
Michael Jayston
Born: 1935-10-29
Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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

Tales That Witness Madness
1973★ 5.4

The Internecine Project
1974★ 5.9

From This Day Forward
2019★ 0.0

Follow Me!
1972★ 7.5

Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994★ 4.8

The Homecoming
1973★ 6.0

Cromwell
1970★ 6.5

Craze
1974★ 4.9

Dominique
1980★ 4.9

Competition
1971★ 0.0

Gossip from the Forest
1979★ 0.0

Zulu Dawn
1979★ 6.1

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971★ 6.9

The Merchant of Venice
1973★ 7.0

Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986★ 7.0

Macbeth
1970★ 6.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968★ 6.0

Love's Labour's Lost
1965★ 0.0

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986★ 6.2

From a Far Country
1981★ 3.9

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972★ 6.2

Finisterre
2003★ 0.0

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022★ 7.8

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997★ 5.7

Element of Doubt
1996★ 6.3

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986★ 6.2

She Fell Among Thieves
1978★ 7.0

A Coffin for the Bride
1974★ 8.3

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986★ 5.8

Bequest to the Nation
1973★ 5.7

The Hero of My Life
1970★ 0.0

King Lear
1975★ 0.0

Ring Once for Death
1973★ 8.5

Albert's Memorial
2009★ 8.7

Mad Jack
1970★ 0.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024★ 6.0

UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016★ 10.0

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983★ 0.0

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019★ 0.0

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008★ 0.0