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
Highlander: The Final Dimension
(1994)
Jack Donovan
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Crealock
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971)
Nicholas
Cromwell
(1970)
Henry Ireton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(1972)
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Follow Me!
(1972)
Charles
Full Filmography
Acting
Love's Labour's Lost
(1965)
Longaville
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1968)
Demetrius
The Hero of My Life
(1970)
Charles Dickens
Cromwell
(1970)
Henry Ireton
Mad Jack
(1970)
Macbeth
(1970)
Macbeth
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971)
Nicholas
Competition
(1971)
Jimmy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(1972)
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Follow Me!
(1972)
Charles
Tales That Witness Madness
(1973)
Brian (segment "Mel")
The Homecoming
(1973)
Teddy
Ring Once for Death
(1973)
Roger Masters
The Merchant of Venice
(1973)
Gratiano
Bequest to the Nation
(1973)
Capt. Hardy
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1974)
Jack Worthing
A Coffin for the Bride
(1974)
Mark Walker
The Internecine Project
(1974)
David Baker
Craze
(1974)
Detective Sgt. Wall
King Lear
(1975)
Edmund
She Fell Among Thieves
(1978)
Mansel
Gossip From The Forest
(1979)
Alfred Maiberling
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Crealock
Dominique
(1980)
Arnold Craven
From a Far Country
(1981)
Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
(1983)
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
(1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
(1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
(1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
(1986)
The Valeyard
Still Crazy Like a Fox
(1987)
Randall Perry
Somewhere to Run
(1989)
Roger Fitzpatrick
Highlander: The Final Dimension
(1994)
Jack Donovan
Element of Doubt
(1996)
Kirk
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1997)
Admiral Sellings
Finisterre
(2003)
Narrator (Voice)
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
(2008)
Albert's Memorial
(2009)
Albert
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
(2019)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
(2022)
Self
Sound