Bio: Anthony Stewart Head was born on February 20, 1954 in Camden Town, north London, England. He grew up in Hampton, near Richmond upon Thames in London. He's the youngest son of Seafield Head (a documentary filmmaker) and Helen Shingler (an actress). He is the younger brother of musician/actor Murray Head who originated the role of Judas on the original album of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. His long term partner is former theatre administrator Sarah Fisher who he met when he was 28, and they are the parents of actresses Emily Head and Daisy Head. Besides acting, Head takes after his brother in being an accomplished singer, and they have appeared in many of the same productions, although never at the same time. In 1983, he was in a band named "Two Way". The band released a 45 single with three songs, produced by Richard Dodd and Ron Roker. Head's other skills are horse riding, swimming, scuba diving, piano, guitar and stage fighting.
Tivia: Although he played Giles with an upper-class British accent, his real accent is much more North London. He got to use it in the episode 'Band Candy' when Giles reverted to his teenage self.A huge fan of Doctor Who (1963), and auditioned for the role of the Eighth Doctor in the TV movie, Doctor Who: The Movie (1996). He later appeared as a villain in School Reunion (2006) and Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007).His own home in Somerset, which he shares with Sarah, Daisy and Emily, was used for the filming of some episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).James Marsters based the accent of his character Spike on Head's real-life accent.After his musical performance in Once More, with Feeling (2001), he teamed up with artist George Sarah to create the album "Music for Elevators", which was released on February 5th 2002.Once played "Dr. Frank N Furter" in a London stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show". He met his partner, Sarah Fisher, at the National Theatre in England. He was performing in "Danton's Death".Appeared, with Sharon Maughan, in a series of popular "Nescafe Gold Blend" coffee adverts in the UK in the 1980s. The adverts were re-edited for broadcast in the U.S. where the coffee is known as "Taster's Choice".On August 1 2004, after the May 11 2004 incident in which 9 people were killed and more than 40 were injured in an explosion at ICL Plastics in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the headliner at a science fiction convention to raise money for the Grovepark Memorial Fund (for victims and their families). He met fans at the Thistle Hotel. With him were Paul Darrow and Michael Sheard.Was originally cast in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), as a ghost of one of Sweeney Todd's victims. This character would have sung "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd", its reprises, and the "Epilogue". These songs were recorded, but eventually cut before filming began, as director Tim Burton felt that the songs were too theatrical for the film.Father of Daisy Head and Emily Head.Named #5 of the Top Ten Sexiest Men of the Buffy / Angel universe in a fan poll by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanzine (2004).Younger brother of Murray Head.Grew up in Hampton, and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.Divides his time between homes in Los Angeles and England.His mother, Helen Shingler, played Madame Maigret in the original BBC series of Maigret (1960).Musical talent was showcased early on in his career when, for two Christmas seasons, he appeared as Joseph in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in the late 1970s.Appearing at the Savoy Theatre London as Captain Hook in Peter Pan and The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, in rep from 15th December 2003 to 20th March 2004. (December 2003)Sang in the musical episode Once More, with Feeling (2001).Has played characters named Rupert on three different shows: Rupert Giles: Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Rupert Thorne: Amazon Prime's Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan; and Rupert Mannion: Apple TVs Ted Lasso.Former actor with the National Theatre.Attending Collectormania 7 at Milton Keynes And... attending the UK premiere of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) in London. (May 2005)Playing "Jeff Golding" in Simon Gray's play "Otherwise Engaged" in England. (September 2005)