Mac Taylor

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fictional character television character

Mac Taylor is the dedicated and methodical head of the New York crime lab in the television series CSI: NY, known for his strong moral code and forensic expertise.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Mac Taylor canonical	12

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3342835 — 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: Mac Taylor
Context triple: [CSI: NY, mainCharacter, Mac Taylor]

A. Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is an American filmmaker best known for co-directing the hyper-kinetic action films "Crank" and "Crank: High Voltage."
B. Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is known as the former long-term partner of acclaimed British actor Sir Ian McKellen.
C. Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
D. Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
E. Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Alexander Payne on acclaimed films such as "Sideways" and "Election."
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: Mac Taylor
Target entity description: Mac Taylor is the dedicated and methodical head of the New York crime lab in the television series CSI: NY, known for his strong moral code and forensic expertise.

A. Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is known as the former long-term partner of acclaimed British actor Sir Ian McKellen.
B. Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is an American filmmaker best known for co-directing the hyper-kinetic action films "Crank" and "Crank: High Voltage."
C. Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
D. Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
E. Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Alexander Payne on acclaimed films such as "Sideways" and "Election."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ
alignment	protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn	CSI: NY ⓘ
basedIn	Manhattan ⓘ
creator	Ann Donahue ⓘ Anthony E. Zuiker ⓘ Carol Mendelsohn ⓘ
employer	New York City Police Department ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	CSI universe ⓘ linked to: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
firstAppearanceIn	CSI: NY season 1 ⓘ linked to: CSI: NY
gender	male ⓘ
genre	crime drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ
hasEthic	justice-oriented ⓘ
hasMoralCode	strong ⓘ
hasSkill	crime scene investigation ⓘ evidence analysis ⓘ forensic science ⓘ leadership ⓘ
hasTrait	analytical ⓘ authoritative ⓘ dedicated ⓘ disciplined ⓘ loyal ⓘ methodical ⓘ principled ⓘ
investigates	homicide cases ⓘ violent crimes ⓘ
knownFor	forensic expertise ⓘ strong moral code ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
occupation	crime lab director ⓘ forensic scientist ⓘ
partOf	CSI franchise ⓘ
portrayedBy	Gary Sinise ⓘ
position	head of New York crime lab ⓘ
usesMethod	forensic evidence ⓘ scientific analysis ⓘ
workLocation	New York City ⓘ New York crime lab ⓘ linked to: New York City Police Department Crime Lab
worksWith	Danny Messer ⓘ Lindsay Monroe ⓘ Sheldon Hawkes ⓘ Stella Bonasera ⓘ