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Michael Jayston

Cast & creator

Michael Jayston

1935-10-29 (died at 88) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, Doctor Who

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: Michael James, Michael A. James

Movies

46

film credits

Series

53

television credits

Career

98

1956–2024 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Reverend Arthur Gould · 1997

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Judge · 1960

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

The Valeyard · 1963

Holby City

Holby City

Judge · 1999

Casualty

Casualty

Ian · 1986

Across film & television

Filmography (99)

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Reverend Arthur Gould

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Judge

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

The Valeyard

Holby City

Holby City

Judge

Casualty

Casualty

Ian

Casualty

Casualty

David Northwick

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Siegfried Sassoon

Crown Court

Crown Court

Keith Saunders QC

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Michael Harvey

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Gerald Hudson

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

G.B. Shaw

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

John 'Jack' Worthing

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Edmund

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Earl of Rufton

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Gerry Hackett

Film '72

Self

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

AC Henry Parkins

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Jake

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Quentin Nightingale

UFO

UFO

Russell Stone

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Mansel

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Henry, Bishop of Norwich

Thriller

Thriller

Roger Masters

Thriller

Thriller

Mark Walker

Callan

Callan

Remembers…

Remembers…

The Darling Buds of May

The Darling Buds of May

Ernest Bristow

Detective

Detective

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

Self

Press Gang

Press Gang

Colonel X

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

Frederick Henry Seddon

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Peter Guillam

Murder in Suburbia

Murder in Suburbia

Bradley

Cluedo

Cluedo

Colonel Mustard

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

The Power Game

The Power Game

Lincoln Dowling

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Frederick Henry Royce

Big Deal

Big Deal

Grover

Worlds Beyond

Worlds Beyond

Drayton Thomas

A Dinner of Herbs

A Dinner of Herbs

Justice Craig

99-1

99-1

Chauncy

Outside Edge

Outside Edge

Bob Willis

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Jack Donovan

Stay Lucky

Stay Lucky

Valentine

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Jimmy

Quiller

Quiller

Quiller

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

Austin Tupp

Solo

Happy Ever After

Stafford

A Bit of a Do

A Bit of a Do

Neville Badger

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Col. Crealock

First Kid

First Kid

Original Music Composer

Follow Me!

Follow Me!

Charles

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Mr Rochester

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)

Biography

Ludwig van Beethoven

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Brian (segment "Mel")

Cromwell

Cromwell

Henry Ireton

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Demetrius

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

Longaville

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Admiral Sellings

The Internecine Project

The Internecine Project

David Baker

From a Far Country

From a Far Country

Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

The Valeyard

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Self

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

The Valeyard

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Gratiano

Bequest to the Nation

Bequest to the Nation

Capt. Hardy

Haggard

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

self

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

The Valeyard

Craze

Craze

Detective Sgt. Wall

Green Julia

Jake

She Fell Among Thieves

She Fell Among Thieves

Mansel

The Royal

The Royal

Henry Appleton

Macbeth

Macbeth

Macbeth

Still Crazy Like a Fox

Randall Perry

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

The Valeyard

Finisterre

Finisterre

Narrator (Voice)

The Homecoming

The Homecoming

Teddy

UFO From Earth to the Moon

UFO From Earth to the Moon

Self

Ring Once for Death

Ring Once for Death

Roger Masters

A Coffin for the Bride

A Coffin for the Bride

Mark Walker

Dominique

Dominique

Arnold Craven

The Hero of My Life

The Hero of My Life

Charles Dickens

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

Gossip from the Forest

Gossip from the Forest

Alfred Maiberling

Element of Doubt

Element of Doubt

Kirk

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

The Importance of Being Earnest

Jack Worthing

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

King Lear

King Lear

Edmund

Competition

Competition

Jimmy

The Last Romantic

James

Mad Jack

Mad Jack

Albert's Memorial

Albert's Memorial

Albert

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

Him

Somewhere to Run

Roger Fitzpatrick