Ben Foster
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Ben Foster is a British composer and orchestrator best known for his work on television scores, including contributions to the revived Doctor Who series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ben Foster canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5112772 — 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: Ben Foster Context triple: [Life Story, composer, Ben Foster]
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A.
Ben Foster
Ben Foster is an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Hell or High Water," and "The Messenger."
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B.
James Badge Dale
James Badge Dale is an American actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including performances in projects like "The Pacific," "Iron Man 3," and "World War Z."
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C.
Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films like "Avatar" and the TV series "Bones."
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D.
Shea Whigham
Shea Whigham is an American character actor known for his intense, often gritty supporting roles in film and television, including prominent parts in series like "Boardwalk Empire" and numerous acclaimed movies.
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E.
Robert Pitt
Robert Pitt was an English merchant and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his wealth from Indian trade and as the patriarch of the influential Pitt family.
- 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: Ben Foster Target entity description: Ben Foster is a British composer and orchestrator best known for his work on television scores, including contributions to the revived Doctor Who series.
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A.
Ben Foster
Ben Foster is an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Hell or High Water," and "The Messenger."
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B.
James Badge Dale
James Badge Dale is an American actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including performances in projects like "The Pacific," "Iron Man 3," and "World War Z."
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C.
Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films like "Avatar" and the TV series "Bones."
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D.
Shea Whigham
Shea Whigham is an American character actor known for his intense, often gritty supporting roles in film and television, including prominent parts in series like "Boardwalk Empire" and numerous acclaimed movies.
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E.
Robert Pitt
Robert Pitt was an English merchant and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his wealth from Indian trade and as the patriarch of the influential Pitt family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| collaboratedWith | Murray Gold ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedIn | music composition ⓘ |
| employer | BBC (as freelance composer/orchestrator on productions) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conducting
ⓘ
music for television ⓘ orchestration ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
television score ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conducting recording sessions for television scores
ⓘ
orchestration for Doctor Who episodes ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboard
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Doctor Who (revived series) – television score contributions
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Doctor Who: The Next Doctor – score orchestration ⓘ Torchwood – television score ⓘ Torchwood: Children of Earth – score ⓘ
linked to:
Torchwood: Children of Earth
|
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor Who music production team ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
orchestral music for screen
ⓘ
science fiction television scoring ⓘ |
| workLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Foster Description of subject: Ben Foster is a British composer and orchestrator best known for his work on television scores, including contributions to the revived Doctor Who series.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.