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
John Wick: Chapter 2 Lance Reddick via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 John Leguizamo via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Bridget Moynahan via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Peter Stormare via predicate surface "starring"
John Wick: Chapter 2 Franco Nero via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Ryan Reynolds via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Ray Liotta via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Jeremy Piven via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Alicia Keys via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Common via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Ben Affleck via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Andy García via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Chris Pine via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Taraji P. Henson via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Jason Bateman via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Martin Henderson via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Peter Berg via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Tommy Flanagan via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Nestor Carbonell via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Matthew Fox via predicate surface "starring"
Smokin' Aces Joseph Ruskin via predicate surface "starring"
American Gangster Denzel Washington via predicate surface "starring"
American Gangster Russell Crowe via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Queen Latifah via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Common via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Paula Patton via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Phylicia Rashad via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Pam Grier via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Mehcad Brooks via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright James Pickens Jr. via predicate surface "starring"
Just Wright Leslie Wright – Queen Latifah
Just Wright Scott McKnight – Common
Just Wright Morgan Alexander – Paula Patton
Singin' in the Rain Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Singin' in the Rain Debbie Reynolds via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden
Singin' in the Rain Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Singin' in the Rain Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Rocky II Sylvester Stallone via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky II Talia Shire via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky II Burt Young via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky II Carl Weathers via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky II Burgess Meredith via predicate surface "starring"
Rocky II Tony Burton via predicate surface "starring"
Eddie Murphy Axel Foley via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Eddie Murphy Prince Akeem Joffer via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Eddie Murphy Donkey (Shrek) via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Eddie Murphy Sherman Klump via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Elaine Benes via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Selina Meyer via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Christine Campbell via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"