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Portrait of Michael Jayston

Acting

Michael Jayston

Titles
42movies48TV shows
Career

Active from 1965 to 2019, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Michael Jayston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 5.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Classic Literature 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
TypeAllTV shows4Movies2
RoleAnyActing6
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s111970s341980s191990s122000s62010s12020s1
GenreAnyDrama5Mystery2Crime2War & Politics1Comedy1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

6 titles · average score 62
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Poster for Murder in Suburbia

TV show · as Bradley

Poster for Finisterre

as Narrator (Voice)

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Poster for The Royal

TV show · as Henry Appleton

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Poster for Foyle's War

TV show · as AC Henry Parkins

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Poster for A Dinner of Herbs

TV show · as Justice Craig