Kevin in Moonlight
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Kevin in *Moonlight* is a pivotal character who serves as both a childhood friend and complex love interest to the film’s protagonist, Chiron, embodying themes of intimacy, masculinity, and identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin (In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue) | 1 |
| Kevin (young) in Moonlight | 1 |
| Kevin in Moonlight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1778963 — 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)
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Target entity: Kevin in Moonlight Context triple: [Andre Holland, playedCharacter, Kevin in Moonlight]
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Quentin
Quentin is a fictional character appearing in the post-apocalyptic virtual reality shooter game "After the Fall."
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B.
Quentin
Quentin is a character from the British comedy film "The Boat That Rocked," which follows the antics of a 1960s pirate radio station broadcasting rock music to the UK.
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Dayman
Dayman is a fictional heroic persona from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," featured in the show's satirical musical storyline.
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D.
Django Freeman
Django Freeman is a formerly enslaved African-American turned bounty hunter who seeks to rescue his wife in Quentin Tarantino’s Western film "Django Unchained."
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Demond Wilson
Demond Wilson is an American actor and author best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son."
- 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: Kevin in Moonlight Target entity description: Kevin in *Moonlight* is a pivotal character who serves as both a childhood friend and complex love interest to the film’s protagonist, Chiron, embodying themes of intimacy, masculinity, and identity.
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A.
Quentin
Quentin is a fictional character appearing in the post-apocalyptic virtual reality shooter game "After the Fall."
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B.
Quentin
Quentin is a character from the British comedy film "The Boat That Rocked," which follows the antics of a 1960s pirate radio station broadcasting rock music to the UK.
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C.
Dayman
Dayman is a fictional heroic persona from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," featured in the show's satirical musical storyline.
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D.
Django Freeman
Django Freeman is a formerly enslaved African-American turned bounty hunter who seeks to rescue his wife in Quentin Tarantino’s Western film "Django Unchained."
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E.
Demond Wilson
Demond Wilson is an American actor and author best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adultResidence | Miami ⓘ |
| ageRangeDepicted |
adult
ⓘ
child ⓘ teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Moonlight
ⓘ
Moonlight (2016 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Moonlight
|
| appearsInAct |
Black
ⓘ
Chiron ⓘ Little ⓘ |
| awardContext | appears in Academy Award for Best Picture-winning film Moonlight ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Kevin (In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kevin in Moonlight
|
| basedOnWorkBy | Tarell Alvin McCraney ⓘ |
| betrays | Chiron (under peer pressure) ⓘ |
| characterArc | reunion with Chiron as adults ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Barry Jenkins ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | coming-of-age drama ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Moonlight (2016 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Moonlight
|
| friendOf | Chiron ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Chiron ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
childhood friend of Chiron
ⓘ
deuteragonist ⓘ love interest of Chiron ⓘ |
| notableScene |
beach scene with Chiron
ⓘ
schoolyard fight with Chiron ⓘ |
| occupation | cook ⓘ |
| partOf | Moonlight narrative trilogy structure (Little, Chiron, Black) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
André Holland
ⓘ
Jaden Piner ⓘ Jharrel Jerome ⓘ |
| reconcilesWith | Chiron ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic | tension between affection and peer pressure ⓘ |
| setting |
Liberty City, Miami
ⓘ
linked to:
Liberty City
|
| sexuality | queer-coded ⓘ |
| theme |
black masculinity
ⓘ
intimacy ⓘ masculinity ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| worksAt | diner ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin in Moonlight Description of subject: Kevin in *Moonlight* is a pivotal character who serves as both a childhood friend and complex love interest to the film’s protagonist, Chiron, embodying themes of intimacy, masculinity, and identity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.