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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 two 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 ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

The Crying Game
The Crying Game Dil
(1992)
Stargate
Stargate Ra
(1994)
Jiggery Pokery
Jiggery Pokery Jo
(1994)
The Borghilde Project
The Borghilde Project Nazi Photographer
(2009)
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 2009 The Borghilde Project (Short)
Nazi Photographer
 1994 Jiggery Pokery (TV Movie)
Jo
 1994 Stargate
Ra
 1992 The Crying Game
Dil
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 2002 Kinky Gerlinky (Documentary)
Self
 1995 Catwalk (Documentary)
Self
 1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee
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 2020 Disclosure (Documentary)
Self / Dil
 2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (TV Movie documentary)
Self - #94 The Crying Game Keeps a Secret

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5' 3" (1.6 m)
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[on Stephen Rea, his partner in The Crying Game (1992)] I would imagine that Stephen would have been more uncomfortable with me than I would have been with him. See, I'm from another world from Stephen's life. Stephen is an actor -- a Belfast actor, married with children. And he ends up working with someone like me. I felt sorry for Stephen. I can't speak for him, of course, but I just thought, '... See more »

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was discovered in a bar. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries
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