Jaye Davidson
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Jaye Davidson

Mar 21, 1968 - Riverside, California, USA

Jaye Davidson was born Alfred Amey on March 21, 1968 in Riverside, California. He and his family left the United States for the United Kingdom when he was two and a half years old. He grew up in Hertfordshire, England. An Oscar-nominated British former actor and model, he is best known for his roles as transgender "Dil" in the 1992 suspense-drama thriller film The Crying Game, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, making him the first Black British actor to be nominated for an Oscar. He also starred in 1994's Stargate as Ra.

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Movie1994StargateRa
Movie1992The Crying GameDil
Movie1994Jiggery PokeryJo
Movie1995CatwalkSelf
Movie2020DisclosureSelf / Dil (archive footage)
Movie2003Kinky GerlinkySelf
Movie2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1

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