Briony's World Of Buffy - Anthony Stewart Head / GIiles Bio

ANTHONY STEWART HEAD

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Born: 20 February 1954 in Camden Town, England.
Height: 6'1
Favourite food: Pizza: Mushroom and extra anchovies.
Favourite TV show: Friends and E.R., The Adventures of Hiram Holiday, The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Favourite book: Terry Pratchett's books; Fahrenheit 451 and Golden Apples in the Sun by Ray Bradbury, Frannie and Zooey.
Favourite music: Little Feat, Lowell George, Ann Peebles; soul music, "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber
Favourite Film: Being There
Hobbies: Horse riding, swimming, scuba diving, piano, guitar, stage fighting
School: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

Trivia

He has been with his partner Sarah Fisher since 1982. Sarah is an animal trainer
He has two daughters, Emily Rose Head; born 1988; and Daisy May Head; born 1990
His father, Seafield Head, is a documentary producer
His mother, Ciaran Madden, is an actress
He has a brother called Murray Head who is also an actor
He Appeared as the male half of the Taster's Choice couple in the popular series of coffee commercials (1990-1997)
He has a tattoo on his left shoulder
His left ear is pierced

Movie Appearances

Fat Slags (2004) .... Victor
A Prayer for the Dying (1987) As Rupert
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) As Anton

TV Appearances

New Tricks" (2004) as "Sir Tim" (episode # 1.2)
Reversals (2003) as Mr. Andrew Barton
Silent Witness (2000) as Henry Hutton
Rocky Horror 25th Anniversary Special (2000)
100 Greatest TV Ads (2000) as Himself
Best Actress (2000) (TV) as Colin Tromans
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place (1998) as Dr. Staretski ) in episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Mother's Day" (episode # 2.20
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) as Rupert Giles
Jonathan Creek (1997) as Adam Klaus in episode: "Wrestler's Tomb, The" (episode # 1.1)
Roger Roger (1996) as Jimmy Price
VR.5 (1995) as Oliver Sampson
Royce (1994) as Pitlock
NYPD Blue (1993) as Nigel Gibson in episode: "Cold Heaters" (episode # 3.8)
Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995) as Terry
Highlander (1992) as Allan Rothwood in episode: "Nowhere To Run" (episode # 1.21)
Detectives, The (1989) as Simon
The Comic Strip Presents (1982) as Recording Studio Engineer in episode: "More Bad News" (episode # 4.2)
Woof! (1988)
Boon (1986) as Richard Rathbone in episode: "Day Of The Yokel" (episode # 2.3)
Spenser: For Hire (1985) in episode: "No Room at the Inn" (episode # 1.3)
Comic Strip Presents, The (1982) as Ricki in episode: "Slags" (episode # 2.7)
Bergerac (1981) as Bill in episode: "See You In Moscow" (episode # 1.5)

RUPERT GILES

Rupert Giles was born in England, into a family of Watchers as his father and grandmother were Watchers. Giles was disappointed to find out that he was destined to be a Watcher; as he just wanted to be a fighter pilot. He studied at Oxford University, and rebelled against his destiny as a watcher by practicing in the occult with his friends (who nicknamed him "Ripper"). Giles soon submitted to his destiny and began working as a museum curator in England until the Watcher's Council assigned him to become the watcher of Buffy Summers in Sunnydale.

Giles has become very close to Buffy while working as the librarian at Sunnydale High. Giles is intelligent and spends most of his time buried in a book, he can play the guitar, fence, and read five languages. Giles was replaced as Buffy watcher because he was become too emotionally attached to her. He has now become a man of leisure, and seems to be doing a lot of running!

Even though he is no longer Buffy's watcher, he is still there whenever she needs his help.

He has recently purchased a magic store called the "Magic Box".