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
Blood and Sand
surface form: Blood and Sand (1922 film)
George Field via predicate surface "starring"
The Eagle Vladimir Dubrovsky via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
The Eagle Rudolph Valentino via predicate surface "leadActor"
Rocky V Sylvester Stallone via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky V Talia Shire via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky V Burt Young via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky V Sage Stallone via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky V Tommy Morrison via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky V Burgess Meredith via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky V Richard Gant via predicate surface "starring"
Jax Teller Charlie Hunnam
Son of Kong Robert Armstrong via predicate surface "leadActor"
Son of Kong Helen Mack via predicate surface "leadActor"
Raleigh Becket Charlie Hunnam
Dr. Newton Geiszler Charlie Day
Solo: A Star Wars Story Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo via predicate surface "leadActorAsCharacter"
Solo: A Star Wars Story Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian via predicate surface "leadActorAsCharacter"
Solo: A Star Wars Story Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca via predicate surface "leadActorAsCharacter"
The Andy Griffith Show Andy Griffith via predicate surface "starring"
The Andy Griffith Show Ron Howard via predicate surface "starring"
The Andy Griffith Show Don Knotts via predicate surface "starring"
The Andy Griffith Show Frances Bavier via predicate surface "starring"
The Andy Griffith Show Jim Nabors via predicate surface "starring"
Happy Days Ron Howard via predicate surface "leadActor"
Happy Days Henry Winkler via predicate surface "leadActor"
Happy Days Tom Bosley via predicate surface "leadActor"
Happy Days Marion Ross via predicate surface "leadActor"
Happy Days Richie Cunningham – Ron Howard via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Happy Days Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli – Henry Winkler via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Happy Days Howard Cunningham – Tom Bosley via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Happy Days Marion Cunningham – Marion Ross via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Happy Days Joanie Cunningham – Erin Moran via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Happy Days Potsie Weber via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Potsie Weber – Anson Williams
Happy Days Ralph Malph – Don Most via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Hannibal Chau Ronald N. Perlman
surface form: Ron Perlman
Zaphod Beeblebrox Mark Wing-Davey
Zaphod Beeblebrox Sam Rockwell
Daleks various operators inside props
Willow Warwick Davis via predicate surface "starring"
Willow Val Kilmer via predicate surface "starring"
Willow Joanne Whalley via predicate surface "starring"
Willow Jean Marsh via predicate surface "starring"
Willow Billy Barty via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Tom Hanks via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Ewan McGregor via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Ayelet Zurer via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Stellan Skarsgård via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Pierfrancesco Favino via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Nikolaj Lie Kaas via predicate surface "starring"
Angels & Demons Armin Mueller-Stahl via predicate surface "starring"