Kevin McKidd
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Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin McKidd canonical | 17 |
| Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T597475 — 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: Kevin McKidd Context triple: [Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film), starredActor, Kevin McKidd]
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A.
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in films like "The Ring" and "Everest" and TV series such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Virgin River."
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B.
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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C.
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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D.
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."
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E.
Kris Marshall
Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his comedic and romantic roles in film and television, including prominent parts in Love Actually and the sitcom My 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: Kevin McKidd Target entity description: Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
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A.
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in films like "The Ring" and "Everest" and TV series such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Virgin River."
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B.
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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C.
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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D.
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."
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E.
Kris Marshall
Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his comedic and romantic roles in film and television, including prominent parts in Love Actually and the sitcom My Family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Kevin McKidd self-link ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-08-09 ⓘ |
| directedEpisodeOf |
Grey’s Anatomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Grey's Anatomy
|
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| film |
Brave
ⓘ
Dog Soldiers ⓘ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ⓘ The Last Legion ⓘ Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting
|
| hasChild |
daughter
ⓘ
son ⓘ |
| knownForRole |
Cooper in Dog Soldiers
ⓘ
Dan Vasser in Journeyman ⓘ Lucius Vorenus in Rome ⓘ Owen Hunt ⓘ
surface form:
Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy
Tommy in Trainspotting ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| name | Kevin McKidd self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anna Karenina
ⓘ
surface form:
Anna Karenina (2000 TV series)
Brave ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ⓘ Dog Soldiers ⓘ Grey’s Anatomy ⓘ
surface form:
Grey's Anatomy
Journeyman ⓘ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ⓘ Rome ⓘ The Last Legion ⓘ Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Elgin, Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
|
| televisionSeries |
Anna Karenina
ⓘ
surface form:
Anna Karenina (2000 TV series)
Grey’s Anatomy ⓘ
surface form:
Grey's Anatomy
Journeyman ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| voicedCharacter |
Captain "Soap" MacTavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
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Captain "Soap" MacTavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ⓘ Lord MacGuffin in Brave ⓘ Young MacGuffin in Brave ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin McKidd Description of subject: Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)
this entity surface form:
Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin
subject surface form:
Dan Vasser
subject surface form:
Cooper (Dog Soldiers)