
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

From a Far Country
as Narrator (voice)
1981

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Admiral Sellings
1997

Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Jack Donovan
1994

Cromwell
as Henry Ireton
1970
Somewhere to Run
as Roger Fitzpatrick
1989

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
1972

Tales That Witness Madness
as Brian (segment "Mel")
1973

Nicholas and Alexandra
as Nicholas
1971

The Internecine Project
as David Baker
1974

Follow Me!
as Charles
1972

Craze
as Detective Sgt. Wall
1974

The Homecoming
as Teddy
1973

Element of Doubt
as Kirk
1996

Dominique
as Arnold Craven
1980

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

The Merchant of Venice
as Gratiano
1973

A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Demetrius
1968
Still Crazy Like a Fox
as Randall Perry
1987

Macbeth
as Macbeth
1970

King Lear
as Edmund
1975









