playedRoleIn

P1668
predicate

Indicates that an entity performed or assumed a specific role or character within a particular event, production, or context.

All labels observed (49)

Label Occurrences
castMember 28,195
portrayed 5,074
actedIn 1,784

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: playedRoleIn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity performed or assumed a specific role or character within a particular event, production, or context.

Sample triples (43,884)

Subject Object
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Kellan Lutz via predicate surface "castMember"
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Nikki Reed via predicate surface "castMember"
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Jackson Rathbone via predicate surface "castMember"
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Dakota Fanning via predicate surface "castMember"
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Michael Sheen via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Charlie Hunnam via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Robert Pattinson via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Sienna Miller via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Tom Holland via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Angus Macfadyen via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Ian McDiarmid via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Edward Ashley via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Clive Francis via predicate surface "castMember"
The Lost City of Z Franco Nero via predicate surface "castMember"
Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark via predicate surface "portrayed"
Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man via predicate surface "portrayed"
Robert Downey Jr. Holmes via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr. Charlie Chaplin via predicate surface "portrayed"
Apollo 13 Jim Lovell via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Apollo 13 Fred Haise via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Apollo 13 Jack Swigert via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Apollo 13 Ken Mattingly via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Splash Allen Bauer via predicate surface "leadCharacter"
Splash Madison via predicate surface "leadCharacter"
Frost/Nixon Frank Langella via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Michael Sheen via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Kevin Bacon via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Sam Rockwell via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Oliver Platt via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Rebecca Hall via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Toby Jones via predicate surface "castMember"
Frost/Nixon Matthew Macfadyen via predicate surface "castMember"
Nicholas Nickleby
surface form: Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)
Nicholas Nickleby via predicate surface "leadCharacter" self-linksurface differs
The Gentlemen Matthew McConaughey via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Charlie Hunnam via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Hugh Grant via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Michelle Dockery via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Henry Golding via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Colin Farrell via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Jeremy Strong via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Eddie Marsan via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Tom Wu via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Chidi Ajufo via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Jason Wong via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Eliot Sumner via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Bugzy Malone via predicate surface "castMember"
The Gentlemen Colin Prockter via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Jason Bateman via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Charlie Day via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Jason Sudeikis via predicate surface "castMember"