Michael Jayston
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.
As actor 93
Coronation Street
1960
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
1963
Holby City
1999
Casualty
1986
Film '72
1971
Crown Court
1972
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Heartbeat
1992
Foyle's War
2002
The Wednesday Play
1964
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
ITV Playhouse
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Remembers…
2022
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
UFO
1970
The Darling Buds of May
1991
Churchill's People
1974
Thriller
1973
The Power Game
1965
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Detective
1964
Lady Killers
1980
Callan
1967
Press Gang
1989
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
Cluedo
1990
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
Stay Lucky
1989
99-1
1994
Big Deal
1984
Murder in Suburbia
2004
Worlds Beyond
1986
Outside Edge
1994
Jane Eyre
1973
The Edwardians
1972
Time for Murder
1985
A Dinner of Herbs
2000
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
A Bit of a Do
1989
Cromwell
1970
Quiller
1975
Solo
1970
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
Zulu Dawn
1979
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997
Follow Me!
1972
Element of Doubt
1996
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
Biography
1970
Armchair Theatre
1956
Haggard
1990
Macbeth
1970
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
Dominique
1980
Craze
1974
The Homecoming
1973
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
Green Julia
1971
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024
The Internecine Project
1974
Finisterre
2003
The Merchant of Venice
1973
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986
King Lear
1975
The Royal
2003
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
Mad Jack
1970
Bequest to the Nation
1973
Albert's Memorial
2009
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Gossip from the Forest
1979
From a Far Country
1981
A Coffin for the Bride
1974
Love's Labour's Lost
1965
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
Ring Once for Death
1973
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986
The Last Romantic
1978
The Importance of Being Earnest
1974
Competition
1971
Somewhere to Run
1989
The Hero of My Life
1970
From This Day Forward
2019
