John Benjamin Hickey
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John Benjamin Hickey is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Big C" and "The Normal Heart."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Benjamin Hickey canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5084595 — 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: John Benjamin Hickey Context triple: [Flags of Our Fathers, stars, John Benjamin Hickey]
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A.
Myles Connolly
Myles Connolly was an American author, Hollywood screenwriter, and devout Catholic layman best known for his influential novel "Mr. Blue" and his work on numerous classic films.
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B.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Patrick J. Sullivan was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance to the local community or broader historical record.
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C.
Oliver Hudson
Oliver Hudson is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "Rules of Engagement," "Nashville," and "Scream Queens."
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D.
Dominic Kinnear
Dominic Kinnear is a Scottish-American soccer coach and former player best known for leading the Houston Dynamo to multiple MLS Cup titles in the mid-2000s.
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E.
John Curran
John Curran is an American film director and screenwriter known for character-driven dramas such as "Chappaquiddick," "We Don't Live Here Anymore," and "The Painted Veil."
- 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: John Benjamin Hickey Target entity description: John Benjamin Hickey is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Big C" and "The Normal Heart."
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A.
Myles Connolly
Myles Connolly was an American author, Hollywood screenwriter, and devout Catholic layman best known for his influential novel "Mr. Blue" and his work on numerous classic films.
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B.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Patrick J. Sullivan was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance to the local community or broader historical record.
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C.
Oliver Hudson
Oliver Hudson is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "Rules of Engagement," "Nashville," and "Scream Queens."
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D.
Dominic Kinnear
Dominic Kinnear is a Scottish-American soccer coach and former player best known for leading the Houston Dynamo to multiple MLS Cup titles in the mid-2000s.
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E.
John Curran
John Curran is an American film director and screenwriter known for character-driven dramas such as "Chappaquiddick," "We Don't Live Here Anymore," and "The Painted Veil."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | The Normal Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-06-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fordham University
NERFINISHED
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Texas State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hickey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAgent | United Talent Agency (historical/representative) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
film
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television ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| name | John Benjamin Hickey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cabaret (Broadway revival)
NERFINISHED
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Flags of Our Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Flightplan NERFINISHED ⓘ Love! Valour! Compassion! NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitch Perfect NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Degrees of Separation NERFINISHED ⓘ Substance of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Anniversary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big C NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bone Collector NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crucible (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ice Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ The Normal Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Plano, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Felix Turner in The Normal Heart
NERFINISHED
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Frank Winter in Manhattan ⓘ Neil Gross in The Good Wife ⓘ Sean Tolkey in The Big C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Benjamin Hickey Description of subject: John Benjamin Hickey is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Big C" and "The Normal Heart."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flags of Our Fathers