Michael Jayston
Acting
Born: 1935-10-29 in 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
Midsomer Murders
Reverend Arthur Gould
Coronation Street
Judge
Doctor Who
The Valeyard
Holby City
Judge
Casualty
Ian
Casualty
David Northwick
Crown Court
Keith Saunders QC
Sherlock Holmes
The Earl of Rufton
BBC Play of the Month
John 'Jack' Worthing
BBC Play of the Month
Edmund
Heartbeat
Michael Harvey
Heartbeat
Gerald Hudson
The Wednesday Play
Siegfried Sassoon
Foyle's War
AC Henry Parkins
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Jake
Tales of the Unexpected
G.B. Shaw
ITV Playhouse
Gerry Hackett
Remembers…
Lady Killers
Frederick Henry Seddon
UFO
Russell Stone
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Quentin Nightingale
Detective
Churchill's People
Henry, Bishop of Norwich
Thriller
Roger Masters
Thriller
Mark Walker
BBC2 Play of the Week
Mansel
Cluedo
Colonel Mustard
The Darling Buds of May
Ernest Bristow
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
The Power Game
Lincoln Dowling
Callan
Press Gang
Colonel X
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Jack Donovan
Stay Lucky
Valentine
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Guillam
Big Deal
Grover
Murder in Suburbia
Bradley
Worlds Beyond
Drayton Thomas
A Dinner of Herbs
Justice Craig