Anthony Head's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Merlin (UK) Uther Pendr… Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rupert Giles Dominion David Whele Little Britain (UK) The Prime M… Free Agents Stephen Heroes Unmasked (UK) Himself - N… Totally Doctor Who (UK) Baltazar The Invisibles (UK) Maurice Riley VR.5 Oliver Samp… Fillmore! Professor T… Free Agents (UK) Stephen Cau… Persuasion (UK) (2007) Sir Walter … Enemy at the Door (UK) Clive Martel Sensitive Skin (UK) Tom Paine Sold (UK) Mr. Colubrine Merlin Secrets and Magic (UK) Anthony Head Him & Us Max Flash Manchild (UK) James Only Fools on Horses (UK) Anthony Head

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Anthony Stewart Head (born February 20, 1954) in Camden Town, North London, England. He grew up in Hampton, which was near London. He's the youngest son of his parents, Seafield Head (a documentary filmmaker) and 'Helen Shingler' an actress. He has an older brother named 'Murray Head'.

Head has a girlfriend, named Sarah Fisher (they've been living together for the past 15 years). They met each other when he was 28 and she was 18. She's a former theatre administrator, but nowadays she's an animal trainer. They have two daughters, named Emily Rose (b. 1989) and Daisy May (b. 1991).

Besides acting, Head is also a good singer. 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.


TRIVIA:

• 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 for the Grovepark Memorial Fund (for victims and their families). He met fans at the Thistle Hotel. With him were 'Paul Darrow' (qv) and 'Michael Sheard' (qv).
• Once played Dr. Frank N Furter in a London stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". He met his partner, Sarah, at the National Theatre in England. He was performing in 'Danton's Death'.
• A huge fan of _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv), and auditioned for the role of the Eighth Doctor in the TV movie, _Doctor Who (1996) (TV)_ (qv). He later appeared as a villain in _"Doctor Who" (2005) {School Reunion (#2.3)}_ (qv) and _Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007) (TV)_ (qv).
• Was originally cast in _Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)_ (qv), 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 (I)' (qv) felt that the songs were too theatrical for the film.
• Sang in the musical episode _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Once More, with Feeling (#6.7)}_ (qv).
• He is left-handed.
• Grew up in Hampton, and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
• 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.