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
Stacker Pentecost Idris Elba
The Preacher's Wife Whitney Houston via predicate surface "starring"
The Preacher's Wife Denzel Washington via predicate surface "starring"
The Preacher's Wife Courtney B. Vance via predicate surface "starring"
The Preacher's Wife Loretta Devine via predicate surface "starring"
The Preacher's Wife Jenifer Lewis via predicate surface "starring"
The Preacher's Wife Gregory Hines via predicate surface "starring"
Ed Helms Andy Bernard via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
The Snake Pit Olivia de Havilland via predicate surface "starring"
The Snake Pit Mark Stevens via predicate surface "starring"
The Snake Pit Leo Genn via predicate surface "starring"
The Snake Pit Celeste Holm via predicate surface "starring"
The Snake Pit Lee Patrick via predicate surface "starring"
The Snake Pit Natalie Schafer via predicate surface "starring"
Chuck Yeager Sam Shepard
Jeffrey Wigand Russell Crowe
Josh Hartnett Ethan Chandler in Penny Dreadful via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett Matt Eversmann in Black Hawk Down via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett John Tate in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett Zeke Tyler in The Faculty via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett Shane Omen in O via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett Erik in 40 Days and 40 Nights via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Josh Hartnett Lucky Number Slevin via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
surface form: Slevin Kelevra in Lucky Number Slevin
Josh Hartnett Matt Sullivan in 40 Days and 40 Nights via predicate surface "playedCharacter"
Curly McLain Alfred Drake
Curly McLain Gordon MacRae
Casablanca Humphrey Bogart via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Ingrid Bergman via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Paul Henreid via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Claude Rains via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Conrad Veidt via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Sydney Greenstreet via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Peter Lorre via predicate surface "starring"
Casablanca Dooley Wilson via predicate surface "starring"
Gone with the Wind Vivien Leigh via predicate surface "starring"
Gone with the Wind Clark Gable via predicate surface "starring"
Gone with the Wind Olivia de Havilland via predicate surface "starring"
Gone with the Wind Leslie Howard via predicate surface "starring"
Gone with the Wind Hattie McDaniel via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Frank Morgan via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Ray Bolger via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Bert Lahr via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Jack Haley via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Margaret Hamilton via predicate surface "starring"
The Wizard of Oz Billie Burke via predicate surface "starring"
Lionel Logue Geoffrey Rush
Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Colin Firth via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Mr. Darcy – Colin Firth
Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"