Troy Kotsur
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Troy Kotsur is an American deaf actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "CODA."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Troy Kotsur canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4238183 — 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: Troy Kotsur Context triple: [CODA, castMember, Troy Kotsur]
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A.
Orson Cox
Orson Cox is the son of Scottish actor and physicist-turned-science-communicator Brian Cox.
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B.
Pablo Schreiber
Pablo Schreiber is a Canadian-American actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including standout performances in series like "Orange Is the New Black" and "American Gods."
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C.
William Jackson Harper
William Jackson Harper is an American actor best known for his role as Chidi Anagonye on the television series "The Good Place."
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D.
Caleb Landry Jones
Caleb Landry Jones is an American actor and musician known for his intense, often unsettling performances in films such as "Get Out," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," and "Nitram."
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E.
Brady Corbet
Brady Corbet is an American actor and filmmaker known for his intense performances in independent films and for directing acclaimed art-house dramas such as "The Childhood of a Leader" and "Vox Lux."
- 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: Troy Kotsur Target entity description: Troy Kotsur is an American deaf actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "CODA."
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A.
Orson Cox
Orson Cox is the son of Scottish actor and physicist-turned-science-communicator Brian Cox.
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B.
Pablo Schreiber
Pablo Schreiber is a Canadian-American actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including standout performances in series like "Orange Is the New Black" and "American Gods."
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C.
William Jackson Harper
William Jackson Harper is an American actor best known for his role as Chidi Anagonye on the television series "The Good Place."
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D.
Caleb Landry Jones
Caleb Landry Jones is an American actor and musician known for his intense, often unsettling performances in films such as "Get Out," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," and "Nitram."
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E.
Brady Corbet
Brady Corbet is an American actor and filmmaker known for his intense performances in independent films and for directing acclaimed art-house dramas such as "The Childhood of a Leader" and "Vox Lux."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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deaf person ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| academyAwardCategory | Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
CODA
NERFINISHED
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CSI: NY NERFINISHED ⓘ Scrubs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mandalorian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male NERFINISHED ⓘ Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | 1 daughter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-07-24 ⓘ |
| directed | No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Gallaudet University
NERFINISHED
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Phoenix Day School for the Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Native American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kotsur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrankRossiAppearsIn | CODA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicAchievement | first deaf male actor to win an Academy Award for acting ⓘ |
| isDeaf | true ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Frank Rossi in CODA ⓘ |
| language | American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Troy Kotsur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
CODA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mandalorian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mesa, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Frank Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Deanne Bray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreProduction |
Big River (Deaf West Theatre production)
NERFINISHED
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Spring Awakening (Deaf West Theatre production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Deaf West Theatre
NERFINISHED
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National Theatre of the Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfAcademyAwardWin | 2022 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy Kotsur Description of subject: Troy Kotsur is an American deaf actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "CODA."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.