I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud]]", but joins a dance party with [[Pepe the King Prawn]] instead; he also joined the cast for a rendition of "[[Rainbow Connection]]".
|[[The O2 Arena]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Bruce Dessau |date=6 July 2018 |title=News: David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, Adam Hills Join The Muppets |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/5942/david-tennant-muppets |access-date=14 October 2018 |website=Beyond The Joke}}</ref>
|}
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| 2006
| 2006
|''[[Destroy All Humans! 2]]''
|''[[Destroy All Humans! 2]]''
|Ponsonby
|Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe
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== Awards and nominations ==
==Music==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''Face in the Window – EP'' (1983 album) with the band Two Way
!Year
* "[[Sweet Transvestite]]" (1991 single) [[Chrysalis Records]], 7-inch single, 12-inch single, CD single, and shaped picture CD<ref name="Rocky" />
!Award
* ''[[Music for Elevators]]'' (2002 album) in collaboration with [[George Sarah]]
!Category
* ''[[Once More, with Feeling (Buffy soundtrack)|Once More, with Feeling]]'' (2001 album) ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
!Work
* "Cry" (2012 single) written by Marina Florance for the Oldie Composers Competition
!Result
* ''Staring at the Sun'' (2014 album) solo album of both covers and original work<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Staring-At-The-Sun/dp/B001EDB1AU |title=Archived copy |website=Amazon |access-date=29 August 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173159/http://www.amazon.com/Staring-At-The-Sun/dp/B001EDB1AU |url-status=dead}}</ref>
!Ref.
|-
|2001
|[[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films|Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]]
|Best Supporting Actor on Television
|''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2001) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2001/1/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|[[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Monte-Carlo TV Festival]]
|Best Performance by an Actor - Television Films
|[[Persuasion (2007 film)|''Persuasion'']]
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monte-Carlo TV Festival (2007) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000446/2007/1/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|[[Prague Independent Film Festival]]
|Best Supporting Actor
|''[[Despite the Falling Snow (film)|Despite the Falling Snow]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Pete |date=2016-08-23 |title=Despite the Falling Snow – PIFF 2016 |url=http://indie-cinema.com/2016/08/despite-the-falling-snow/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Indie Cinema Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Online Film & Television Association]]
|Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| rowspan="2" |''[[Ted Lasso]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th Annual TV Awards (2020-21) – Online Film & Television Association |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/25th-annual-tv-awards-2020-21/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moench |first=Mallory |date=2024-02-24 |title=SAG Awards 2024: Complete List of Winners and How to Rewatch |url=https://time.com/6807158/sag-awards-2024-watch-netflix-ceremony-nominations-winners/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref>
|}


==References==
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Revision as of 18:01, 3 January 2025

For other people named Anthony Head, see Anthony Head (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Anthony Heald.
Anthony Head
Head at the 2007 Scream Awards
Born
Anthony Stewart Head

(1954-02-20) 20 February 1954 (age 70)
Camden Town, London, England[1]
EducationSunbury Grammar School
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1977–present
PartnerSarah Fisher (1982–present)[1]
Children
MotherHelen Shingler
RelativesMurray Head (brother)
Websiteanthonyhead.org

Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954)[1] is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), the Prime Minister in Little Britain (2003–2006), Uther Pendragon in Merlin (2008–2012), and Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso (2020–2023), as well as voicing Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's Cabin Pressure.

Early life

Head was born in Camden Town, London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (20 August 1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films, and his mother was actress Helen Shingler (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019); they married in 1944 in Watford. His older brother is actor/singer Murray Head. Both brothers have played the part of Freddie Trumper in the musical Chess at the Prince Edward Theatre, London, with Murray a part of the original cast in 1986, while Anthony was in the final cast in 1989.[2]

Head was educated at Sunbury Grammar School in Surrey,[1] and furthered his education studying acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[3] In discussing why he chose acting as a career, in an interview in 2013 he said that "When it's in your family, it's a choice, it's there. It's not a jump to say: 'I want to act.' When I was six I was in a little show my mother's friends organised, playing the Emperor in The Emperor's New Clothes. I remember thinking: 'This is the business, this is what I want to do.'"[4]

