Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing
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Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing is a streetwise, recovering-addict homicide detective whose rough charm and complex past contrast with his partner Sarah Linden’s more reserved, methodical approach to solving murders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9995434 — 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)
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Target entity: Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing Context triple: [Joel Kinnaman, role, Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing]
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A.
Detective Bill Reimers
Detective Bill Reimers is a comedic police detective portrayed by Emilio Estevez in the 1987 buddy-cop film "Stakeout."
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B.
Detective Julio Sanchez in The Closer
Detective Julio Sanchez in *The Closer* is a tough, streetwise LAPD detective known for his expertise in gang-related cases and his fiercely loyal, emotionally complex presence on the Major Crimes squad.
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C.
Detective Mike Logan
Detective Mike Logan is a tough, sharp-tongued New York City homicide detective from the Law & Order franchise, known for his streetwise instincts and volatile temperament.
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D.
Detective Chris Lecce
Detective Chris Lecce is the wisecracking, street-smart Seattle cop portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss in the 1987 buddy-cop comedy film "Stakeout."
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E.
Detective Ben Caldwell
Detective Ben Caldwell is a fictional law enforcement officer portrayed by actor Victor Rasuk, known for his role in crime and drama television series.
- 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: Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing Target entity description: Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing is a streetwise, recovering-addict homicide detective whose rough charm and complex past contrast with his partner Sarah Linden’s more reserved, methodical approach to solving murders.
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A.
Detective Bill Reimers
Detective Bill Reimers is a comedic police detective portrayed by Emilio Estevez in the 1987 buddy-cop film "Stakeout."
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B.
Detective Julio Sanchez in The Closer
Detective Julio Sanchez in *The Closer* is a tough, streetwise LAPD detective known for his expertise in gang-related cases and his fiercely loyal, emotionally complex presence on the Major Crimes squad.
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C.
Detective Mike Logan
Detective Mike Logan is a tough, sharp-tongued New York City homicide detective from the Law & Order franchise, known for his streetwise instincts and volatile temperament.
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D.
Detective Chris Lecce
Detective Chris Lecce is the wisecracking, street-smart Seattle cop portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss in the 1987 buddy-cop comedy film "Stakeout."
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E.
Detective Ben Caldwell
Detective Ben Caldwell is a fictional law enforcement officer portrayed by actor Victor Rasuk, known for his role in crime and drama television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Killing (U.S. TV series)
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linked to:
The Killing (Denmark)
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| appearsInSeason |
The Killing Season 1
ⓘ
The Killing Season 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Killing Season 3
The Killing Season 3 ⓘ The Killing Season 4 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jan Meyer ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Forbrydelsen (Danish TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Forbrydelsen
|
| characterTrait |
emotionally vulnerable
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ recovering addict ⓘ rough charm ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ streetwise ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Veena Sud ⓘ |
| employer | Seattle Police Department ⓘ |
| familyName | Holder ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Killing universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Killing, Season 1 Episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Killing (Denmark)
|
| fullName | Stephen Holder ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime drama
ⓘ
mystery television series ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| hasAddictionHistory | drug addiction ⓘ |
| hasBackground | former undercover narcotics officer ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle | dark humor ⓘ |
| hasPast |
history of substance abuse
ⓘ
time spent in recovery programs ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Sarah Linden ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
co-lead detective
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deuteragonist ⓘ |
| occupation | homicide detective ⓘ |
| partner | Sarah Linden ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joel Kinnaman ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
close friendship
ⓘ
professional partnership ⓘ |
| status | recovering addict ⓘ |
| workLocation | Seattle ⓘ |
| worksOnCase |
Darren Richmond investigation
ⓘ
Ray Seward case ⓘ Rosie Larsen murder investigation ⓘ Skinner serial killer investigation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing Description of subject: Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing is a streetwise, recovering-addict homicide detective whose rough charm and complex past contrast with his partner Sarah Linden’s more reserved, methodical approach to solving murders.
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