playedBy

P9616
predicate

Indicates that a role, character, or performance is portrayed or executed by a specific person or agent.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
voiceCastMember 1,305
mainCharacterPortrayedBy 295
performerRole 252

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: playedBy
Generated description
Indicates that a role, character, or performance is portrayed or executed by a specific person or agent.

Sample triples (3,607)

Subject Object
Arthur Winslow Cedric Hardwicke via predicate surface "portrayedInFilmBy"
Arthur Winslow Nigel Hawthorne via predicate surface "portrayedInFilmBy"
Doc McStuffins Kiara Muhammad via predicate surface "leadVoiceActor"
Doc McStuffins Laya DeLeon Hayes via predicate surface "leadVoiceActor"
Sofia the First Ariel Winter via predicate surface "leadVoiceActor"
Elena of Avalor Aimee Carrero via predicate surface "leadVoiceActor"
A Couple of Swells Hannah Brown via predicate surface "screenCharacterPerformedBy"
A Couple of Swells Don Hewes via predicate surface "screenCharacterPerformedBy"
Richard Ayoade The Boxtrolls via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
Richard Ayoade The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
Richard Ayoade Soul via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
Cutthroat Island Matthew Modine via predicate surface "otherMainCharacterPortrayedBy"
Lili Leslie Caron via predicate surface "mainCharacterPortrayedBy"
The L-Shaped Room Leslie Caron via predicate surface "mainCharacterPortrayedBy"
Hank Ed ONeill via predicate surface "portrayedInOriginalLanguageBy"
The Nut Job Will Arnett via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Brendan Fraser via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Gabriel Iglesias via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Liam Neeson via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Katherine Heigl via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Stephen Lang via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Maya Rudolph via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Jeff Dunham via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job Sarah Gadon via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
The Nut Job James Rankin via predicate surface "voiceCastMember"
Dope Shameik Moore via predicate surface "protagonistPortrayedBy"
Where Is Everybody? Earl Holliman via predicate surface "protagonistPortrayedBy"
A Stop at Willoughby James Daly via predicate surface "protagonistPortrayedBy"
Nick of Time William Shatner via predicate surface "mainCast"
Nick of Time Patricia Breslin via predicate surface "mainCast"
Harry Warden Richard John Walters via predicate surface "portrayedInRemakeBy"
Peter Fonda as Wyatt Dennis Hopper via predicate surface "BillyPortrayedBy"
The Beverly Hillbillies television show
surface form: The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Clampett via predicate surface "characterActor"
surface form: Jed Clampett – Buddy Ebsen
The Beverly Hillbillies television show
surface form: The Beverly Hillbillies
Granny – Irene Ryan via predicate surface "characterActor"
The Beverly Hillbillies television show
surface form: The Beverly Hillbillies
Elly May Clampett via predicate surface "characterActor"
surface form: Elly May Clampett – Donna Douglas
The Beverly Hillbillies television show
surface form: The Beverly Hillbillies
Max Baer Jr. via predicate surface "characterActor"
surface form: Jethro Bodine – Max Baer Jr.
The Beverly Hillbillies television show
surface form: The Beverly Hillbillies
Milburn Drysdale – Raymond Bailey via predicate surface "characterActor"
The Beverly Hillbillies television show
surface form: The Beverly Hillbillies
Jane Hathaway – Nancy Kulp via predicate surface "characterActor"
If I Only Had the Nerve Bert Lahr via predicate surface "performedByActor"
Brick Joseph Gordon-Levitt via predicate surface "protagonistPortrayedBy"
The Lady in White Lukas Haas via predicate surface "protagonistPortrayedBy"
Peri Gilpin Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
Peri Gilpin King of the Hill via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
Peri Gilpin Justice League Unlimited via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
surface form: Justice League
Peri Gilpin Superman: The Animated Series via predicate surface "voiceActedIn"
Lethal Weapon Martin Riggs via predicate surface "mainCharacterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Martin Riggs – Mel Gibson
Lethal Weapon Roger Murtaugh via predicate surface "mainCharacterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Roger Murtaugh – Danny Glover
Geppetto
surface form: Geppetto (Guillermo del Toro film character)
David Bradley via predicate surface "portrayedInEnglishBy"
Free Willy Jason James Richter via predicate surface "protagonistPortrayedBy"
Boomerang (1992 film) Robin Givens as Jacqueline Broyer via predicate surface "leadActressRole"