James Jude Courtney
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James Jude Courtney is an American actor and stunt performer best known for playing the iconic slasher villain Michael Myers in the recent Halloween film series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Jude Courtney canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10973572 — 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: James Jude Courtney Context triple: [Michael Myers, portrayedBy, James Jude Courtney]
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A.
Johnathan Young
Johnathan Young is a music producer and artist best known for his rock and metal covers of popular songs and themes on YouTube.
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B.
Andrew Gant
Andrew Gant is a British composer, singer, author, and academic known for his work in choral music and his writings on the history of English church music and carols.
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C.
Luke Danes
Luke Danes is a gruff but kind-hearted diner owner in the television series "Gilmore Girls," known for his close relationship with Lorelai Gilmore and his central role in the small-town community of Stars Hollow.
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D.
Judd Garrett
Judd Garrett is a former American football running back and coach who has worked in various scouting and coaching roles in the NFL.
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E.
Timothy Jude Smith
Timothy Jude Smith, better known as Timmy Trumpet, is an Australian DJ, producer, and musician renowned for blending live trumpet performances with electronic dance music.
- 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: James Jude Courtney Target entity description: James Jude Courtney is an American actor and stunt performer best known for playing the iconic slasher villain Michael Myers in the recent Halloween film series.
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A.
Johnathan Young
Johnathan Young is a music producer and artist best known for his rock and metal covers of popular songs and themes on YouTube.
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B.
Andrew Gant
Andrew Gant is a British composer, singer, author, and academic known for his work in choral music and his writings on the history of English church music and carols.
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C.
Luke Danes
Luke Danes is a gruff but kind-hearted diner owner in the television series "Gilmore Girls," known for his close relationship with Lorelai Gilmore and his central role in the small-town community of Stars Hollow.
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D.
Judd Garrett
Judd Garrett is a former American football running back and coach who has worked in various scouting and coaching roles in the NFL.
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E.
Timothy Jude Smith
Timothy Jude Smith, better known as Timmy Trumpet, is an Australian DJ, producer, and musician renowned for blending live trumpet performances with electronic dance music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stunt performer ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Deadly Target ⓘ Far and Away ⓘ The Freeway Maniac ⓘ The Hit List ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Los Angeles area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Los Angeles Area
|
| characterPortrayed | Michael Myers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-01-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (workshops/acting study)
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
University of South Carolina ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
performing arts
ⓘ
stunt performance ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | American ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.jamesjudecourtney.com/ ⓘ |
| hasWorkedAs | stunt double ⓘ |
| hasWorkedIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Michael Myers in Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | took over primary physical portrayal of Michael Myers from Nick Castle in the 2018 Halloween film ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Michael Myers in the Halloween film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Myers
|
| notableWork |
Halloween (2018 film)
ⓘ
Halloween Ends ⓘ Halloween Kills ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
stunt performer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Halloween (David Gordon Green trilogy)
ⓘ
linked to:
Halloween (2018 film)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Portsmouth, Ohio
|
| portrayed | Der Kindestod in Buffy the Vampire Slayer ⓘ |
| residence |
Southern California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWith |
David Gordon Green
ⓘ
Jamie Lee Curtis ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Jude Courtney Description of subject: James Jude Courtney is an American actor and stunt performer best known for playing the iconic slasher villain Michael Myers in the recent Halloween film series.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.