Tom Cavanagh
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Tom Cavanagh is a Canadian actor best known for his versatile television roles, including multiple characters in the Arrowverse and the title role in the series "Ed."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Cavanagh canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3988828 — 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: Tom Cavanagh Context triple: [The Flash (2014 TV series), starring, Tom Cavanagh]
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A.
Luke Goss
Luke Goss is an English actor and former drummer best known for his roles in genre films such as "Blade II" and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
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B.
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a music video director best known for his work on the socially conscious hit "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas.
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C.
Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula is an American actor best known for his leading roles in the science-fiction television series "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise."
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D.
Richard Gant
Richard Gant is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or tough-minded figures.
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E.
Ray Wise
Ray Wise is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in "Twin Peaks," "RoboCop," and numerous other genre and dramatic works.
- 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: Tom Cavanagh Target entity description: Tom Cavanagh is a Canadian actor best known for his versatile television roles, including multiple characters in the Arrowverse and the title role in the series "Ed."
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A.
Luke Goss
Luke Goss is an English actor and former drummer best known for his roles in genre films such as "Blade II" and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
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B.
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a music video director best known for his work on the socially conscious hit "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas.
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C.
Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula is an American actor best known for his leading roles in the science-fiction television series "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise."
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D.
Richard Gant
Richard Gant is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or tough-minded figures.
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E.
Ray Wise
Ray Wise is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in "Twin Peaks," "RoboCop," and numerous other genre and dramatic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian
ⓘ
actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| appearedInUniverse | Arrowverse ⓘ |
| awardReceived | TV Guide Award for his work on "Ed" ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas Cavanagh ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-10-26 ⓘ |
| directedEpisodesOf |
"The Flash"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Flash
|
| educatedAt | Queen's University at Kingston ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish descent ⓘ |
| hasChild | 4 children ⓘ |
| knownFor |
playing multiple versions of Harrison Wells on "The Flash"
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portraying Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash in the Arrowverse ⓘ starring as Ed Stevens in the television series "Ed" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Tom Cavanagh ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for "Ed" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Ed"
ⓘ
"Love Monkey" ⓘ "Scrubs" ⓘ
linked to:
Scrubs
"The Flash" ⓘ
linked to:
The Flash
"Trust Me" ⓘ
linked to:
Trust Me
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottawa
|
| role |
Conner in "Trust Me"
ⓘ
Dan Dorian in "Scrubs" ⓘ Ed Stevens in "Ed" ⓘ Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash in "The Flash" ⓘ
linked to:
Eobard Thawne
Harrison Wells in "The Flash" ⓘ Jack in "Love Monkey" ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| spouse | Maureen Grise ⓘ |
| studied |
English
ⓘ
biology ⓘ |
| televisionSeries |
"Arrow"
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrow (TV series)
"Ed" ⓘ "Legends of Tomorrow" ⓘ
linked to:
Legends of Tomorrow (TV series)
"Love Monkey" ⓘ "Providence" ⓘ "Royal Pains" ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Pains
"Scrubs" ⓘ
linked to:
Scrubs
"Supergirl" ⓘ
linked to:
Supergirl
"The Flash" ⓘ
linked to:
The Flash
"Trust Me" ⓘ
linked to:
Trust Me
|
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Tom Cavanagh Description of subject: Tom Cavanagh is a Canadian actor best known for his versatile television roles, including multiple characters in the Arrowverse and the title role in the series "Ed."
Referenced by (8)
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