diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
index 47374f47..c5db5eab 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class OMDBAPI(MovieProvider):
                 'genres': splitString(movie.get('Genre', '')),
                 'directors': splitString(movie.get('Director', '')),
                 'writers': splitString(movie.get('Writer', '')),
-                'actors': splitString(movie.get('Actors', '')),
+                'actors': [{actor: ''} for actor in splitString(movie.get('Actors', ''))],
             }
             movie_data = dict((k, v) for k, v in movie_data.iteritems() if v)
         except:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
index a7901351..cb44f6d5 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
             poster_original = self.getImage(movie, type = 'poster', size = 'original')
             backdrop_original = self.getImage(movie, type = 'backdrop', size = 'original')
 
+            images = {
+                'poster': [poster] if poster else [],
+                #'backdrop': [backdrop] if backdrop else [],
+                'poster_original': [poster_original] if poster_original else [],
+                'backdrop_original': [backdrop_original] if backdrop_original else [],
+            }
+
             # Genres
             try:
                 genres = [genre.name for genre in movie.genres]
@@ -103,18 +110,19 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
             if not movie.releasedate or year == '1900' or year.lower() == 'none':
                 year = None
 
+            # Gather actors data
+            actors = []
+            for cast_item in movie.cast:
+                actors.append({toUnicode(cast_item.name): toUnicode(cast_item.character)})
+                images.append({'actor %s' % toUnicode(cast_item.name): self.getImage(cast_item, type = 'profile', size = 'original')})
+
             movie_data = {
                 'type': 'movie',
                 'via_tmdb': True,
                 'tmdb_id': movie.id,
                 'titles': [toUnicode(movie.title)],
                 'original_title': movie.originaltitle,
-                'images': {
-                    'poster': [poster] if poster else [],
-                    #'backdrop': [backdrop] if backdrop else [],
-                    'poster_original': [poster_original] if poster_original else [],
-                    'backdrop_original': [backdrop_original] if backdrop_original else [],
-                },
+                'images': images,
                 'imdb': movie.imdb,
                 'runtime': movie.runtime,
                 'released': str(movie.releasedate),
@@ -122,6 +130,7 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
                 'plot': movie.overview,
                 'genres': genres,
                 'collection': getattr(movie.collection, 'name', None),
+                'actors': actors
             }
 
             movie_data = dict((k, v) for k, v in movie_data.iteritems() if v)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/xbmc/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/xbmc/main.py
index 09e523aa..659139b4 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/xbmc/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/xbmc/main.py
@@ -89,10 +89,16 @@ class XBMC(MetaDataBase):
             genres.text = toUnicode(genre)
 
         # Actors
-        for actor in movie_info.get('actors', []):
-            actors = SubElement(nfoxml, 'actor')
-            name = SubElement(actors, 'name')
-            name.text = toUnicode(actor)
+        for actor_name, role_name in movie_info.get('actors', {}):
+            actor = SubElement(nfoxml, 'actor')
+            name = SubElement(actor, 'name')
+            name.text = toUnicode(actor_name)
+            if role_name:
+                role = SubElement(actor, 'role')
+                role.text = toUnicode(role_name)
+            if movie_info['images'].get('actor %s' % actor_name, ''):
+                thumb = SubElement(actor, 'thumb')
+                thumb.text = toUnicode(movie_info['images'].get('actor %s' % actor_name))
 
         # Directors
         for director_name in movie_info.get('directors', []):