Career

1970s to 1990s

One of his earlier roles was in the musical Godspell in 1978 with Su Pollard.[5] In the same year, Head made his television debut in the London Weekend Television series Enemy at the Door as Clive Martel, of the island resistance.[6]

In the early 1980s he provided backing vocals for the band Red Box.[7] He was featured as well on the album Face in the Window (1983) by Two Way.[8]

In the late 1980s, he gained wider recognition as the man in the Gold Blend couple series of coffee commercials, alongside Sharon Maughan, for Nescafé Gold Blend between 1987 and 1993.[9] (A version made for North America featured the American brand name Taster's Choice from 1990 to 1997).[9]

Head played Frank N. Furter in the 1990–91 West End revival of The Rocky Horror Show at London's Piccadilly Theatre, with Craig Ferguson as Brad Majors.[10] In 1991, Head's rendition of "Sweet Transvestite" was released as a single by Chrysalis Records.[11] Head played the role again in the summer of 1995 at London's Duke of York's Theatre, a May 2006 tribute show at London's Royal Court Theatre, and an October 2000 production at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.[11]

In 1997, he took on the role of Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[12] While playing this role he lived in the United States during the late 1990s and early 2000s, although his family continued to live in the UK. Head left the regular cast of Buffy during the show's sixth season and subsequently appeared several times as a guest star until the conclusion of the series.[13]

2000s

In 2002, he co-starred in the BBC Two television series Manchild, a show revolving around four friends approaching their fifties who try to recapture their fading youth and vitality while dealing with life as 'mature' men.[14] He also appeared in guest roles in various other dramas, such as Silent Witness, Murder Investigation Team and Spooks.[15] He appeared in the fourth series of the British hit sitcom My Family in 2003, playing one of the main characters' (Abi's) father in the episode "May the Best Man Win".[15] He was featured as the prime minister in the popular BBC comedy sketch show Little Britain from 2003 to 2005,[15] and guest starred in several episodes of the 2004 series of popular drama Monarch of the Glen.[15]

In 2001, he appeared in a special webcast version of Doctor Who,[15] a story called Death Comes to Time, in which he played the Time Lord Valentine. He also guest starred in the Excelis Trilogy, a series of Doctor Who audio adventures produced by Big Finish Productions, and in 2005 narrated the two-part documentary Project: WHO?, detailing the television revival of the series, for BBC Radio 2 (and released to CD in 2006 by BBC Audio). In April 2006 he appeared as a school's alien headmaster, Mr. Finch, in an episode of the second series entitled "School Reunion". Soon after, he recorded an abridged audio book of the Doctor Who novel The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker. He narrated the third and fourth series of Doctor Who Confidential. He also voiced the character Baltazar, Scourge of the Universe (an evil space pirate searching for the Infinite) in the first ever animated Doctor Who special, "The Infinite Quest".[15] Head had previously auditioned for the role of the Eighth Doctor for the 1996 television film, but lost out to Paul McGann.[15]

In early 2006, he appeared in an episode of Hotel Babylon,[15] a BBC One drama set in a hotel, in which he played a suicidal man who recovers and lands a music deal. The same year he filmed a pilot for a new show entitled Him and Us, loosely based on the life of openly gay rock star Elton John, for American TV channel ABC, co-starring Kim Cattrall. In July he appeared as Captain Hook at the Children's Party at the Palace, a live pantomime staged in the grounds of Buckingham Palace as part of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday celebrations. In October 2006, he voiced Ponsonby, leader of MI6, in Destroy All Humans! 2.[15]

