Acting
Michael Jayston
- Titles
- 42movies48TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2019, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 24top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
- Violence3.4, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Classic Literature 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Victorian Era 2
- Social Satire 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Colin BakerActorDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids, Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe, Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Lynda BellinghamActorDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids, Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe, Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Barbara Leigh-HuntActorLove's Labour's Lost, Bequest to the Nation, Macbeth- HHugh ParsonEditorDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe, Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Brian ClemensWriterQuiller, A Coffin for the Bride, Ring Once for Death
Fiona FullertonActorAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, Nicholas and Alexandra
James FaulknerActorZulu Dawn, Still Crazy Like a Fox
Malcolm TierneyActorA Bit of a Do, Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
Bonnie LangfordActorDoctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Anthony NichollsActorThe Merchant of Venice, King Lear
Nicola BryantActorDoctor Who: The Mysterious Planet, Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Helen MirrenActorA Midsummer Night's Dream, A Coffin for the Bride
Movies and TV shows
152000s
1 title · average score 68
68
A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
TV show · as Justice Craig
1990s
1 title · average score 64
64
Holby City (1999)
TV show · as Judge
1980s
3 titles · average score 63
77
Press Gang (1989)
TV show · as Colonel X
62
Casualty (1986)
TV show · as Ian / David Northwick
50
From a Far Country (1981)
as Narrator (voice)
1970s
6 titles · average score 65
92
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV show · as Peter Guillam
61
Zulu Dawn (1979)
as Col. Crealock
King Lear (1975)
as Edmund
66
Jane Eyre (1973)
TV show · as Mr Rochester
58
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
as Nicholas
50
Cromwell (1970)
as Henry Ireton
1960s
3 titles · average score 65
76
Callan (1967)
TV show
The Wednesday Play (1964)
TV show · as Siegfried Sassoon
54
Coronation Street (1960)
TV show · as Judge
1950s
1 title · average score 68
68
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Jimmy