
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.
Acting (40 movies)

From a Far Country
1981

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997

Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994

Cromwell
1970

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972

Tales That Witness Madness
1973

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971

The Internecine Project
1974

Follow Me!
1972

Craze
1974

The Homecoming
1973

Element of Doubt
1996

Dominique
1980

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

The Merchant of Venice
1973

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968

Macbeth
1970

King Lear
1975

Love's Labour's Lost
1965

She Fell Among Thieves
1978

Bequest to the Nation
1973

The Hero of My Life
1970

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019

Zulu Dawn
1979

Gossip from the Forest
1979

Mad Jack
1970

Albert's Memorial
2009

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983

From This Day Forward
2019

Finisterre
2003

Competition
1971

A Coffin for the Bride
1974

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986

Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986

Ring Once for Death
1973

UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016

Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| First Kid | 1996 | Original Music Composer |