Jaye Davidson

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 Oscarnominated British former actor and model he is best known for his roles as transgender Dil in the 1992 suspensedrama 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 1994s Stargate as Ra