D.W. Moffett
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D.W. Moffett is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in projects like the TV series "Switched at Birth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| D.W. Moffett canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10225483 — 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: D.W. Moffett Context triple: [Stealing Beauty, stars, D.W. Moffett]
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A.
Ken Moffett
Ken Moffett was a prominent American labor mediator and union negotiator best known for his key role in resolving major sports labor disputes, including those in Major League Baseball.
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B.
K. T. McFarland
K. T. McFarland is an American foreign policy analyst and former government official who served in senior national security roles, including in the Trump administration.
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C.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
David S. Mathewson
David S. Mathewson was an Australian radio astronomer known for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of nearby galaxies and intergalactic gas.
- 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: D.W. Moffett Target entity description: D.W. Moffett is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in projects like the TV series "Switched at Birth."
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A.
Ken Moffett
Ken Moffett was a prominent American labor mediator and union negotiator best known for his key role in resolving major sports labor disputes, including those in Major League Baseball.
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B.
K. T. McFarland
K. T. McFarland is an American foreign policy analyst and former government official who served in senior national security roles, including in the Trump administration.
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C.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
David S. Mathewson
David S. Mathewson was an Australian radio astronomer known for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of nearby galaxies and intergalactic gas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| birthName |
Donald Warren Moffett
ⓘ
linked to:
D. W. Moffett
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-10-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St. Ignatius College Prep
ⓘ
Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer |
Loyola Marymount University
ⓘ
linked to:
Loyola University of Los Angeles
|
| familyName | Moffett ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | White American ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
roles in American independent films
ⓘ
roles in American television drama series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | D. W. Moffett ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Widow
ⓘ
For Your Love ⓘ Friday Night Lights ⓘ
linked to:
Friday Night Lights franchise
Stealing Beauty ⓘ Switched at Birth ⓘ The Old Neighborhood ⓘ Thirteen ⓘ Traffic ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Highland Park, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Highland Park, Illinois
|
| playedCharacter |
Jeff Sheridan in Traffic
ⓘ
Joe McCoy in Friday Night Lights ⓘ John Kennish in Switched at Birth ⓘ Miles Lawrence in For Your Love ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the film and television acting program at Loyola Marymount University ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| spouse | Kristal Rogers ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: D.W. Moffett Description of subject: D.W. Moffett is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in projects like the TV series "Switched at Birth."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.