Matthew Brown in Hannibal
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Matthew Brown in *Hannibal* is a disturbed orderly and contract killer who becomes entangled with Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter in the TV series’ second season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew Brown in Hannibal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3749859 — 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: Matthew Brown in Hannibal Context triple: [Jonathan Tucker, playedCharacter, Matthew Brown in Hannibal]
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A.
Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington is an American film and music video director known for his visually striking, emotionally intense work on projects such as U2’s “One” and the film “Arlington Road.”
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B.
Henry Lucas
Henry Lucas was a 17th-century English clergyman, politician, and benefactor whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
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C.
Titus Welliver
Titus Welliver is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bosch" and "Deadwood," as well as numerous film and TV character roles.
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D.
Sean Patrick Duke
Sean Patrick Duke is the birth name of American actor Sean Astin, known for roles in films such as "The Goonies," "Rudy," and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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E.
Gus Witherspoon
Gus Witherspoon is the gruff but warm-hearted grandfather and family patriarch played by Wilford Brimley on the 1980s television drama "Our House."
- 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: Matthew Brown in Hannibal Target entity description: Matthew Brown in *Hannibal* is a disturbed orderly and contract killer who becomes entangled with Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter in the TV series’ second season.
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A.
Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington is an American film and music video director known for his visually striking, emotionally intense work on projects such as U2’s “One” and the film “Arlington Road.”
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B.
Henry Lucas
Henry Lucas was a 17th-century English clergyman, politician, and benefactor whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
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C.
Titus Welliver
Titus Welliver is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bosch" and "Deadwood," as well as numerous film and TV character roles.
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D.
Sean Patrick Duke
Sean Patrick Duke is the birth name of American actor Sean Astin, known for roles in films such as "The Goonies," "Rudy," and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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E.
Gus Witherspoon
Gus Witherspoon is the gruff but warm-hearted grandfather and family patriarch played by Wilford Brimley on the 1980s television drama "Our House."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hannibal (TV series) ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Hannibal season 2
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linked to:
Hannibal (TV series) season 2
|
| basedOnWork | characters and situations from Thomas Harris’ Hannibal Lecter novels (loosely) ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | Hannibal (TV series) ⓘ |
| entangledWith |
Hannibal Lecter
ⓘ
Will Graham ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to kill Hannibal Lecter
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targeting the judge in Will Graham’s trial ⓘ |
| occupation |
contract killer
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orderly ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
disturbed
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manipulable ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jonathan Tucker ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | serves as a pawn in Will Graham’s conflict with Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| worksAt | Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matthew Brown in Hannibal Description of subject: Matthew Brown in *Hannibal* is a disturbed orderly and contract killer who becomes entangled with Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter in the TV series’ second season.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.