As twists go, the reveal of singer Dil's big secret in The Crying Game is up there with ... What to Read Next Jaye Davidson, who wasn't an actor, was "discovered" by a casting director at the ...

Writer-director Neil Jordan’s 1992 drama The Crying Game centers on Jody (Forest ... Dil (newcomer Jaye Davidson), who is revealed to be a transgender woman. The Irish-born Jordan and his ...

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There, he befriends the beautiful Dil (Jaye Davidson) and feels an immediate ... What we will say is that The Crying Game is an incredible political thriller featuring two great performances ...

Jaye Davidson was born Alfred Amey on March ... as transgender "Dil" in the 1992 suspense-drama thriller film The Crying Game, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor ...

When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil (Jaye Davidson). Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy ...

An unknown actor at the time, Jaye Davidson received an Academy Award performance for his captivating portrayal of Dil in Neil Jordan‘s 1992 hit thriller The Crying Game. Of course what the ...

Writer-director Neil Jordan's 1992 drama The Crying Game centers on Jody (Forest Whitaker ... with Jody's partner, Dil ...