Jaye Davidson (born Alfred Amey; March 21, 1968) is an American-born British model and retired actor. 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 mixed race British actor to be nominated for an Oscar), and in 1994's Stargate as Ra.