Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY

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detective fictional character forensic scientist television character

Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY is the principled and methodical head of the New York City crime lab, known for his military background, strong moral code, and relentless dedication to solving complex forensic cases.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mac Taylor's CSI team	2
Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3551122 — 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: Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY
Context triple: [Gary Sinise, portrayed, Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY]

A. CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that follows a team of forensic investigators solving crimes in New York City as part of the CSI franchise.
B. NYPD detectives
NYPD detectives are specialized law enforcement officers in New York City responsible for investigating crimes, gathering evidence, and building cases for prosecution.
C. Inspector Joe Dominguez in Nash Bridges
Inspector Joe Dominguez is a wisecracking, laid-back yet capable police inspector and loyal partner to Nash Bridges on the 1990s crime drama series "Nash Bridges."
D. Detective Riley
Detective Riley is a supporting police investigator character in the 2016 psychological thriller film "The Girl on the Train," involved in unraveling the central mystery.
E. Detective Lieutenant Matt Wozniak in Shades of Blue
Detective Lieutenant Matt Wozniak is a morally conflicted, corrupt-yet-protective NYPD officer who leads a tight-knit crew while navigating crime, loyalty, and betrayal in the TV drama "Shades of Blue."
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: Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY
Target entity description: Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY is the principled and methodical head of the New York City crime lab, known for his military background, strong moral code, and relentless dedication to solving complex forensic cases.

A. CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that follows a team of forensic investigators solving crimes in New York City as part of the CSI franchise.
B. NYPD detectives
NYPD detectives are specialized law enforcement officers in New York City responsible for investigating crimes, gathering evidence, and building cases for prosecution.
C. Inspector Joe Dominguez in Nash Bridges
Inspector Joe Dominguez is a wisecracking, laid-back yet capable police inspector and loyal partner to Nash Bridges on the 1990s crime drama series "Nash Bridges."
D. Detective Riley
Detective Riley is a supporting police investigator character in the 2016 psychological thriller film "The Girl on the Train," involved in unraveling the central mystery.
E. Detective Lieutenant Matt Wozniak in Shades of Blue
Detective Lieutenant Matt Wozniak is a morally conflicted, corrupt-yet-protective NYPD officer who leads a tight-knit crew while navigating crime, loyalty, and betrayal in the TV drama "Shades of Blue."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	detective ⓘ fictional character ⓘ forensic scientist ⓘ television character ⓘ
appearsIn	CSI: NY ⓘ
backstoryEvent	wife Claire Taylor died in the September 11 attacks ⓘ
colleague	Danny Messer ⓘ Don Flack ⓘ Jo Danville ⓘ Lindsay Monroe ⓘ Sheldon Hawkes ⓘ Stella Bonasera ⓘ
creator	Ann Donahue NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony E. Zuiker ⓘ Carol Mendelsohn NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	New York City Police Department ⓘ New York City crime lab ⓘ
familyName	Taylor ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	CSI franchise ⓘ
firstAppearance	CSI: NY, Season 1, Episode 1 ⓘ
fullName	Mac Taylor ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Mac ⓘ
hasMilitaryBackground	true ⓘ
knownFor	leading the CSI: NY team ⓘ strict adherence to evidence ⓘ strong sense of justice ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
occupation	crime scene investigator ⓘ detective ⓘ forensic scientist ⓘ
portrayedBy	Gary Sinise ⓘ
position	head of the New York City crime lab ⓘ
rank	former Marine major ⓘ
specialization	ballistics analysis ⓘ crime scene analysis ⓘ forensic investigation ⓘ trace evidence analysis ⓘ
spouse	Claire Taylor ⓘ
spouseStatus	widowed ⓘ
trait	disciplined ⓘ methodical ⓘ principled ⓘ relentless dedication to solving cases ⓘ stoic ⓘ strong moral code ⓘ
workLocation	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gary Sinise → portrayed → Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY ⓘ

Danny Messer → teamMembership → Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mac Taylor's CSI team

Lindsay Monroe → memberOf → Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY ⓘ