David Morrissey
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David Morrissey is an English actor and director known for his versatile performances in film and television, including prominent roles in series like "The Walking Dead."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Morrissey canonical | 14 |
| Steve McAndrew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4642949 — 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: David Morrissey Context triple: [The Reaping, starring, David Morrissey]
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A.
Anthony Stewart Head
Anthony Stewart Head is a British actor best known for playing the Watcher Rupert Giles on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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B.
Simon Cellan Jones
Simon Cellan Jones is a British television and film director known for his work on acclaimed UK dramas and series.
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C.
Stephen Campbell Moore
Stephen Campbell Moore is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The History Boys" and various period dramas.
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D.
Iain Glen
Iain Glen is a Scottish actor best known internationally for his role as Ser Jorah Mormont in the television series "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Toby Jones
Toby Jones is an English character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in projects such as "Infamous," the "Harry Potter" series, and "The Hunger Games."
- 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: David Morrissey Target entity description: David Morrissey is an English actor and director known for his versatile performances in film and television, including prominent roles in series like "The Walking Dead."
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A.
Anthony Stewart Head
Anthony Stewart Head is a British actor best known for playing the Watcher Rupert Giles on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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B.
Simon Cellan Jones
Simon Cellan Jones is a British television and film director known for his work on acclaimed UK dramas and series.
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C.
Stephen Campbell Moore
Stephen Campbell Moore is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The History Boys" and various period dramas.
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D.
Iain Glen
Iain Glen is a Scottish actor best known internationally for his role as Ser Jorah Mormont in the television series "Game of Thrones."
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E.
Toby Jones
Toby Jones is an English character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in projects such as "Infamous," the "Harry Potter" series, and "The Hunger Games."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal Television Society Programme Award for Best Actor (for The Deal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | David Mark Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-06-21 ⓘ |
| directed |
Don't Worry About Me
NERFINISHED
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Passer By (TV film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Revenge (TV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Everyman Youth Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ⓘ |
| filmRole |
Bradley in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)
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Colin in Nowhere Boy ⓘ Tony Wilson in 24 Hour Party People ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | White British ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0607375 ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying complex and often dark characters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | David Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basic Instinct 2
NERFINISHED
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Blackpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Who: The Next Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowhere Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Riding NERFINISHED ⓘ Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Play NERFINISHED ⓘ The Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reaping NERFINISHED ⓘ The Walking Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ narrator ⓘ producer ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Royal Shakespeare Company productions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Liverpool, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Esther Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Esther Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionRole |
Gordon Brown in The Deal
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Jackson Lake in Doctor Who: The Next Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ripley Holden in Blackpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Collins in State of Play NERFINISHED ⓘ The Governor in The Walking Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
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: David Morrissey Description of subject: David Morrissey is an English actor and director known for his versatile performances in film and television, including prominent roles in series like "The Walking Dead."
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Steve McAndrew
subject surface form:
The Next Doctor