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
Ian McDiarmid Emperor Palpatine via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Senator Palpatine
Ian McDiarmid Emperor Palpatine via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Chancellor Palpatine
Jud Fry Rod Steiger
Eduardo Saverin Andrew Garfield
Leverage Timothy Hutton
Leverage Gina Bellman
Leverage Christian Kane
Leverage Beth Riesgraf
Leverage Aldis Hodge
The Librarians (TV series) Rebecca Romijn via predicate surface "starring"
The Librarians (TV series) Christian Kane via predicate surface "starring"
The Librarians (TV series) Lindy Booth via predicate surface "starring"
The Librarians (TV series) John Kim via predicate surface "starring"
The Librarians (TV series) John Larroquette via predicate surface "starring"
The Librarians (TV series) Noah Wyle via predicate surface "starring"
Audie Murphy himself in To Hell and Back (1955 film)
Adventure Story Alexander the Great via predicate surface "televisionAdaptationLeadRole"
Michael Gough Alfred Pennyworth via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Tom Hanks
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Tom Hanks via predicate surface "starring"
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Matthew Rhys via predicate surface "starring"
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Susan Kelechi Watson via predicate surface "starring"
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Chris Cooper via predicate surface "starring"
James Bond Sean Connery
James Bond George Lazenby
James Bond Roger Moore
James Bond Timothy Dalton
James Bond Pierce Brosnan
James Bond Daniel Craig
The Sleeping Prince
surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
Marilyn Monroe via predicate surface "starring"
The Sleeping Prince
surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
Laurence Olivier via predicate surface "starring"
Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Johnny Depp Edward Scissorhands via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Edward Scissorhands (character)
Johnny Depp Willy Wonka via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Sweeney Todd
Johnny Depp The Mad Hatter via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Johnny Depp Donnie Brasco via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Donnie Brasco (character)
Johnny Depp George Jung via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Johnny Depp John Dillinger via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Johnny Depp Gellert Grindelwald via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Charlie Kelly Charlie Day
Abigail Williams Winona Ryder
Kasdan Pictures
surface form: The Bodyguard
Whitney Houston via predicate surface "starring"
Kasdan Pictures
surface form: The Bodyguard
Kevin Costner via predicate surface "starring"
Diamonds Are Forever
surface form: Diamonds Are Forever (film)
Sean Connery via predicate surface "starring"
Diamonds Are Forever
surface form: Diamonds Are Forever (film)
Jill St. John via predicate surface "starring"
Diamonds Are Forever
surface form: Diamonds Are Forever (film)
Charles Gray via predicate surface "starring"
Tig Productions
surface form: The Bodyguard
Whitney Houston via predicate surface "starring"
Tig Productions
surface form: The Bodyguard
Kevin Costner via predicate surface "starring"
Martin Brody Roy Scheider