Michael Jayston
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Albert's Memorial (2009)
Albert
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
Admiral Sellings
Element of Doubt (1996)
Kirk
Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994)
Jack Donovan
Somewhere to Run (1989)
Roger Fitzpatrick
Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987)
Randall Perry
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe (1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids (1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
The Valeyard
From a Far Country (1981)
Narrator (voice)
Dominique (1980)
Arnold Craven
Gossip From The Forest (1979)
Alfred Maiberling
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Col. Crealock
She Fell Among Thieves (1978)
Mansel
King Lear (1975)
Edmund
The Internecine Project (1974)
David Baker
A Coffin for the Bride (1974)
Mark Walker
Craze (1974)
Detective Sgt. Wall
The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)
Jack Worthing
Ring Once for Death (1973)
Roger Masters
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Brian (segment "Mel")
The Homecoming (1973)
Teddy
The Merchant of Venice (1973)
Gratiano
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
Capt. Hardy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Follow Me! (1972)
Charles
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Nicholas
Competition (1971)
Jimmy
Macbeth (1970)
Macbeth
Cromwell (1970)
Henry Ireton
The Hero of My Life (1970)
Charles Dickens
Mad Jack (1970)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
Demetrius
Love's Labour's Lost (1965)
Longaville

Crew

First Kid (1996)
Original Music Composer