Michael Jayston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-10-29

Day of death

2024-02-05 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Holby City

    Holby City

  • Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • UFO

    UFO

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Press Gang

    Press Gang

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • Cluedo

    Cluedo

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • The Darling Buds of May

    The Darling Buds of May

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

    The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

  • C.A.T.S. Eyes

    C.A.T.S. Eyes

  • Ring Once for Death

    Ring Once for Death

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

    The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

  • Cromwell

    Cromwell

  • Detective

    Detective

  • The Homecoming

    The Homecoming

  • Craze

    Craze

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • The Internecine Project

    The Internecine Project

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

    The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer

    Highlander III: The Sorcerer

  • Tales That Witness Madness

    Tales That Witness Madness

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • Still Crazy Like a Fox

    Still Crazy Like a Fox

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • Somewhere to Run

    Somewhere to Run

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

  • Outside Edge

    Outside Edge

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  • Big Deal

    Big Deal

  • Competition

    Competition

  • Element of Doubt

    Element of Doubt

  • A Bit of a Do

    A Bit of a Do

  • The Power Game

    The Power Game

  • Love's Labour's Lost

    Love's Labour's Lost

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • From a Far Country

    From a Far Country

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • A Dinner of Herbs

    A Dinner of Herbs

  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act

    Alec Guinness: A Class Act

  • UFO From Earth to the Moon

    UFO From Earth to the Moon

  • Haggard

    Haggard

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • Follow Me!

    Follow Me!

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Bequest to the Nation

    Bequest to the Nation

  • From This Day Forward

    From This Day Forward

  • Doctor Who: Mindwarp

    Doctor Who: Mindwarp

  • Gossip from the Forest

    Gossip from the Forest

  • Dominique

    Dominique

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  • She Fell Among Thieves

    She Fell Among Thieves

  • Albert's Memorial

    Albert's Memorial

  • The Last Romantic

    The Last Romantic

  • Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

    Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

  • A Coffin for the Bride

    A Coffin for the Bride

  • Mad Jack

    Mad Jack

  • The Hero of My Life

    The Hero of My Life

  • Finisterre

    Finisterre

  • Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

    Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet