Jaye Davidson Biography and Filmography

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Actresses who appeared with Jaye Davidson on screen:

Miranda Richardson
Mili Avital
Viveca Lindfors
Ute Lemper

Jaye Davidson
Birthday: March 21, 1968
Birth Place: Riverside, California, USA
Height: 5' 3"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Jaye Davidson. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Jaye was born in Riverside, California in 1968 the son of a Ghanaian father and English mother. The family left for England when Jaye was 2 and a half. Jaye left school at 16 and had been alternately unemployed and doing odd jobs (running for a production company, working in a factory) ever since. Jaye had no real acting experience when discovered by a casting associate at a wrap party for Derek Jarman's Edward II. He was working as a fashion designer at that time and took the role for the money. He was cast to play Dil in The Crying Game (1992), which became a sleeper hit that shocked audience's worldwide and in 1992 it was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Jaye. His overnight stardom earned him his next big role as the sun god Ra opposite James Spader and Kurt Russell in the 1994 blockbuster Stargate. Since his brush with movie fame, Jaye has spent his time doing big-name fashion shoots: Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue; Michael Roberts for Joseph; a GAP ad by Annie Leibowitz. He accompanied Kate Moss to the British Fashion Awards and in Paris at Valentino's jet-set party in honor of Sharon Stone, he accompanied Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington.

Movie Credits

Stargate (1994)
[ Kurt Russell ][ James Spader ][ Djimon Hounsou ][ Frank Welker ][ French Stewart ]

Jiggery Pokery (1994)

The Crying Game (1992)
[ Forest Whitaker ][ Jim Broadbent ][ Stephen Rea ][ Keith Allen ][ Adrian Dunbar ]

Trivia

Left for England at 2 and a half. Grew up in Hertfordshire, England, UK
His father is Ghanaian and his mother is English
was discovered in a bar.
When he was nominated for an Academy Award in 1993 he quickly became the biggest question mark of the Oscars not just the matter of whether he would decide to attend the show but what he'd wear if he did show up. After being modest about the event for weeks, he showed up in an aptly gender-bending ensemble: a woman's equestrian-style blazer, white shirt, riding breeches and thigh-high leather boots. Later, he pronounced himself happy to have met Jane Fonda and touched Richard Gere's back.
His performance as Dil in "The Crying Game" (1992) is ranked #92 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

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