Robert Carlyle
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Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor known for his intense and versatile performances in films such as "Trainspotting," "The Full Monty," and "28 Weeks Later," as well as the TV series "Once Upon a Time."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Carlyle canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2658469 — 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: Robert Carlyle Context triple: [The Beach, starring, Robert Carlyle]
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A.
David Craig
David Craig is a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become Chief of the Air Staff and later Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Richard Madden
Richard Madden is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Robb Stark in the television series "Game of Thrones" and for starring in various high-profile film and TV productions.
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C.
Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent parts in projects like "Mission: Impossible 2," "Ever After," and various British dramas.
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D.
Colm Feore
Colm Feore is a Canadian-American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in works like "Bon Cop, Bad Cop," "The Chronicles of Riddick," and numerous Stratford Festival productions.
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E.
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, writer, and director known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Good Wife," "Cabaret," and various Hollywood films.
- 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: Robert Carlyle Target entity description: Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor known for his intense and versatile performances in films such as "Trainspotting," "The Full Monty," and "28 Weeks Later," as well as the TV series "Once Upon a Time."
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A.
David Craig
David Craig is a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become Chief of the Air Staff and later Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Richard Madden
Richard Madden is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Robb Stark in the television series "Game of Thrones" and for starring in various high-profile film and TV productions.
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C.
Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent parts in projects like "Mission: Impossible 2," "Ever After," and various British dramas.
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D.
Colm Feore
Colm Feore is a Canadian-American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in works like "Bon Cop, Bad Cop," "The Chronicles of Riddick," and numerous Stratford Festival productions.
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E.
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, writer, and director known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Good Wife," "Cabaret," and various Hollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
ⓘ
BAFTA Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Scotland Award
Screen Actors Guild Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert Carlyle self-link ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Begbie
ⓘ
surface form:
Begbie in Trainspotting
Gaz in The Full Monty ⓘ Hamish Macbeth in Hamish Macbeth ⓘ Nicholas Rush in Stargate Universe ⓘ Renard in The World Is Not Enough ⓘ Rumpelstiltskin ⓘ
surface form:
Rumpelstiltskin in Once Upon a Time
|
| coFounded | Raindog Theatre Company ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-04-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | three children ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense acting style
ⓘ
versatile performances ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| name | Robert Carlyle self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
28 Weeks Later
ⓘ
Angela’s Ashes ⓘ
surface form:
Angela's Ashes
Carla's Song ⓘ Hamish Macbeth ⓘ Once Upon a Time (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
Once Upon a Time
Priest ⓘ Ravenous ⓘ Stargate ⓘ
surface form:
Stargate Universe
The Full Monty ⓘ James Bond: The World Is Not Enough ⓘ
surface form:
The World Is Not Enough
Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Glasgow
ⓘ
surface form:
Glasgow, Scotland
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| residence |
Glasgow
ⓘ
surface form:
Glasgow, Scotland
Vancouver ⓘ
surface form:
Vancouver, Canada
|
| spouse | Anastasia Shirley ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Carlyle Description of subject: Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor known for his intense and versatile performances in films such as "Trainspotting," "The Full Monty," and "28 Weeks Later," as well as the TV series "Once Upon a Time."
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The World Is Not Enough