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 |
| characterPortrayed | 4,303 |
| voiceActor | 3,138 |
| playedCharacter | 2,808 |
| characterPortrayedBy | 1,603 |
| characterPlayedBy | 660 |
| characterPlayed | 286 |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | 156 |
| characterPerformedBy | 58 |
| antagonistPortrayedBy | 34 |
| leadActorAsCharacter | 34 |
| portraysBy | 32 |
| portrayedByInLanguage | 29 |
| leadCharacterPlayedBy | 26 |
| portrayedByInFilm | 26 |
| playsCharacter | 21 |
| adaptationLeadActor | 19 |
| notableCharacterPortrayed | 18 |
| voiceActorIn | 18 |
| portrayedByInWork | 15 |
| hasStagePortrayal | 14 |
| portrayedByFullName | 14 |
| spousePortrayedBy | 14 |
| titleRolePlayedBy | 14 |
| voiceActorFor | 12 |
| portrayedInLiveActionBy | 10 |
| adaptationPortrayedBy | 8 |
| featuresCharacterPortrayedBy | 8 |
| portrayedByStage | 8 |
| hasPortrayedBy | 7 |
| portrayedByKnownFor | 7 |
| fatherPortrayedBy | 6 |
| portrayedInOriginalBroadwayCastBy | 6 |
| portraysCharacterBy | 6 |
| relatedCharacterPortrayal | 6 |
| hasBeenPortrayedBy | 5 |
| playedByCharacter | 5 |
| portrayedByCharacterActor | 5 |
| portrayedInFilmsBy | 5 |
| rolePlayedBy | 5 |
| starsCharacterPortrayedBy | 5 |
| fictionalCharacterPortrayedBy | 4 |
| hasPortrayer | 4 |
| maleLeadCharacterPortrayedBy | 4 |
| portrayedByActorInFilm | 4 |
| portrayedByInMedium | 4 |
| portrayedByInUniverse | 4 |
| portrayedDoctorActor | 4 |
| portrayedInMusicalBy | 4 |
| voicesCharacterIn | 4 |
| childCharacterPortrayedBy | 3 |
| filmCharacterPortrayedBy | 3 |
| isPortrayedBy | 3 |
| mcuPortrayedBy | 3 |
| ownerPortrayedBy | 3 |
| portrayedByAsChild | 3 |
| portrayedByInSeasons | 3 |
| portrayedByName | 3 |
| portrayedByPerformer | 3 |
| portrayedCompanionActor | 3 |
| portrayedInOriginalFilmBy | 3 |
| titleCharacterPortrayedBy | 3 |
| captainPortrayedBy | 2 |
| characterPlayedByJohnnyDepp | 2 |
| companionPortrayedBy | 2 |
| julianPortrayedBy | 2 |
| leaderPortrayedBy | 2 |
| liveActionPortrayer | 2 |
| motherCharacterPortrayedBy | 2 |
| portrayedByActorAsMember | 2 |
| portrayedByCharacterKevin | 2 |
| portrayedByInRemake | 2 |
| portrayedByInSeason | 2 |
| portrayedByInSeason1 | 2 |
| portrayedByInSuit | 2 |
| portrayedInMediumBy | 2 |
| radioPortrayedBy | 2 |
| sisterPortrayedBy | 2 |
| AadamPortrayedBy | 1 |
| AliciaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Allison Ng portrayedBy | 1 |
| AmyFowlerKanePortrayedBy | 1 |
| AndreiBolkonskyPortrayedBy | 1 |
| AngelaChanningSeries | 1 |
| BarbPortrayedBy | 1 |
| BrotherGeraghtyPortrayedBy | 1 |
| CarolAirdPortrayedBy | 1 |
| CharlieCrokerPortrayedBy | 1 |
| CherryJonesRole | 1 |
| CleuzaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| ConstanceHarrawayPortrayedBy | 1 |
| CyrusGoodmanPortrayedBy | 1 |
| CélinePortrayedBy | 1 |
| DavidGalePortrayedBy | 1 |
| DerekPortrayedBy | 1 |
| DrRumackPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Elizabeth McCordAppearsIn | 1 |
| EphraimWellsPortrayedBy | 1 |
| EvaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| EvelynMulwrayPortrayedBy | 1 |
| FitzgeraldGrantPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Harvey BoardenPortrayedBy | 1 |
| HarveyMilkPortrayedBy | 1 |
| HelenRamirezPortrayedBy | 1 |
| HelenRobinsonPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Herbert T. GillisPortrayedBy | 1 |
| JackMabryPortrayedBy | 1 |
| JasonMastersPortrayedBy | 1 |
| JenniferHudsonRole | 1 |
| JimGentryPlayedBy | 1 |
| JimmyBroganPortrayedBy | 1 |
| JohannaVanRynPortrayedBy | 1 |
| KerryWashingtonRole | 1 |
| KippieKannPortrayedBy | 1 |
| LeighAnneTuohyPortrayedBy | 1 |
| LolaLolaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| MarkPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Maynard G. KrebsPortrayedBy | 1 |
| MirandaWellsPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Natasha RostovaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| NicholasVanRynPortrayedBy | 1 |
| NoahCrossPortrayedBy | 1 |
| PamelaRabeRole | 1 |
| PhilDawnPortrayedBy | 1 |
| RosemaryWestPortrayedBy | 1 |
| RuntPortrayedBy | 1 |
| SeanTuohyPortrayedBy | 1 |
| SimonSpierPortrayedBy | 1 |
| SuperSoulPortrayedBy | 1 |
| TVPortrayedByLeader | 1 |
| TVPortrayedByMember | 1 |
| TVPortrayedBySecondInCommand | 1 |
| Thalia MenningerPortrayedBy | 1 |
| TheBankerPortrayedBy | 1 |
| ThereseBelivetPortrayedBy | 1 |
| TimmyRobinsonPortrayedBy | 1 |
| TorchyBlanePortrayedBy | 1 |
| Tracy Woodside portrayedBy | 1 |
| WatsonPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Winifred GillisPortrayedBy | 1 |
| Zelda GilroyPortrayedBy | 1 |
| abbyDonovanPortrayedBy | 1 |
| actorForCharacterNadineCorrigan | 1 |
| actorPortrayingNelsonMandela | 1 |
| actorPortrayingWinnieMadikizela-Mandela | 1 |
| aiVoicePortrayedBy | 1 |
| angelPortrayedBy | 1 |
| basedOnCharacterPortrayedBy | 1 |
| bestKnownPortrayalBy | 1 |
| billPortrayedBy | 1 |
| bridgetDonovanPortrayedBy | 1 |
| caseyWelsonPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterAldenPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterAliceJohnsonPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterAnnaSawyerPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterBenGrimmPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterBradKuffsPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterBrinPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterCameronPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterGailWhitePortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterGalenPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterGerryPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterGuineverePlayedBy | 1 |
| characterHeatherPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterJamesHammertonPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterJayPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterJoannaPlayedBy | 1 |
| characterJohnnyStormPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterLaLindaPlayedBy | 1 |
| characterLizMcIntyrePortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterLydiaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterMayaPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterOsmundPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterPadgettPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterPeterBurkePortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterPeterTuckerJenkinsPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterPiperPortrayedBy | 1 |
| characterPlayedBy Geraldine Chaplin | 1 |
| characterPlayedBy Harvey Keitel | 1 |
| characterPlayedBy Sally Kellerman | 1 |
| characterPlayedBy Sissy Spacek | 1 |
| characterPlayedBy Viveca Lindfors | 1 |
| characterPlayedBy William Hartnell | 1 |
| characterPlayedByAmberHeard | 1 |
| characterPlayedByBrandyNorwood | 1 |
| characterPlayedByCateBlanchett | 1 |
| characterPlayedByChristophWaltz | 1 |
| characterPlayedByDannyDeVito | 1 |
| characterPlayedByEmmaThompson | 1 |
| characterPlayedByHughGrant | 1 |
| characterPlayedByJodieFoster | 1 |
| characterPlayedByJudiDench | 1 |
| characterPlayedByKateWinslet | 1 |
| characterPlayedByMaribelVerdú | 1 |
| characterPlayedBySterlingHayden | 1 |
| characterPlayedBySteveGuttenberg | 1 |
| characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones | 1 |
| characterPlayedByYvonneDeCarlo | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) | Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) | Mr. Bingley – Crispin Bonham-Carter via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) | Mrs. Bennet – Alison Steadman via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) | Mr. Bennet – Benjamin Whitrow via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) | Lydia Bennet – Julia Sawalha via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) | Mr. Collins – David Bamber via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| Bridget Jones’s Diary | Renée Zellweger via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Bridget Jones’s Diary | Colin Firth via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Bridget Jones’s Diary | Hugh Grant via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film) | Gary Oldman via predicate surface "leadActor" ⓘ |
|
George Falconer in A Single Man
surface form:
George Falconer
|
Colin Firth ⓘ |
|
Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary
surface form:
Mark Darcy (Bridget Jones)
|
Colin Firth ⓘ |
| Princess Margaret | Vanessa Kirby ⓘ |
| Princess Margaret | Helena Bonham Carter ⓘ |
| Ado Annie Carnes | Celeste Holm ⓘ |
| Ado Annie Carnes | Gloria Grahame ⓘ |
| Ado Annie Carnes | Ali Stroker ⓘ |
| Ado Annie Carnes | Vicki Simon ⓘ |
| Ado Annie Carnes | Christine Ebersole ⓘ |
| Ado Annie Carnes | Shirley Jones (in some stage productions) ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Orson Welles via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Joseph Cotten via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Dorothy Comingore via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Agnes Moorehead via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Ruth Warrick via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Everett Sloane via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | George Coulouris via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Citizen Kane | Ray Collins via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Kevin Costner via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Susan Sarandon via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Tim Robbins via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Trey Wilson via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Robert Wuhl via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Kevin Costner
via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Crash Davis – Kevin Costner
|
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Annie Savoy – Susan Sarandon via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
|
film "Bull Durham"
surface form:
Bull Durham
|
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh – Tim Robbins via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Douglas Fairbanks via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Billie Dove via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Anders Randolf via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Donald Crisp via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Sam De Grasse via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ |
| The Black Pirate | Douglas Fairbanks via predicate surface "leadActor" ⓘ |
| The Hobbit film trilogy | Martin Freeman via predicate surface "leadActor" ⓘ |
| The Hobbit film trilogy | Ian McKellen via predicate surface "leadActor" ⓘ |
| The Hobbit film trilogy | Richard Armitage via predicate surface "leadActor" ⓘ |
| will.i.am | Rio via predicate surface "voiceActorIn" ⓘ |
| will.i.am | Rio 2 via predicate surface "voiceActorIn" ⓘ |
| Rocky | Sylvester Stallone via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |
| Rocky | Talia Shire via predicate surface "starring" ⓘ |