Dana Ashbrook
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Dana Ashbrook is an American actor best known for playing Bobby Briggs in David Lynch’s cult television series Twin Peaks and its revival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dana Ashbrook canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9988103 — 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: Dana Ashbrook Context triple: [Twin Peaks: The Return, stars, Dana Ashbrook]
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A.
Dana Polk
Dana Polk is the resourceful and morally grounded college student who serves as the central protagonist in the meta-horror film "The Cabin in the Woods."
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B.
Melissa Sasse
Melissa Sasse is the wife of American academic and former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse and a longtime partner in his political and professional life.
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C.
Stephany Folsom
Stephany Folsom is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Pixar’s animated film "Toy Story 4" and contributing to various high-profile film and television projects.
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D.
Nicole Barnhart
Nicole Barnhart is an American soccer goalkeeper who has played for the U.S. women’s national team and in the National Women's Soccer League.
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E.
Erinn Bartlett
Erinn Bartlett is an American actress and former beauty pageant titleholder known for supporting roles in film and television.
- 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: Dana Ashbrook Target entity description: Dana Ashbrook is an American actor best known for playing Bobby Briggs in David Lynch’s cult television series Twin Peaks and its revival.
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A.
Dana Polk
Dana Polk is the resourceful and morally grounded college student who serves as the central protagonist in the meta-horror film "The Cabin in the Woods."
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B.
Melissa Sasse
Melissa Sasse is the wife of American academic and former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse and a longtime partner in his political and professional life.
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C.
Stephany Folsom
Stephany Folsom is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Pixar’s animated film "Toy Story 4" and contributing to various high-profile film and television projects.
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D.
Nicole Barnhart
Nicole Barnhart is an American soccer goalkeeper who has played for the U.S. women’s national team and in the National Women's Soccer League.
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E.
Erinn Bartlett
Erinn Bartlett is an American actress and former beauty pageant titleholder known for supporting roles in film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Twin Peaks
ⓘ
Twin Peaks (2017 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ⓘ |
| characterRole | Bobby Briggs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Ashbrook ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
ⓘ
television acting ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ horror ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| givenName | Dana ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Dana Ashbrook ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying Bobby Briggs in Twin Peaks ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Twin Peaks
ⓘ
Twin Peaks (2017 revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| partOf | Twin Peaks cast ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWithDirector | David Lynch ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dana Ashbrook Description of subject: Dana Ashbrook is an American actor best known for playing Bobby Briggs in David Lynch’s cult television series Twin Peaks and its revival.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.