Jonathan Manu Bennett
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Jonathan Manu Bennett is a New Zealand actor best known for his roles as Crixus in "Spartacus," Slade Wilson/Deathstroke in "Arrow," and Azog the Defiler in "The Hobbit" film trilogy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Manu Bennett canonical | 2 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jonathan Manu Bennett Context triple: [Manu Bennett, birthName, Jonathan Manu Bennett]
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Jonathan Bennett
Jonathan Bennett is an American actor best known for playing Aaron Samuels in the teen comedy film "Mean Girls."
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B.
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett is an English drummer, composer, and producer best known as the longtime drummer for the instrumental rock group The Shadows.
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C.
Michael Barnathan
Michael Barnathan is an American film producer known for working on major studio hits such as the "Night at the Museum" series and the "Harry Potter" films.
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D.
Matthew Bowen
Matthew Bowen is a retired Australian rugby league fullback best known for his long and prolific NRL career with the North Queensland Cowboys and his electrifying attacking play.
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E.
David Brydie Mitchell
David Brydie Mitchell was an early 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and later as a U.S. Indian agent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Jonathan Manu Bennett Target entity description: Jonathan Manu Bennett is a New Zealand actor best known for his roles as Crixus in "Spartacus," Slade Wilson/Deathstroke in "Arrow," and Azog the Defiler in "The Hobbit" film trilogy.
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A.
Jonathan Bennett
Jonathan Bennett is an American actor best known for playing Aaron Samuels in the teen comedy film "Mean Girls."
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B.
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett is an English drummer, composer, and producer best known as the longtime drummer for the instrumental rock group The Shadows.
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C.
Michael Barnathan
Michael Barnathan is an American film producer known for working on major studio hits such as the "Night at the Museum" series and the "Harry Potter" films.
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D.
Matthew Bowen
Matthew Bowen is a retired Australian rugby league fullback best known for his long and prolific NRL career with the North Queensland Cowboys and his electrifying attacking play.
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E.
David Brydie Mitchell
David Brydie Mitchell was an early 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and later as a U.S. Indian agent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand actor
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actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
"Arrow"
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linked to:
Arrow (TV series)
"Spartacus: Blood and Sand" ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
"Spartacus: Vengeance" ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus: Vengeance
"Spartacus: War of the Damned" ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus: War of the Damned
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" ⓘ
linked to:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" ⓘ
linked to:
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" ⓘ
linked to:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
|
| basedIn | New Zealand ⓘ |
| birthName | Jonathan Manu Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-10-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Māori descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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action television ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ fantasy television ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jonathan
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Manu ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
DC Comics character Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
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linked to:
Deathstroke (DC Comics)
gladiator character Crixus ⓘ orc leader Azog the Defiler ⓘ
linked to:
Azog the Defiler
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| knownFor |
portraying Azog the Defiler in "The Hobbit" film trilogy
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portraying Crixus in the television series "Spartacus" ⓘ portraying Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in the television series "Arrow" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Manu Bennett ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableFor | performing physically demanding action roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arrow
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Spartacus ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
The Hobbit film trilogy ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rotorua, New Zealand
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linked to:
Rotorua
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| portrayed |
Azog the Defiler
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Crixus ⓘ Deathstroke ⓘ
linked to:
Deathstroke (DC Comics)
Slade Wilson ⓘ |
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