Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade
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Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade is the actor’s portrayal of the competent yet often outmatched Scotland Yard detective who frequently collaborates with Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series "Sherlock."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963636 — 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: Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade Context triple: [Sherlock, starsAsCharacter, Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade]
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A.
Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch
Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch is the eldest son of British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and theatre director Sophie Hunter.
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B.
James Arthur Monk
James Arthur Monk, better known as Art Monk, is a Hall of Fame former NFL wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Washington Redskins and multiple Super Bowl victories.
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C.
John Simm
John Simm is an English actor and musician best known for his roles in television series such as "Life on Mars," "Doctor Who," and "State of Play."
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D.
Simon Spoor
Simon Spoor was a Dutch general who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
Peter Smithers
Peter Smithers was a British Conservative politician, diplomat, and former intelligence officer who notably served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1960s.
- 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: Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade Target entity description: Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade is the actor’s portrayal of the competent yet often outmatched Scotland Yard detective who frequently collaborates with Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series "Sherlock."
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A.
Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch
Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch is the eldest son of British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and theatre director Sophie Hunter.
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B.
James Arthur Monk
James Arthur Monk, better known as Art Monk, is a Hall of Fame former NFL wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Washington Redskins and multiple Super Bowl victories.
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C.
John Simm
John Simm is an English actor and musician best known for his roles in television series such as "Life on Mars," "Doctor Who," and "State of Play."
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D.
Simon Spoor
Simon Spoor was a Dutch general who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
Peter Smithers
Peter Smithers was a British Conservative politician, diplomat, and former intelligence officer who notably served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional detective portrayal
ⓘ
television character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sherlock ⓘ |
| appearsInFormat | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Inspector Lestrade ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| characterName |
Inspector Lestrade
ⓘ
surface form:
Greg Lestrade
|
| characterTrait |
competent
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ often outmatched by Sherlock Holmes ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ respectful of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdForTelevisionBy |
Mark Gatiss
ⓘ
Steven Moffat ⓘ |
| employerInSeries |
Metropolitan Police Service
ⓘ
New Scotland Yard ⓘ
surface form:
Scotland Yard
|
| firstAppearanceSeries |
Sherlock
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock: A Study in Pink
|
| franchise |
Sherlock
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes adaptations
|
| genreOfWork |
crime drama
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Scotland Yard liaison to Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| network | BBC One ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent collaboration with Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
representation of modern Inspector Lestrade ⓘ |
| occupationInSeries | Detective Inspector ⓘ |
| partOfCastEnsemble | Sherlock main supporting characters ⓘ |
| policeRankInSeries | Detective Inspector ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | television ⓘ |
| portrayalType | modernized adaptation of classic character ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Rupert Graves ⓘ |
| primaryRelationship |
Holmes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| primaryRelationshipType | professional collaborator ⓘ |
| seriesEpisodeOfFirstAppearance | Episode 1 ⓘ |
| seriesSeasonOfFirstAppearance | Series 1 ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary London ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfBroadcast | 2010s ⓘ |
| worksWith |
John Watson
ⓘ
Holmes ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
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Subject: Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade Description of subject: Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade is the actor’s portrayal of the competent yet often outmatched Scotland Yard detective who frequently collaborates with Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series "Sherlock."
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