
Anthony Head is a British actor best known as his role as Giles in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer when he went by his full name, Anthony Stewart Head, and more recently as King Uther in
Merlin. He also had a short role as Will's terrible dad in
The In Betweeners.
He also has an album, played Nathan in the
Rock Opera Repo! The Genetic Opera and served up glorious sides of
ham as the
evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent in
Radio 4's
Bleak Expectations. He also played Michael the Prime Minister in sketch show
Little Britain, and appeared in the
Doctor Who episode "School Reunion" as
that episode's villain, Mr. Lucas Finch. In
Big Finish Doctor Who, he played
Large Ham Grayvorn in the Excelis story arc. He occasionally turns up in
Cabin Pressure as
Douglas's old friend Herc Shipwright.
Long before he was Giles, he was most recognisable for being half of an insufferably smug
Will They or Won't They? couple flirting over instant coffee in commercials for Nescafé.
Oh, and he played
Dr. Frank-N-Furter in some performances of
The Rocky Horror Show.