At San Diego Comic-Con in 2007, Joss Whedon said talks were almost completed for a 90-minute Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, Ripper, as a BBC special,[16] with both Head and the BBC on board, though this has not come to fruition. In 2007, he portrayed Stockard Channing's gay brother in the English film Sparkle,[12] and appeared as Mr. Colubrine in the ITV1 comedy drama Sold.[15] Head also appeared as Sir Walter Elliot in Persuasion.[17] Head also narrated a BBC behind-the-scenes programme for the American television series Heroes,[12] Heroes Unmasked.[15] He has also been seen as Maurice Riley in the BBC drama The Invisibles alongside Warren Clarke.[15]

Head with Paris Hilton and Bill Moseley at the 2007 Scream Awards

After seeing Anthony Head in the Buffy musical episode, "Once More With Feeling", Saw director Darren Lynn Bousman cast him in his 21st century rock opera, Repo! The Genetic Opera.[18] Head portrays an organ repossessor, employed by a fictional dystopian medical firm; "Anthony Head was my number one choice for Repo Man from the very beginning", said Bousman in an interview[18] shortly before the film's release on 7 November 2008. The film also stars Sarah Brightman and Paris Hilton.

Head has also performed for radio, taking two of the lead roles—arch-villain Mr. Gently Benevolent, and his descendant, journalist Jeremy Sourquill—in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series, Bleak Expectations (five series, 2007–12). He also had a significant recurring role in the last two series (2011–13) of the Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure as Hercules Shipwright, a romantic interest for the airline CEO played by Stephanie Cole, and returned for show's two-part finale in 2014.

Head was part of the regular cast of the BBC drama series Merlin, about the mythical wizard Merlin.[19] Head played King Uther Pendragon, the father of Prince Arthur. In 2009 Head played [[1]] in [2]s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Bermuda

2010s to present

Head also provided voice-over work for the Nintendo Wii video game Flip's Twisted World, developed by Frozen North Productions.[20] For his acting in the film Despite the Falling Snow he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2016 Prague Independent Film Festival.[21] In July 2018 Head was added to the cast of long-running BBC radio soap-opera The Archers, playing Robin Fairbrother, member of a family with several past and current connections to the Archers themselves.

From 2019, he played Bill in 4 episodes of Motherland with Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan.[12] From 2020 to 2023, he played former Richmond F.C owner Rupert Mannion, in Ted Lasso alongside Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham.[15] For his role in the final season, Head was nominated alongside the rest of the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[22]

Head reprised his role as Giles in the Audible exclusive audio series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story alongside his former Buffy co-stars James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, James Charles Leary and Danny Strong. The series was released in October 2023.[23]

Personal life

Head lives in Bath, Somerset, with his partner, Sarah Fisher. They have two daughters, Emily and Daisy, both of whom are actresses.[1]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Lady Chatterley's Lover Anton
1987 A Prayer for the Dying Rupert
1988 La Collina del diavolo Michael Toyle
1992 Woof Again! Why Me? Direct-to-video release
2003 I'll Be There Sam Gervasi
2004 Fat Slags Victor
2005 Framing Frankie Dennis Folley
Imagine Me & You Ned
2006 Scoop Detective
Little Britain Live Prime Minister Direct-to-video release
2007 Sparkle Tony
The Magic Door George Direct-to-video release
Amelia and Michael Michael Short
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Gentleman in Street Uncredited role
Cameo appearance
2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera Nathan Wallace/Repo Man
2011 The Great Ghost Rescue Prime Minister
The Inbetweeners Movie Will's Father
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Benedict
The Iron Lady Geoffrey Howe
2013 Underdogs Adult Flash Voice[25]
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Chiron
Convenience Barry
2014 Flying Home Mr. Montgomery
2016 Despite the Falling Snow Old Misha
A Street Cat Named Bob Jack Bowen
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Alfred Pennyworth Voice, direct-to-video[25]
2021 School's Out Forever Headmaster
Let the Wrong One In Henry
2024 Upgraded Julian Marx

