Jaye Davidson

Jaye Davidson

Birthday: 1968-03-21

Place of Birth: Riverside, California, USA

Biography: 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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Stargate
Stargate

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancie...

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The Crying Game
The Crying Game

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier ...

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Jiggery Pokery
Jiggery Pokery

The story begins at the stage door after a performance. A cabaret somewhere presenting songs from Di...

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Catwalk
Catwalk

A documentary following Christy Turlington and other models during spring fashion week in Milan, Par...

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Disclosure
Disclosure

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about t...

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Kinky Gerlinky
Kinky Gerlinky

Kinky Gerlinky was the biggest, most fabulous, most stylish nightclub London has ever seen. This doc...

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