Acting
Michael Jayston
Born 1935-10-29
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Michael James (born 29 October 1935), known professionally as Michael Jayston, was an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have included playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord (1986) and appearing in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Time on Our Hands" (1996) as Raquel's father, James.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Michael Jayston
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Coronation Street
1960
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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Doctor Who
1963
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Holby City
1999
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Sherlock Holmes
1984
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
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Casualty
1986
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Crown Court
1972
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Foyle's War
2002
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Heartbeat
1992
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (98 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alec Guinness: A Class Act | self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Remembers… | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2022 |
 | From This Day Forward | Him | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | UFO From Earth to the Moon | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | Albert's Memorial | Albert | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Murder in Suburbia | Bradley | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Finisterre | Narrator (Voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Royal | Henry Appleton | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Foyle's War | AC Henry Parkins | TV Series | 2002 |
 | A Dinner of Herbs | Justice Craig | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Holby City | Judge | TV Series | 1999 |
 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Admiral Sellings | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Reverend Arthur Gould | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Element of Doubt | Kirk | Movie | 1996 |
 | First Kid | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Jack Donovan | Movie | 1994 |
 | Outside Edge | Bob Willis | TV Series | 1994 |
 | 99-1 | Chauncy | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Heartbeat | Michael Harvey | TV Series | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Gerald Hudson | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Darling Buds of May | Ernest Bristow | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Cluedo | Colonel Mustard | TV Series | 1990 |
| Haggard | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 | |
 | Stay Lucky | Valentine | TV Series | 1989 |
| Somewhere to Run | Roger Fitzpatrick | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Press Gang | Colonel X | TV Series | 1989 |
 | A Bit of a Do | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Quentin Nightingale | TV Series | 1987 |
| Still Crazy Like a Fox | Randall Perry | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe | The Valeyard | Movie | 1986 |
 | Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids | The Valeyard | Movie | 1986 |
 | Doctor Who: Mindwarp | The Valeyard | Movie | 1986 |
 | Worlds Beyond | Drayton Thomas | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet | The Valeyard | Movie | 1986 |
 | Casualty | Ian | TV Series | 1986 |
| Casualty | David Northwick | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Time for Murder | Austin Tupp | TV Series | 1985 |
 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Big Deal | Grover | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Sherlock Holmes | The Earl of Rufton | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Man Who Left His Soul on Film | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | From a Far Country | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Lady Killers | Frederick Henry Seddon | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Dominique | Arnold Craven | Movie | 1980 |
 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Peter Guillam | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Gossip from the Forest | Alfred Maiberling | Movie | 1979 |
 | Zulu Dawn | Col. Crealock | Movie | 1979 |
 | Tales of the Unexpected | G.B. Shaw | TV Series | 1979 |
| The Last Romantic | James | Movie | 1978 | |
 | She Fell Among Thieves | Mansel | Movie | 1978 |
 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Mansel | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Quiller | Quiller | TV Series | 1975 |
 | King Lear | Edmund | Movie | 1975 |
 | Churchill's People | Henry, Bishop of Norwich | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Internecine Project | David Baker | Movie | 1974 |
 | A Coffin for the Bride | Mark Walker | Movie | 1974 |
 | Craze | Detective Sgt. Wall | Movie | 1974 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack Worthing | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Ring Once for Death | Roger Masters | Movie | 1973 |
 | Tales That Witness Madness | Brian (segment "Mel") | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Homecoming | Teddy | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Merchant of Venice | Gratiano | Movie | 1973 |
 | Jane Eyre | Mr Rochester | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Bequest to the Nation | Capt. Hardy | Movie | 1973 |
 | Thriller | Roger Masters | TV Series | 1973 |
| Thriller | Mark Walker | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Edwardians | Frederick Henry Royce | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) | Movie | 1972 |
 | Crown Court | Keith Saunders QC | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Follow Me! | Charles | Movie | 1972 |
 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Nicholas | Movie | 1971 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Competition | Jimmy | Movie | 1971 |
| Green Julia | Jake | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Movie | 1970 |
| Biography | Ludwig van Beethoven | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | UFO | Russell Stone | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Cromwell | Henry Ireton | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Hero of My Life | Charles Dickens | Movie | 1970 |
 | Mad Jack | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
| Solo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Jake | TV Series | 1969 |
 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Movie | 1968 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Gerry Hackett | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Callan | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Power Game | Lincoln Dowling | TV Series | 1965 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | John 'Jack' Worthing | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Edmund | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Love's Labour's Lost | Longaville | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Wednesday Play | Siegfried Sassoon | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Detective | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who | The Valeyard | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Coronation Street | Judge | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Jimmy | TV Series | 1956 |