Michael Jayston

Michael James, known as Michael Jayston, (29 October 1935-5 February 2024) played the Valeyard in Doctor Who in 1986. He subsequently reprised the character in many Big Finish audios.

	29 October 1935
	5 February 2024
	The Valeyard
	Actor
	See Credits Section
	1986, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018-19
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Career

He went on to play Donald De Souza in Emmerdale, contemporaneously with Jenna Coleman's performance as Jasmine Thomas.

Credits

As The Valeyard

Television

Doctor Who

• The Mysterious Planet
• Mindwarp
• Terror of the Vervoids
• The Ultimate Foe

Audio

Doctor Who Special Releases

• Trial of the Valeyard

The Sixth Doctor Adventures

• The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure
  • The End of the Line (uncredited)
  • The Red House
  • Stage Fright
  • The Brink of Death

The Eighth Doctor: The Time War

• Fugitive in Time (uncredited)
• The War Valeyard - The Doctor Valeyard / The Trial Valeyard

Doctor Who Unbound

• He Jests at Scars...

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield

• Every Dark Thought

Other Roles

Audio

BBC Audio

• Tsar Wars - Tsar

Audiobook Readings

Target Novelisations

• The Ultimate Foe

External links

• Michael Jayston at the Internet Movie Database