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
Cromwell
(1970)
Henry Ireton
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Crealock
Highlander: The Final Dimension
(1994)
Jack Donovan
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971)
Nicholas
Follow Me!
(1972)
Charles
Tales That Witness Madness
(1973)
Brian (segment "Mel")
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(1972)
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Craze
(1974)
Detective Sgt. Wall
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1997)
Admiral Sellings
Dominique
(1980)
Arnold Craven
Full Filmography
Acting
Love's Labour's Lost
(1965)
Longaville
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1968)
Demetrius
Cromwell
(1970)
Henry Ireton
Mad Jack
(1970)
The Hero of My Life
(1970)
Charles Dickens
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
The Merchant of Venice
(1973)
Gratiano
Bequest to the Nation
(1973)
Capt. Hardy
Ring Once for Death
(1973)
Roger Masters
The Internecine Project
(1974)
David Baker
Craze
(1974)
Detective Sgt. Wall
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1974)
Jack Worthing
A Coffin for the Bride
(1974)
Mark Walker
King Lear
(1975)
Edmund
She Fell Among Thieves
(1978)
Mansel
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Crealock
Gossip From The Forest
(1979)
Alfred Maiberling
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: Mindwarp
(1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
(1986)
The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
(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