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.
From a Far Country
As Narrator (voice)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
As Admiral Sellings
Highlander: The Final Dimension
As Jack Donovan
Cromwell
As Henry Ireton
Somewhere to Run
As Roger Fitzpatrick
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
As Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Tales That Witness Madness
As Brian (segment "Mel")
Nicholas and Alexandra
As Nicholas
The Internecine Project
As David Baker
Follow Me!
As Charles
Craze
As Detective Sgt. Wall
The Homecoming
As Teddy
Element of Doubt
As Kirk
Dominique
As Arnold Craven
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
As Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream
As Demetrius
The Merchant of Venice
As Gratiano
Still Crazy Like a Fox
As Randall Perry
Macbeth
As Macbeth
King Lear
As Edmund
Love's Labour's Lost
As Longaville
She Fell Among Thieves
As Mansel
Bequest to the Nation
As Capt. Hardy
The Hero of My Life
As Charles Dickens
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Zulu Dawn
As Col. Crealock
Gossip from the Forest
As Alfred Maiberling
Mad Jack
The Importance of Being Earnest
As Jack Worthing
Albert's Memorial
As Albert
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
From This Day Forward
As Him
Finisterre
As Narrator (Voice)
Competition
As Jimmy
A Coffin for the Bride
As Mark Walker
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
As The Valeyard
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
As The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
As The Valeyard
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
As The Valeyard
Ring Once for Death
As Roger Masters
Tales of the Unexpected
As G.B. Shaw
UFO
As Russell Stone
Heartbeat
As Michael Harvey
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Callan
A Bit of a Do
Haggard
Jane Eyre
As Mr Rochester
Lady Killers
As Frederick Henry Seddon
Quiller
As Quiller
Outside Edge
Detective
The Edwardians
As Mr. Royce
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
As Peter Guillam
Thriller
As Roger Masters
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
As Quentin Nightingale
Press Gang
As Colonel X
Casualty
As Ian
The Royal
As Henry Appleton
Midsomer Murders
As Reverend Arthur Gould
Sherlock Holmes
As The Earl of Rufton
Holby City
As Judge
A Dinner of Herbs
As Justice Craig
Time for Murder
As Austin Tupp
Doctor Who
As The Valeyard
The Wednesday Play
As Siegfried Sassoon
Coronation Street
As Judge
Armchair Theatre
As Jimmy
Foyle's War
As AC Henry Parkins
Big Deal
As Grover
Stay Lucky
As Valentine
Cluedo
As Colonel Mustard
BBC2 Play of the Week
As Mansel