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
Angels & Demons Tom Hanks via predicate surface "leadActor"
Rami Malek Elliot Alderson via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Elliot Alderson in Mr. Robot
Rami Malek Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Rami Malek Ahkmenrah in Night at the Museum via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Rami Malek Merriel "Snafu" Shelton in The Pacific via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Rami Malek Lyutsifer Safin in No Time to Die via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Rami Malek Joshua Washington in Until Dawn via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Eve Best Dr. Eleanor O’Hara via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Eve Best Princess Rhaenys Targaryen via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
John Darwin (civil servant) Eddie Marsan
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Clint Eastwood via predicate surface "starring"
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Patrick McGoohan via predicate surface "starring"
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Fred Ward via predicate surface "starring"
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Jack Thibeau via predicate surface "starring"
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Larry Hankin via predicate surface "starring"
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Roberts Blossom via predicate surface "starring"
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Fred Ward as John Anglin
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
Jack Thibeau as Clarence Anglin
Brian Griffin Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "voiceActor"
Fool's Paradise Charlie Day via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Ken Jeong via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Kate Beckinsale via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Adrien Brody via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Jason Sudeikis via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Common via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Ray Liotta via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Edie Falco via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Jason Bateman via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise John Malkovich via predicate surface "starring"
Fool's Paradise Charlie Day via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Sheriff of Nottingham Alan Rickman
Sheriff of Nottingham Basil Rathbone
Sheriff of Nottingham Peter Ustinov
Sheriff of Nottingham Keith Allen
Sheriff of Nottingham Ben Mendelsohn
Robert Stroud Burt Lancaster
film "The Rock"
surface form: The Rock
Sean Connery via predicate surface "starring"
film "The Rock"
surface form: The Rock
Nicolas Cage via predicate surface "starring"
film "The Rock"
surface form: The Rock
Ed Harris via predicate surface "starring"
film "The Rock"
surface form: The Rock
Michael Biehn via predicate surface "starring"
film "The Rock"
surface form: The Rock
William Forsythe via predicate surface "starring"
film "The Rock"
surface form: The Rock
David Morse via predicate surface "starring"
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
Rudolph Valentino via predicate surface "starring"
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
Alice Terry via predicate surface "starring"
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
Pomeroy Cannon via predicate surface "starring"
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
Josef Swickard via predicate surface "starring"
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
Wallace Beery via predicate surface "starring"
Ian McDiarmid Emperor Palpatine via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Ian McDiarmid Emperor Palpatine via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Darth Sidious