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
Waiting to Exhale Michael Beach via predicate surface "starring"
Waiting to Exhale Wendell Pierce via predicate surface "starring"
Waiting to Exhale Mykelti Williamson via predicate surface "starring"
Waiting to Exhale Donald Faison via predicate surface "starring"
The Gaucho Douglas Fairbanks via predicate surface "starring"
The Gaucho Lupe Vélez via predicate surface "starring"
The Gaucho Joan Barclay via predicate surface "starring"
The Gaucho Eve Southern via predicate surface "starring"
The Gaucho Gustav von Seyffertitz via predicate surface "starring"
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form: Enemy at the Gates
Jude Law via predicate surface "starring"
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form: Enemy at the Gates
Ed Harris via predicate surface "starring"
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form: Enemy at the Gates
Rachel Weisz via predicate surface "starring"
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form: Enemy at the Gates
Joseph Fiennes via predicate surface "starring"
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form: Enemy at the Gates
Bob Hoskins via predicate surface "starring"
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form: Enemy at the Gates
Ron Perlman via predicate surface "starring"
Deep Throat Hal Holbrook
The Cleveland Show Mike Henry via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Cleveland Show Sanaa Lathan via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Cleveland Show Kevin Michael Richardson via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Cleveland Show Reagan Gomez-Preston via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Orville Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "starring"
The Orville Seth MacFarlane
The Orville Adrianne Palicki
The Orville Adrianne Palicki
surface form: Scott Grimes
The Orville Peter Macon
The Orville Penny Johnson Jerald
The Orville Mark Jackson
The Orville Halston Sage
The Orville Jessica Szohr
Ted 2 Seth MacFarlane
Ted 2 Mark Wahlberg
Peter Griffin Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "voiceActor"
Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon (character) via predicate surface "playsCharacter"
surface form: Daryl Dixon
Servant of the People (TV series) Volodymyr Zelenskyy via predicate surface "starring"
Servant of the People (TV series) Volodymyr Zelenskyy via predicate surface "leadActor"
Max Martini Corporal Henderson in Saving Private Ryan via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Mack Gerhardt in The Unit via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Herc Hansen in Pacific Rim via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Mark "Oz" Geist in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Navy SEAL commander in Captain Phillips via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Christian Grey's bodyguard Jason Taylor in Fifty Shades of Grey via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Jason Taylor in Fifty Shades Darker via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Max Martini Jason Taylor in Fifty Shades Freed via predicate surface "characterPlayed"
Stewie Griffin Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "voiceActor"
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
surface form: The Singing Fool
Al Jolson via predicate surface "starring"
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
surface form: The Singing Fool
Betty Bronson via predicate surface "starring"
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
surface form: The Singing Fool
Josephine Dunn via predicate surface "starring"
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
surface form: The Singing Fool
Arthur Housman via predicate surface "starring"
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
surface form: The Singing Fool
Davey Lee via predicate surface "starring"
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
surface form: The Singing Fool
Al Jolson via predicate surface "leadActor"