5 Crucial Details About Anthony Head's Most Unforgettable TV Turns
- Anthony head really became a household name playing the stuffy, morally complex Rupert Giles on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," a role that let him be both a bumbling librarian and a badass Watcher, often in the same episode.
- Before vampires, head starred in the iconic UK Gold Blend coffee commercials in the 1980s, creating a mini-series-style romance with actress Sharon Maughan that drove coffee sales through the roof and made him a heartthrob.
- He showcases a wildly different side as the cold, controlling, and sinister patriarch Nathan in the Netflix series "The Sandman," proving his range beyond the friendly Giles persona.
- Head's classical theater training is his secret weapon—he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and brings a Shakespearean gravitas to even his most comedic roles, often improvising the perfect witty line.
- He frequently collaborates with his daughter, actress Emily Head (from "The Inbetweeners"), and they've worked together on stage and screen, showing a real-life father-daughter dynamic that's as charming as it is professional.