Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 29, 1935
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Michael James
- Michael A. James
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.
Known For - Movies
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Jack Donovan
Cromwell
as Henry Ireton
Zulu Dawn
as Col. Crealock
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Nicholas
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Craze
as Detective Sgt. Wall
Dominique
as Arnold Craven
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Bequest to the Nation
as Capt. Hardy
The Internecine Project
as David Baker
Known For - TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
as Reverend Arthur Gould
Coronation Street
as Judge
Holby City
as Judge
Casualty
as Ian
Casualty
as David Northwick
Doctor Who
as The Valeyard
Heartbeat
as Michael Harvey
Heartbeat
as Gerald Hudson
Sherlock Holmes
as The Earl of Rufton
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Quentin Nightingale