portrayedBy

P1507
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
starring 55,907
portrayedBy canonical 23,225
leadActor 4,500

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: portrayedBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.

Sample triples (97,478)

Subject Object
Triple Frontier Oscar Isaac via predicate surface "starring"
Triple Frontier Charlie Hunnam via predicate surface "starring"
Triple Frontier Garrett Hedlund via predicate surface "starring"
Triple Frontier Pedro Pascal via predicate surface "starring"
Triple Frontier Adria Arjona via predicate surface "starring"
Jackson "Jax" Teller in Sons of Anarchy
surface form: Jackson 'Jax' Teller
Charlie Hunnam
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Charlie Day via predicate surface "starring"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Glenn Howerton via predicate surface "starring"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Rob McElhenney via predicate surface "starring"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Kaitlin Olson via predicate surface "starring"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Danny DeVito via predicate surface "starring"
Horrible Bosses Jason Bateman via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Jason Bateman as Nick Hendricks
Horrible Bosses Charlie Day as Dale Arbus via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Horrible Bosses Jason Sudeikis via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Jason Sudeikis as Kurt Buckman
Horrible Bosses Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Julia Harris via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Horrible Bosses Colin Farrell as Bobby Pellitt via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Horrible Bosses Kevin Spacey as Dave Harken via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Horrible Bosses Jamie Foxx via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Jamie Foxx as Dean "Motherfucker" Jones
The Lego Movie Chris Pratt via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Elizabeth Banks via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Will Ferrell via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Will Arnett via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Morgan Freeman via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Liam Neeson via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Alison Brie via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Charlie Day via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Lego Movie Nick Offerman via predicate surface "voiceActor"
Fist Fight Ice Cube via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Charlie Day via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Tracy Morgan via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Jillian Bell via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Dean Norris via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Christina Hendricks via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Kumail Nanjiani via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Dennis Haysbert via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight JoAnna Garcia Swisher via predicate surface "starring"
Fist Fight Ice Cube
Fist Fight Charlie Day
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Chris Pratt via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Anya Taylor-Joy via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Charlie Day via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Jack Black via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Keegan-Michael Key via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Seth Rogen via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Fred Armisen via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Charles Martinet via predicate surface "voiceActor"
Will Ferrell Ron Burgundy via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Will Ferrell Buddy the Elf via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Will Ferrell Ricky Bobby via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Will Ferrell Brennan Huff via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"