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Enemy at the Door Clive Martel 2 episodes
Lillie William Le Breton ITV miniseries
Accident Simon Lovell Episode: "The Figures Man"
1979 Jackanory Playhouse Spare Episode: "The Christmas Cuckoo"
The Mallens Weir 2 episodes
Secret Army Hanslick Episode: "A Safe Place"
1980 Love in a Cold Climate Tony Kroesig 3 episodes
1981 Crown Court Timothy Preston-Berry Episode: "Hen Party"
Bergerac Bill Episode: "See You in Moscow"
BBC2 Playhouse Chief Hook Episode: "The Grudge Fight"
1984, 1988 The Comic Strip Presents... Ricki
Recording Studio Engineer 		2 episodes
1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes James Sinden Episode: "Goodbye, Jenny Wren"
Howards' Way Phil Norton 5 episodes
1987 Boon Richard Rathbone Episode: "Day of the Yoke"
1988 Pulaski Dudley Fielding Episode: "The Price of Fame"
Rockliffe's Babies Chris Patterson Episode: "A Trip to the Zoo"
1989 Hard Cases DC 'Spider' Webb Season 2, episode 6
1991 Woof! Bentley 2 episodes
1993 The Detectives Simon Episode: "Acting Constables"
Highlander: The Series Allan Rothwood Episode: "Nowhere to Run"
1994 Royce Pitlock Showtime television film
1995 VR.5 Oliver Sampson 10 episodes
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley Terry 2 episodes
NYPD Blue Nigel Gibson Episode: "Cold Heaters"
1996 Roger Roger Jimmy Price Television film
1997 Jonathan Creek Adam Klaus Episode: "The Wrestler's Tomb"
1997–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rupert Giles 121 episodes
Main role (seasons 1–5); recurring role (seasons 6–7)
1999 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Dr Staretski Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Mother's Day"
2000 Best Actress Colin Truemans E! television film
2001 Silent Witness Henry Hutton Episode: "Two Below Zero"
2002 Spooks Peter Salter Episode: "Traitor's Gate"
Fillmore! Professor Third Voice, 2 episodes[25]
2002–2003 Manchild James 15 episodes
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself William Benton HBO television film
Reversals Andrew Barton ITV television film
2003, 2005 My Family Richard Harper / Himself 2 episodes
2003–2006 Little Britain Michael Stevens 23 episodes
2004 True Horror with Anthony Head Presenter 5 episodes
New Tricks Sir Tim Episode: "Painting on Loan"
Monarch of the Glen Chester Grant 4 episodes
2005 Murder Investigation Team Stewart Masters Season 2, episode 2
Rose and Maloney David Terry Episode: "Annie Johnson"
2006 Hotel Babylon Mr. Machin Season 1, episode 2
Doctor Who Mr. Finch Episode: "School Reunion"
Children's Party at the Palace Captain Hook BBC television special
Him and Us Max Flash Unsold television pilot
2007 Comic Relief 2007: The Big One Various Television special
Persuasion Sir Walter Elliot Television film
Totally Doctor Who Baltazar Voice role in The Infinite Quest
Sensitive Skin Tom Paine 2 episodes
Sold Mr. Colubrine 6 episodes
2007–2008 Heroes Unmasked Narrator Series 1 & 2
2007–2009 Doctor Who Confidential Narrator 30 episodes
2008 Freezing Lindsay Posner Season 1, episode 2
The Invisibles Maurice Riley BBC One series
2008–2012 Merlin Uther Pendragon 43 episodes
2009 Free Agents Stephen Caudwell Channel 4 TV series
2011–2012 Free Agents Stephen NBC TV series (US remake of the Channel 4 series of the same name)
2013 Dancing on the Edge Donaldson BBC Two series
NTSF:SD:SUV:: Corningham Episode: "U-KO'ed"
2013–2014 Warehouse 13 Paracelsus 4 episodes
2013–2015 You, Me & Them Ed Walker UKTV Gold series
2014–2015 Dominion David Whele Main cast
2015 Galavant Galavant's Father[26] Episode: "My Cousin Izzy"
2015–2016 Yonderland Nigel Maddox 3 episodes
2016 Drunk History Admiral Horatio Nelson, Alexander Graham Bell 2 episodes
Guilt James Lahue 5 episodes
2017 Still Star-Crossed Lord Silvestro Capulet Series regular
Shadowhunters Angel Raziel Voice, episode: "Beside Still Water"
2018 Girlfriends John 5 episodes
The Split Oscar Defoe 6 episodes
Vanity Fair Lord Steyne 3 episodes
2019 Jack Ryan Rupert Thorne 2 episodes
2019–2022 Motherland Bill 4 episodes
2020 The Stranger Ed Price 8 episodes
The Big Night In Michael Stevens TV special
Robot Chicken Rupert Giles / Albus Dumbledore Voice, episode: "Endgame"
2020–2023 Ted Lasso Rupert Mannion Recurring role (season 1); guest (season 2); regular (season 3)
2021 Back Charismatic Mike Season 2, episode 2
Feel Good George Senior 2 episodes
Adventure Time: Distant Lands Wizard Con Voice, episode: "Wizard City"
The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville 4 episodes
2022 Bridgerton Lord Sheffield Episode: "An Unthinkable Fate"

