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
Rocky Burt Young via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky Carl Weathers via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky Burgess Meredith via predicate surface "starring"
Creed (film) Michael B. Jordan via predicate surface "starring"
Creed (film) Sylvester Stallone via predicate surface "starring"
Creed (film) Tessa Thompson via predicate surface "starring"
Creed (film) Phylicia Rashad via predicate surface "starring"
Creed (film) Tony Bellew via predicate surface "starring"
A Single Man Colin Firth via predicate surface "leadActor"
Shakespeare in Love Joseph Fiennes
Shakespeare in Love Gwyneth Paltrow
The Railway Man Colin Firth via predicate surface "starring"
The Railway Man Nicole Kidman via predicate surface "starring"
The Railway Man Jeremy Irvine via predicate surface "starring"
The Railway Man Stellan Skarsgård via predicate surface "starring"
The Railway Man Hiroyuki Sanada via predicate surface "starring"
The Railway Man Sam Reid via predicate surface "starring"
The Railway Man Tanroh Ishida via predicate surface "starring"
Whoopi Goldberg Guinan via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Whoopi Goldberg Deloris Van Cartier via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Whoopi Goldberg Oda Mae Brown via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Whoopi Goldberg Celie Johnson via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
1937 film The Prince and the Pauper
surface form: The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
Errol Flynn via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Miles Hendon – Errol Flynn
1937 film The Prince and the Pauper
surface form: The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
Prince Edward – Bobby Mauch via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
1937 film The Prince and the Pauper
surface form: The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
Tom Canty via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Tom Canty – Billy Mauch
1937 film The Prince and the Pauper
surface form: The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
Earl of Hertford – Claude Rains via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Lou Gehrig Gary Cooper
Ron Perlman Hellboy via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Ron Perlman Clay Morrow via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Ron Perlman Vincent (Beauty and the Beast) via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Ron Perlman Slade (Teen Titans) via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Ron Perlman The Lich (Adventure Time) via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Ron Perlman Hannibal Chau via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Charlize Theron via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Liam Neeson via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Amanda Seyfried via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Neil Patrick Harris via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Giovanni Ribisi via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Sarah Silverman via predicate surface "starring"
A Million Ways to Die in the West Seth MacFarlane
Glenn Quagmire Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "voiceActor"
Michael Douglas Gordon Gekko via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Michael Douglas Hank Pym via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Keanu Reeves via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Common via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Laurence Fishburne via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Riccardo Scamarcio via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Ruby Rose via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Ian McShane via predicate surface "starring"