Michael Jayston
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
Narrator (voice)
From a Far Country
Admiral Sellings
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jack Donovan
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Henry Ireton
Cromwell
Roger Fitzpatrick
Somewhere to Run
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Brian (segment "Mel")
Tales That Witness Madness
Nicholas
Nicholas and Alexandra
David Baker
The Internecine Project
Charles
Follow Me!
Detective Sgt. Wall
Craze
Teddy
The Homecoming
Kirk
Element of Doubt
Arnold Craven
Dominique
Self
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Demetrius
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Gratiano
The Merchant of Venice
Randall Perry
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Macbeth
Macbeth
Edmund
King Lear
Longaville
Love's Labour's Lost
Mansel
She Fell Among Thieves
Capt. Hardy
Bequest to the Nation
Charles Dickens
The Hero of My Life
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Col. Crealock
Zulu Dawn
Alfred Maiberling
Gossip from the Forest
Mad Jack
Jack Worthing
The Importance of Being Earnest
Albert
Albert's Memorial
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
Him
From This Day Forward
Narrator (Voice)
Finisterre
Jimmy
Competition
Mark Walker
A Coffin for the Bride
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
Roger Masters
Ring Once for Death
Self
UFO From Earth to the Moon
self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
43
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-10-29
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Michael James