Zachary Quinto
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Zachary Quinto is an American actor best known for his roles as Spock in the rebooted Star Trek film series and Sylar in the television series Heroes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zachary Quinto canonical | 13 |
| Zachary John Quinto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zachary Quinto Context triple: [Star Trek (2009 film), starring, Zachary Quinto]
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A.
Karl Urban
Karl Urban is a New Zealand actor known for roles in major franchises such as The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and The Boys.
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B.
Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd is a British actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Charlotte Gray."
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C.
Casper Van Dien
Casper Van Dien is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Rico in the science fiction film "Starship Troopers."
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D.
Angus Macfadyen
Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in films such as "Braveheart," "Equilibrium," and "Saw III," as well as numerous television appearances.
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E.
Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox is an American actor best known for his leading role as Jack Shephard on the television series "Lost" and for appearances in films such as "Smokin' Aces."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zachary Quinto Target entity description: Zachary Quinto is an American actor best known for his roles as Spock in the rebooted Star Trek film series and Sylar in the television series Heroes.
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A.
Karl Urban
Karl Urban is a New Zealand actor known for roles in major franchises such as The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and The Boys.
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B.
Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd is a British actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Charlotte Gray."
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C.
Casper Van Dien
Casper Van Dien is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Rico in the science fiction film "Starship Troopers."
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D.
Angus Macfadyen
Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in films such as "Braveheart," "Equilibrium," and "Saw III," as well as numerous television appearances.
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E.
Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox is an American actor best known for his leading role as Jack Shephard on the television series "Lost" and for appearances in films such as "Smokin' Aces."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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film actor ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeInIndustry | entertainment industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries (nomination)
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surface form:
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries (nomination)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ⓘ
surface form:
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (for Star Trek cast, nomination)
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| birthName |
Zachary Quinto
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Zachary John Quinto
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| characterPortrayed |
Adam Kaufman
ⓘ
Charlie Manx ⓘ Dr. Oliver Thredson ⓘ Spock ⓘ Sylar ⓘ |
| coFounded | Before the Door Pictures ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-06-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
CMU
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Mellon University
Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Irish American
ⓘ
Italian American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
ⓘ
film production ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism (upbringing) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying Spock in the rebooted Star Trek film series
ⓘ
portraying Sylar in Heroes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Zachary Quinto self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Horror Story
ⓘ
Heroes ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes (TV series)
Margin Call ⓘ NOS4A2 ⓘ
surface form:
NOS4A2 (TV series)
Snowden (2016 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Snowden (film)
Star Trek (2009 film) ⓘ Star Trek Beyond ⓘ Star Trek Into Darkness ⓘ The Slap (U.S. miniseries) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| publiclyCameOutAs | gay in 2011 ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zachary Quinto Description of subject: Zachary Quinto is an American actor best known for his roles as Spock in the rebooted Star Trek film series and Sylar in the television series Heroes.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zachary John Quinto
subject surface form:
Halloween (Part 1)