Hisham Tawfiq
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Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor best known for his role as Dembe Zuma on the television series "The Blacklist."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hisham Tawfiq canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9016559 — 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: Hisham Tawfiq Context triple: [The Blacklist, starring, Hisham Tawfiq]
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A.
Hassan Aref
Hassan Aref was a prominent physicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics, particularly in vortex dynamics and chaotic advection.
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B.
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Ali Abu al-Ragheb is a Jordanian politician who served as the country's prime minister in the early 2000s, overseeing economic reforms and modernization efforts.
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C.
Khairat el-Shater
Khairat el-Shater is an Egyptian businessman and leading political figure who served as a chief strategist and deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, playing a central role in its post-2011 political rise.
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D.
Samir Amer
Samir Amer is a notable individual recognized for bearing the surname Amer.
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E.
Nabil Amer
Nabil Amer is a person notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Amer.
- 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: Hisham Tawfiq Target entity description: Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor best known for his role as Dembe Zuma on the television series "The Blacklist."
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A.
Hassan Aref
Hassan Aref was a prominent physicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics, particularly in vortex dynamics and chaotic advection.
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B.
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Ali Abu al-Ragheb is a Jordanian politician who served as the country's prime minister in the early 2000s, overseeing economic reforms and modernization efforts.
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C.
Khairat el-Shater
Khairat el-Shater is an Egyptian businessman and leading political figure who served as a chief strategist and deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, playing a central role in its post-2011 political rise.
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D.
Samir Amer
Samir Amer is a notable individual recognized for bearing the surname Amer.
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E.
Nabil Amer
Nabil Amer is a person notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Amer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
30 Rock
NERFINISHED
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Dead Man Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Gun Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Lights Out NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blacklist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Dembe Zuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-09-24 ⓘ |
| employer |
Fire Department of the City of New York
NERFINISHED
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NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tawfiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | New York City firefighter ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Hisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Abdul Tawfiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialMediaProfile |
Instagram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twitter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Dembe Zuma on The Blacklist ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hisham Tawfiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Dembe Zuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Blacklist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Marilyn Tawfiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedAt | Negro Ensemble Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hishamtawfiq.com/ ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 2000s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hisham Tawfiq Description of subject: Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor best known for his role as Dembe Zuma on the television series "The Blacklist."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.