Adrian Scarborough
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Adrian Scarborough is a British character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, often in period dramas and dark comedies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adrian Scarborough canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3016768 — 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: Adrian Scarborough Context triple: [Gosford Park, starring, Adrian Scarborough]
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A.
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham is a Scottish character actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and theatre, often portraying authoritative or villainous roles.
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B.
Michael Gough
Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
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C.
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for playing the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
Iain Glen
Iain Glen is a Scottish actor best known internationally for his role as Ser Jorah Mormont in the television series "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Richard Briers
Richard Briers was an English actor best known for his work in British television comedies such as "The Good Life" and for his frequent collaborations with director Kenneth Branagh in both stage and film.
- 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: Adrian Scarborough Target entity description: Adrian Scarborough is a British character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, often in period dramas and dark comedies.
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A.
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham is a Scottish character actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and theatre, often portraying authoritative or villainous roles.
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B.
Michael Gough
Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
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C.
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for playing the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
Iain Glen
Iain Glen is a Scottish actor best known internationally for his role as Ser Jorah Mormont in the television series "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Richard Briers
Richard Briers was an English actor best known for his work in British television comedies such as "The Good Life" and for his frequent collaborations with director Kenneth Branagh in both stage and film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | After the Dance ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-05-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School ⓘ |
| familyName | Scarborough ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Adrian ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter
ⓘ
son ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character acting
ⓘ
versatile supporting roles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Adrian Scarborough self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blunt Talk
ⓘ
Cranford ⓘ Gavin & Stacey ⓘ Killing Eve ⓘ Les Misérables ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (2012 film)
The History Boys ⓘ
surface form:
The History Boys (stage production)
The King’s Speech ⓘ The Madness of King George ⓘ Upstairs, Downstairs ⓘ
surface form:
Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series)
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Melton Mowbray ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Cranford as Reverend Hutton
ⓘ
Gavin & Stacey as Pete Sutcliffe ⓘ Les Misérables (2012 film) as Monsieur Gillenormand ⓘ The King’s Speech ⓘ
surface form:
The King’s Speech as W. A. McDougall
Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series) as Mr. Pritchard ⓘ |
| spouse | Rose Blackshaw ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Mike Leigh
ⓘ
Stephen Frears ⓘ Tom Hooper ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adrian Scarborough Description of subject: Adrian Scarborough is a British character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, often in period dramas and dark comedies.
Referenced by (4)
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