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
Horrible Bosses Jennifer Aniston via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Colin Farrell via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Kevin Spacey via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Jamie Foxx via predicate surface "castMember"
Horrible Bosses Donald Sutherland via predicate surface "castMember"
John Boyega Finn via predicate surface "portrayed"
Bill Murray Garfield: The Movie via predicate surface "voiceRoleIn"
Bill Murray Garfield: The Movie via predicate surface "voiceRoleIn"
surface form: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Bill Murray Fantastic Mr. Fox via predicate surface "voiceRoleIn"
Bill Murray The Jungle Book (2016 film) via predicate surface "voiceRoleIn"
George Clooney Dr. Doug Ross via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
George Clooney Danny Ocean via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
George Clooney Batman via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
surface form: Batman / Bruce Wayne
George Clooney Michael Clayton via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
George Clooney Ryan Bingham via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
George Clooney Matt Kowalski via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
Tina Fey Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live via predicate surface "portrayed"
Dorothy McGuire Katie Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn via predicate surface "portrayed"
Dorothy McGuire The Spiral Staircase via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Helen in The Spiral Staircase
Dorothy McGuire Kathy Lacey in Gentleman’s Agreement via predicate surface "portrayed"
Dorothy McGuire Katie Coates in Old Yeller via predicate surface "portrayed"
K-9 and Company Elisabeth Sladen via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
surface form: Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith
K-9 and Company John Leeson as the voice of K-9 via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Lotus Long Asian characters via predicate surface "portrayed"
Nijmegen World War II
surface form: Second World War
Nijmegen Operation Market Garden
The Eagle Rudolph Valentino via predicate surface "castMember"
Helena Bonham Carter Princess Margaret via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Michael Gambon Albus Dumbledore via predicate surface "portrayed"
Imperial Estates constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Estates imperial politics
Imperial Estates Reformation-era conflicts
Imperial Estates Thirty Years' War
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Ronald N. Perlman via predicate surface "castMember"
surface form: Ron Perlman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Selma Blair via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Doug Jones via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army John Alexander via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army James Dodd via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Seth MacFarlane via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Jeffrey Tambor via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Luke Goss via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Anna Walton via predicate surface "castMember"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army John Hurt via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong Robert Armstrong via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong Helen Mack via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong Frank Reicher via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong John Marston via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong Victor Wong via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong Ed Brady via predicate surface "castMember"
Son of Kong Clarence Wilson via predicate surface "castMember"