Mark Sway in The Client
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Mark Sway in *The Client* is a resourceful and street-smart young boy who becomes entangled in a dangerous legal and criminal conspiracy after witnessing a mob-related suicide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark Sway in The Client canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6540375 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Sway in The Client Context triple: [Brad Renfro, portrayedCharacter, Mark Sway in The Client]
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Frank Nugent in The Negotiator
Frank Nugent in *The Negotiator* is a supporting character portrayed by David Morse in the 1998 action-thriller film about a police hostage negotiator framed for corruption.
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B.
Billy Flynn in Chicago
Billy Flynn in Chicago is the charismatic, smooth-talking defense attorney character from the musical and film "Chicago," famously portrayed on screen by Richard Gere.
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C.
Mark Hoffman
Mark Hoffman is a fictional serial killer and primary antagonist in the "Saw" horror film franchise, known for continuing Jigsaw’s deadly games.
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D.
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
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E.
Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney, known as "The Lincoln Lawyer," who conducts much of his legal work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car in Michael Connelly’s crime novels.
- 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: Mark Sway in The Client Target entity description: Mark Sway in *The Client* is a resourceful and street-smart young boy who becomes entangled in a dangerous legal and criminal conspiracy after witnessing a mob-related suicide.
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A.
Frank Nugent in The Negotiator
Frank Nugent in *The Negotiator* is a supporting character portrayed by David Morse in the 1998 action-thriller film about a police hostage negotiator framed for corruption.
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B.
Billy Flynn in Chicago
Billy Flynn in Chicago is the charismatic, smooth-talking defense attorney character from the musical and film "Chicago," famously portrayed on screen by Richard Gere.
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C.
Mark Hoffman
Mark Hoffman is a fictional serial killer and primary antagonist in the "Saw" horror film franchise, known for continuing Jigsaw’s deadly games.
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D.
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
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E.
Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney, known as "The Lincoln Lawyer," who conducts much of his legal work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car in Michael Connelly’s crime novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1994 film The Client
ⓘ
linked to:
The Client (1994 film)
|
| age | eleven years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Client ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
child in danger
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| centralRoleIn | plot of The Client ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
protective of his family ⓘ resourceful ⓘ street-smart ⓘ |
| creator | John Grisham ⓘ |
| familyName | Sway ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Client universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | legal thriller character ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark ⓘ |
| hasMother | Dianne Sway ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalImpactOn | Ricky Sway ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Ricky Sway ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Roy Foltrigg ⓘ |
| involvedIn | mob-related legal case ⓘ |
| knowsInformationAbout | location of Senator Boyd Boyette’s body ⓘ |
| legalStatus | key witness in federal investigation ⓘ |
| motivation |
avoid being killed by the mob
ⓘ
protect his mother and brother ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brad Renfro ⓘ |
| pursuedBy |
FBI
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
federal prosecutors ⓘ |
| representedBy | Reggie Love ⓘ |
| residence |
Memphis, Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
|
| seeksLegalHelpFrom | Reggie Love ⓘ |
| setting |
Memphis, Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| subjectOf |
film adaptation The Client (1994)
ⓘ
various literary analyses of The Client ⓘ |
| targetedBy | organized crime figures ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Barry Muldanno
ⓘ
New Orleans Mafia ⓘ |
| witnessed | suicide of mob lawyer Jerome Clifford ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark Sway in The Client Description of subject: Mark Sway in *The Client* is a resourceful and street-smart young boy who becomes entangled in a dangerous legal and criminal conspiracy after witnessing a mob-related suicide.
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