Manu Bennett
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Manu Bennett is a New Zealand actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Spartacus," "Arrow," and "The Shannara Chronicles," as well as various film appearances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manu Bennett canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manu Bennett Context triple: [30 Days of Night, starring, Manu Bennett]
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A.
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Richardson is a former Australian rules footballer widely regarded as one of Richmond Football Club’s greatest forwards and a fan favourite in the AFL.
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B.
Chase Gioberti
Chase Gioberti is a central character in the 1980s American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," known as a principled vineyard owner who often clashes with his powerful family over control of their wine empire.
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C.
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett was an influential American theater director and choreographer best known for shaping the modern Broadway musical with works like "A Chorus Line."
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D.
Josh Bryant
Josh Bryant is an American musician and guitarist best known as the husband of Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth.
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E.
James Barrett
James Barrett was a colonial militia colonel from Concord, Massachusetts, who played a key leadership role in organizing and directing local forces at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Manu Bennett Target entity description: Manu Bennett is a New Zealand actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Spartacus," "Arrow," and "The Shannara Chronicles," as well as various film appearances.
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A.
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Richardson is a former Australian rules footballer widely regarded as one of Richmond Football Club’s greatest forwards and a fan favourite in the AFL.
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B.
Chase Gioberti
Chase Gioberti is a central character in the 1980s American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," known as a principled vineyard owner who often clashes with his powerful family over control of their wine empire.
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C.
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett was an influential American theater director and choreographer best known for shaping the modern Broadway musical with works like "A Chorus Line."
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D.
Josh Bryant
Josh Bryant is an American musician and guitarist best known as the husband of Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth.
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E.
James Barrett
James Barrett was a colonial militia colonel from Concord, Massachusetts, who played a key leadership role in organizing and directing local forces at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand actor
ⓘ
actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| birthName | Jonathan Manu Bennett ⓘ |
| characterInWork |
Allanon in The Shannara Chronicles
ⓘ
Azog the Defiler in The Hobbit film series ⓘ Crixus in Spartacus ⓘ
linked to:
Crixus
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in Arrow ⓘ
linked to:
Slade Wilson
|
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-10-10 ⓘ |
| employer |
MTV
ⓘ
Starz ⓘ
linked to:
Starz Entertainment
The CW ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
European descent
ⓘ
Māori descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
action television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ superhero television ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jonathan
ⓘ
Manu ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0071818 ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Bennett ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying physically intense characters
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roles in fantasy and action series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Manu Bennett ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arrow
ⓘ
Spartacus ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
The Hobbit film series ⓘ
linked to:
The Hobbit film trilogy
The Shannara Chronicles ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rotorua, New Zealand
ⓘ
linked to:
Rotorua
|
| playedCharacter |
Allanon
ⓘ
Azog the Defiler ⓘ Crixus ⓘ Slade Wilson ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
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Referenced by (13)
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