Problem: (1) Ryan Wiik ( born September 23 , 1981 ) , also known as Gunnar Ryan Wiik , is a Norwegian actor and entrepreneur .
(2) Ryan Wiik ( born September 23 , 1981 ) is a Norwegian actor and entrepreneur , also known as Gunnar Ryan Wiik .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) In 2012 , Duncan appeared alongside Romola Garai in Scrubber , a film by Amanda Hale written and led .
(2) In 2012 Duncan appeared alongside Romola Garai in Scrubber , a film written and directed by Amanda Hale .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) Jones was based in New York until he moved to Los Angeles in 1997 .
(2) Jones was resident in New York until he moved to Los Angeles in 1997 .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) Both traced the continuing influence on literary and cultural studies of the kinds of cultural materialism developed by Williams and his successors .
(2) Both highlighted the continuing influence of the forms of cultural materialism developed by Williams and his successors on literary and cultural studies .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
yes