Michael Jayston (1935)

Mr Michael Jayston (Male)

Nationality: English

Born: 29 October 1935

Actor. Following his training at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Jayston appeared in repertory theatre, firstly in Bangor, Northern Ireland (1961), then Salisbury (1962-63) and the Bristol Old Vic (1963-65) before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) until 1969. As well as a prolific career in voiceover work (including narrating all of John le Carré’s audiobook novels), Jayston is perhaps best known for his appearances on screen in television shows like Quiller (1975), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) and Doctor Who (in 1986), or television films of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius, 1968), The Merchant of Venice (Gratiano, 1973) and King Lear (Edmund, 1975).

Training and Education

Drama school

Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Training & Education | Est. 1880)

Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, England

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Productions

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Appears In

The Homecoming (Premiere: Aldwych) (1965)

Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)

Joined cast on Broadway transfer to Music Box Theatre, New York from 24 April 1967.

Performer

Sunday Night Presenting: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Theatre (1966)

McCann (Age: 30, Male)

Performer

The Homecoming (The Music Box, NYC) (1967)

Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)

Jayston, Ian Holm's understudy, took over from Holm from 24 April.

Performer

The Homecoming (1973)

Teddy (Age: mid thirties, Male)

Performer

Linked People

Lynn Farleigh (1942)

Relationship: Wife

Married between 1965-1970.

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Sources

Diamond Management Website

http://www.diamondmanagement.co.uk/michael-jayston

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Includes select CV for Michael Jayston