Dave Johns
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Dave Johns is a British stand-up comedian and actor best known for his acclaimed lead role in Ken Loach’s social-realist film "I, Daniel Blake."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dave Johns canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10917757 — 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: Dave Johns Context triple: [I, Daniel Blake, stars, Dave Johns]
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A.
Dave Guy
Dave Guy is an American trumpet player best known for his work with the hip-hop band The Roots and as a prominent session and touring musician.
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B.
Mike Joyce
Mike Joyce is an English drummer best known for his work with the influential alternative rock band The Smiths in the 1980s.
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C.
Jeff Timmons
Jeff Timmons is an American singer and founding member of the pop and R&B boy band 98 Degrees.
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D.
Ken Scott
Ken Scott is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer best known for his work with artists such as David Bowie, The Beatles, and Elton John.
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E.
Ken Scott
Ken Scott is a Canadian screenwriter and director known for films such as "Starbuck," "Delivery Man," and "The Grand Seduction."
- 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: Dave Johns Target entity description: Dave Johns is a British stand-up comedian and actor best known for his acclaimed lead role in Ken Loach’s social-realist film "I, Daniel Blake."
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A.
Dave Guy
Dave Guy is an American trumpet player best known for his work with the hip-hop band The Roots and as a prominent session and touring musician.
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B.
Mike Joyce
Mike Joyce is an English drummer best known for his work with the influential alternative rock band The Smiths in the 1980s.
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C.
Jeff Timmons
Jeff Timmons is an American singer and founding member of the pop and R&B boy band 98 Degrees.
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D.
Ken Scott
Ken Scott is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer best known for his work with artists such as David Bowie, The Beatles, and Elton John.
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E.
Ken Scott
Ken Scott is a Canadian screenwriter and director known for films such as "Starbuck," "Delivery Man," and "The Grand Seduction."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | British comedy circuit ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | British Independent Film Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| castMemberOf | I, Daniel Blake ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| genre |
social realism
ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
observational comedy
ⓘ
political comedy ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
film actor
ⓘ
stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| hasPerformedIn |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
ⓘ
comedy clubs in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Daniel Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
I, Daniel Blake
|
| influencedBy | British social realism ⓘ |
| knownFor | lead role in the film "I, Daniel Blake" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stand-up ⓘ television ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAward | British Independent Film Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a working-class man navigating the UK welfare system ⓘ |
| notableWork | I, Daniel Blake ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
stand-up comedian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | British independent cinema ⓘ |
| performingArtForm |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interviews about working-class life in Britain ⓘ |
| workLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dave Johns Description of subject: Dave Johns is a British stand-up comedian and actor best known for his acclaimed lead role in Ken Loach’s social-realist film "I, Daniel Blake."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.