Sean Maguire
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Sean Maguire is the compassionate, tough-minded therapist and widowed professor who mentors Will Hunting in the film "Good Will Hunting."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sean Maguire canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1878806 — 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: Sean Maguire Context triple: [Good Will Hunting, character, Sean Maguire]
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A.
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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B.
Darragh MacAnthony
Darragh MacAnthony is an Irish businessman best known as the long-serving and outspoken owner and chairman of English football club Peterborough United.
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C.
Sean Fitzpatrick
Sean Fitzpatrick is a legendary former New Zealand rugby union hooker widely regarded as one of the greatest players and leaders in All Blacks history.
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D.
Ciarán Kelly
Ciarán Kelly is an Irish former professional football goalkeeper best known for his penalty-saving heroics with Sligo Rovers.
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E.
Seamus Costello
Seamus Costello was an Irish republican socialist leader and militant who played a key role in the split from the Official IRA and became a founding figure of the Irish National Liberation Army.
- 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: Sean Maguire Target entity description: Sean Maguire is the compassionate, tough-minded therapist and widowed professor who mentors Will Hunting in the film "Good Will Hunting."
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A.
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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B.
Darragh MacAnthony
Darragh MacAnthony is an Irish businessman best known as the long-serving and outspoken owner and chairman of English football club Peterborough United.
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C.
Sean Fitzpatrick
Sean Fitzpatrick is a legendary former New Zealand rugby union hooker widely regarded as one of the greatest players and leaders in All Blacks history.
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D.
Ciarán Kelly
Ciarán Kelly is an Irish former professional football goalkeeper best known for his penalty-saving heroics with Sligo Rovers.
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E.
Seamus Costello
Seamus Costello was an Irish republican socialist leader and militant who played a key role in the split from the Official IRA and became a founding figure of the Irish National Liberation Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Good Will Hunting ⓘ |
| awardAssociation | Robin Williams won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ introspective ⓘ tough-minded ⓘ |
| copingWith | grief over his wife’s death ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ben Affleck
ⓘ
Gus Van Sant ⓘ Matt Damon ⓘ |
| employer | Bunker Hill Community College ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | psychology ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Good Will Hunting ⓘ |
| friend | Gerald Lambeau ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| guidesProtagonistOn |
emotional growth
ⓘ
overcoming fear of intimacy ⓘ realizing personal potential ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryElement | served in the U.S. military in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | “It’s not your fault” confrontation with Will Hunting ⓘ |
| notableScene | bench conversation in Boston Public Garden with Will Hunting ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
ⓘ
psychologist ⓘ therapist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robin Williams ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist |
mentor of Will Hunting
ⓘ
therapist of Will Hunting ⓘ |
| setting |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| spouse | Nancy Maguire ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | deceased ⓘ |
| teachesAt | community college ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sean Maguire Description of subject: Sean Maguire is the compassionate, tough-minded therapist and widowed professor who mentors Will Hunting in the film "Good Will Hunting."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.