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
The Closer Robert Gossett via predicate surface "starring"
The Closer Phillip P. Keene via predicate surface "starring"
The Closer Mary McDonnell via predicate surface "starring"
Rizzoli & Isles Angie Harmon via predicate surface "leadActor"
Rizzoli & Isles Sasha Alexander via predicate surface "leadActor"
Rizzoli & Isles Jane Rizzoli – Angie Harmon via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Rizzoli & Isles Maura Isles – Sasha Alexander via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Falling Skies Noah Wyle
Falling Skies
surface form: Tom Mason
Noah Wyle
Falling Skies
surface form: Anne Glass
Moon Bloodgood
Falling Skies
surface form: Captain Weaver
Will Patton
Falling Skies
surface form: Hal Mason
Drew Roy
Falling Skies
surface form: Ben Mason
Connor Jessup
Falling Skies
surface form: Matt Mason
Maxim Knight
Animal Kingdom Ellen Barkin
Animal Kingdom
surface form: Ellen Barkin
Janine "Smurf" Cody via predicate surface "playsCharacter"
Allison Janney C. J. Cregg via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Allison Janney Bonnie Plunkett via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Allison Janney LaVona Golden via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Allison Janney Bren MacGuff via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Allison Janney Charlotte Phelan via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
The Harvey Girls Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls John Hodiak via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls Ray Bolger via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls Angela Lansbury via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls Preston Foster via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls Virginia O'Brien via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls Marljorie Main via predicate surface "starring"
The Harvey Girls Judy Garland via predicate surface "leadCharacterPortrayedBy"
Josiah Bartlet Martin Sheen
Babes in Arms Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
Babes in Arms Mickey Rooney via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Anton Yelchin via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Robert Downey Jr. via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Kat Dennings via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Hope Davis via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Tyler Hilton via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Mark Rendall via predicate surface "starring"
Charlie Bartlett Dylan Taylor via predicate surface "starring"
Mark Felt Hal Holbrook
Mark Felt Liam Neeson
Babes on Broadway Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
Babes on Broadway Mickey Rooney via predicate surface "starring"
C. K. Dexter-Haven Bing Crosby
Lawrence of Arabia Peter O'Toole via predicate surface "starring"
Lawrence of Arabia Alec Guinness via predicate surface "starring"
Lawrence of Arabia Anthony Quinn via predicate surface "starring"
Lawrence of Arabia Jack Hawkins via predicate surface "starring"
Lawrence of Arabia Omar Sharif via predicate surface "starring"
Lawrence of Arabia José Ferrer via predicate surface "starring"