Lambert Wilson
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Lambert Wilson is a French actor best known internationally for his role as the Merovingian in The Matrix film series, alongside an extensive career in French cinema and theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lambert Wilson canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4330581 — 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: Lambert Wilson Context triple: [The Matrix Reloaded, starring, Lambert Wilson]
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A.
Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox is an English actor and political activist known for his role in the TV series "Lewis" and for his outspoken, often controversial public commentary.
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B.
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-English actor and director best known for his breakout role in the cult film "Withnail and I" and for his diverse performances in both British and Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy is an English actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in films such as "Love Actually," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "About Time."
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D.
Ron Todd
Ron Todd is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner before Kathleen Sebelius.
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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: Lambert Wilson Target entity description: Lambert Wilson is a French actor best known internationally for his role as the Merovingian in The Matrix film series, alongside an extensive career in French cinema and theater.
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A.
Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox is an English actor and political activist known for his role in the TV series "Lewis" and for his outspoken, often controversial public commentary.
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B.
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-English actor and director best known for his breakout role in the cult film "Withnail and I" and for his diverse performances in both British and Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy is an English actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in films such as "Love Actually," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "About Time."
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D.
Ron Todd
Ron Todd is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner before Kathleen Sebelius.
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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 (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Christian monk Luc in Of Gods and Men
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Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded ⓘ
linked to:
The Merovingian
Merovingian in The Matrix Resurrections ⓘ Merovingian in The Matrix Revolutions ⓘ The Merovingian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-08-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Drama Centre London ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilson ⓘ |
| father | Georges Wilson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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music ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ voice acting ⓘ |
| givenName | Lambert ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
art-house cinema
ⓘ
comedy films ⓘ drama films ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| name | Lambert Wilson ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableAward |
César Award nomination for Best Actor
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linked to:
César Award for Best Actor
César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barbecue
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Catwoman ⓘ
linked to:
Catwoman (score)
Chocolat (1988 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Chocolat
Des hommes et des dieux ⓘ Flavia the Heretic ⓘ Jefferson in Paris ⓘ La Princesse de Montpensier ⓘ
linked to:
The Princess of Montpensier
Of Gods and Men ⓘ On connaît la chanson ⓘ Same Old Song ⓘ Suite française ⓘ
linked to:
Suite Française
The Belly of an Architect ⓘ The Matrix Reloaded ⓘ The Matrix Resurrections ⓘ The Matrix Revolutions ⓘ The Odyssey ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France ⓘ |
| relative | Georges Wilson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Lambert Wilson Description of subject: Lambert Wilson is a French actor best known internationally for his role as the Merovingian in The Matrix film series, alongside an extensive career in French cinema and theater.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.