Anthony Head Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Golden Nymph at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival for Television Films in 2007 for Best Performance by an Actor for his role as Captain Wentworth in "Persuasion․"
• Was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for his role as Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" at the 2001 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
• Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
• Quote: "[his advice to aspiring actors] "If you really cannot imagine being content with any other way of life, then pursue it․ ․․․ If you decide it genuinely is the life for you, then don't let anyone - anyone - persuade you otherwise․""
• Quote: "We all sing about the things we're thinking; musicals are about expressing those emotions that you can't talk about․ It works a real treat․"
• First became known in the UK for a series of ads for Nescafe Gold Blend instant coffee which involves a budding romance between two neighbors who constantly borrow coffee from each other
• Portrayed Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" at the Savoy Theatre London in December 2003 and later he portrayed The Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance․"
• Appeared as Joseph in "Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in the Everyman Theatre in the late 1970s and played Dr․ Frank N Furter in a London stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show․"
• Agreed to allow filming to take place in his England home for a few of the scenes in the final season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer․"
• Has released several songs with the band he formed in 1983 called "Two Way․"
• Is the younger brother of musical actor Murray Head, who originated the role of Judas on the original album of "Jesus Christ Superstar․"
• Provided narration for Visitor Centre's informational video "An Introduction to HorseWorld," a registered charity that helps horses, ponies and donkeys in need
• Was a headliner at a science fiction convention to raise money for the Grovepark Memorial Fund for the victims and families of a 2004 incident which killed nine people in an explosion at ICL Plastics in Glasgow, Scotland
• Was cast as one of the ghosts of Sweeney Todd's victims in Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," but was eventually cut before the filming began
• Was in a band named "Two Way" in 1983
• Auditioned for the role of the Eighth Doctor in "Doctor Who," of which he is a big fan, and appeared on the show as a villian after not getting the part