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2012 Bleak Expectations Gently Benevolent & Jeremy Sourquill
2010 Ghost Stories by Walter de la Mare The Reader Episode 4 of 5: "A Recluse"
2011–2014 Cabin Pressure Herc Shipwright 7 episodes
2012 Clayton Grange Saunders
2013 Neverwhere Mr. Croup
2018 The Archers Robin Fairbrother

Stage

Year Title Role Director Venue Notes Ref.
1977 Henry V Duke of Clarence Fred Proud Ludlow Castle
1980 Julius Caesar Artemidorus Peter Gill Riverside Studios
Fear of the Dark Robert Slade Walter Donohue Royal Court Theatre Press night
1981 Godspell Light of the World Stuart Mungall Young Vic
1982 The Prince of Homburg Captain Golz John Burgess Royal National Theatre
1982–1984 Danton's Death Sans-culottes / Young Gentleman / La Flotte Peter Gill
1983 A Patriot for Me Lt Stefan Kovacs / Kupfer’s Second / Deputy Ronald Eyre Chichester Festival Theatre
Theatre Royal Haymarket
1985–1986 Yonadab Absalom Peter Hall Royal National Theatre [10]
1988–1989 Chess Freddie Trumper Trevor Nunn Prince Edward Theatre World premiere
1989–1990 Lady Windermere's Fan Lord Darlington Anthony Ward Bristol Old Vic
1990–1991 The Rocky Horror Show Dr. Frank-N-Furter Robin Lefevre Piccadilly Theatre [27]
1992 The Heiress Morris Townsend John David — Tour [28]
1992–1993 Rope Rupert Cadell Keith Baxter Minerva Theatre, Chichester [29]
1994 — Tour [30]
2003–2004 Peter Pan Captain Hook Steven Dexter Savoy Theatre [31]
2004 The Pirates of Penzance The Pirate King [31]
2005–2006 Otherwise Engaged Jeff Golding Simon Curtis — Tour [32]
2006 The Rocky Horror Tribute Show Dr. Frank-N-Furter Royal Court Theatre Charity show [33]
2010 Six Degrees of Separation Flan Kittredge David Grindley The Old Vic [34]
2015 Rocky Horror Show Live Fourth Narrator Christopher Luscombe Playhouse Theatre [35]
Ticking Edward (Simon's father) Paul Andrew Williams Trafalgar Studios World premiere [36]
2017 Love In Idleness Sir John Fletcher Trevor Nunn Menier Chocolate Factory [37]
2018 The Muppets Take the O2 Himself Andrew Williams The O2 Arena [38]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Destroy All Humans! 2 Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe [25]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2001 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Supporting Actor on Television Buffy the Vampire Slayer Nominated [39]
2007 Monte-Carlo TV Festival Best Performance by an Actor - Television Films Persuasion Nominated [40]
2016 Prague Independent Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Despite the Falling Snow Won [41]
2021 Online Film & Television Association Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Ted Lasso Won [42]
2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated [43]

References

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