Shawn Dou
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Shawn Dou is a Chinese-Canadian actor known for his breakout role in Zhang Yimou’s film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" and subsequent performances in both film and television dramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shawn Dou canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7436446 — 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: Shawn Dou Context triple: [Wolf Totem, leadActor, Shawn Dou]
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A.
Shawn Matthews
Shawn Matthews is a senior executive associated with the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald.
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B.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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C.
Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Hatosy is an American actor known for his roles in films like "Alpha Dog" and the TV series "Animal Kingdom."
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D.
Shawn Patterson
Shawn Patterson is an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on film and television scores, including the hit song "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie.
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E.
Shawn Lawrence Otto
Shawn Lawrence Otto is an American screenwriter and author known for his work on the film adaptation of "House of Sand and Fog" and for his writing on science, politics, and public discourse.
- 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: Shawn Dou Target entity description: Shawn Dou is a Chinese-Canadian actor known for his breakout role in Zhang Yimou’s film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" and subsequent performances in both film and television dramas.
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A.
Shawn Matthews
Shawn Matthews is a senior executive associated with the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald.
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B.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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C.
Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Hatosy is an American actor known for his roles in films like "Alpha Dog" and the TV series "Animal Kingdom."
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D.
Shawn Patterson
Shawn Patterson is an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on film and television scores, including the hit song "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie.
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E.
Shawn Lawrence Otto
Shawn Lawrence Otto is an American screenwriter and author known for his work on the film adaptation of "House of Sand and Fog" and for his writing on science, politics, and public discourse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese-Canadian person
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Chinese film industry
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Chinese television industry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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China ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dou
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linked to:
Du
|
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy drama
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historical drama ⓘ romance drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Shawn ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breakout role in Under the Hawthorn Tree
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leading roles in Chinese television dramas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| name | Shawn Dou ⓘ |
| nationality |
Canadian
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Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 窦骁 ⓘ |
| notableRole | Lao San in Under the Hawthorn Tree ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Princess Agents
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See You Again ⓘ Tears in Heaven ⓘ Ten Years Late ⓘ The Flowers of War ⓘ The Legend of Xiao Chuo ⓘ The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity ⓘ Time To Love ⓘ Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy ⓘ Under the Hawthorn Tree ⓘ Wolf Totem ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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model ⓘ |
| workedWith | Zhang Yimou ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shawn Dou Description of subject: Shawn Dou is a Chinese-Canadian actor known for his breakout role in Zhang Yimou’s film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" and subsequent performances in both film and television dramas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.