Rupert Giles is a secondary protagonist of the Joss Whedon television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He was played by Anthony Stewart Head.
Why He Rocks
- Giles is a Watcher, who is essentially a mentor to Buffy. He helps her throughout most of the series.
- Anthony Stewart Head did a great job portraying him.
- Giles is the librarian of Sunnydale High School in the first three seasons and takes good care of various books.
- In the first two seasons, he had a healthy relationship with Jenny Calendar until her death.
- His singing voice in Once More, With Feeling is very good.
The Only Bad Quality
- He didn't have that much screen time in season six.
Trivia
- Head reprised his role in two Buffy video games and an animated pilot.
- A BBC spin-off featuring him was planned but got scrapped.