Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin
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Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin portrays the ship’s surgeon and erudite naturalist who serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s close friend and intellectual counterbalance in the Napoleonic-era naval drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207687 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin Context triple: [Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, leadActorRole, Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin]
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A.
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer best known internationally for his role as Dr. Gregory House in the television series "House."
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B.
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow was a British character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Mr. Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice."
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C.
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart is an acclaimed English actor best known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series.
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D.
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood is a Canadian actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including prominent performances in projects like "Star Trek," "Thirteen Days," and numerous acclaimed dramas.
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E.
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin Target entity description: Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin portrays the ship’s surgeon and erudite naturalist who serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s close friend and intellectual counterbalance in the Napoleonic-era naval drama.
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A.
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer best known internationally for his role as Dr. Gregory House in the television series "House."
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B.
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow was a British character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Mr. Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice."
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C.
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart is an acclaimed English actor best known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series.
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D.
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood is a Canadian actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including prominent performances in projects like "Star Trek," "Thirteen Days," and numerous acclaimed dramas.
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E.
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ |
| basedOn | Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Patrick O’Brian
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linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
|
| basedOnWorkSeries | Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ |
| characterName |
Dr. Stephen Maturin
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen Maturin
|
| characterTrait |
erudite
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introspective ⓘ scientificallyCurious ⓘ |
| closeCompanionOf |
Captain Jack Aubrey
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linked to:
Jack Aubrey
|
| conflictType | tensionBetweenScientificCuriosityAndNavalDuty ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
historical drama
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naval war film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| intellectualRole | philosophicalVoiceOfTheStory ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium | liveActionFilm ⓘ |
| musicalActivityInFiction | playsCello ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Irish-Catalan ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
naturalist
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physician ⓘ ship’s surgeon ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul Bettany ⓘ |
| primaryRelationship | friendshipWithCaptainJackAubrey ⓘ |
| primaryThemeAssociation |
dutyAndConscience
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friendship ⓘ scienceVersusWar ⓘ |
| servesAs | intellectualCounterbalanceToCaptainJackAubrey ⓘ |
| setting | Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| sharesMusicalDuetsWith | Captain Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| shipServedOnInFiction | HMS Surprise ⓘ |
| specialization |
medicine
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naturalHistory ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin Description of subject: Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin portrays the ship’s surgeon and erudite naturalist who serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s close friend and intellectual counterbalance in the Napoleonic-era naval drama.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
→
leadActorRole
→
Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin
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