# Feature Request - Support multiple images for actors

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793 "2017-03-16T17:00:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![strangler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@strangler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/strangler)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793/1 "2017-03-16T17:00:29Z")

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I’m not sure how recently TheTVDB implemented, but when I refresh Star Trek: The Next Generation, this image becomes the default image for Patrick Stewart: [http://thetvdb.com/?tab=actors&id=71470](http://thetvdb.com/?tab=actors&id=71470)

However, if I go and refresh Blunt Talk, the image everywhere for Patrick Stewart changes to this: [http://thetvdb.com/?tab=actors&id=281181](http://thetvdb.com/?tab=actors&id=281181)

I know this would probably require a non-trivial database schema change, but I think it would be awesome if in addition to a default actor image, there could be series or movie-specific actor images too.

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**Author:** ![strangler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@strangler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/strangler)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793/2 "2017-03-16T17:22:36Z")

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Oh, and obviously, this would be much better if TMDb supported this too. I’ve added a feature request here: [https://www.themoviedb.org/talk/58caa5a2c3a368418200cd74](https://www.themoviedb.org/talk/58caa5a2c3a368418200cd74)

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793/3 "2017-03-16T17:25:44Z")

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The actor pictures from TheTVDB _are_ series-specific.

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**Author:** ![strangler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@strangler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/strangler)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793/4 "2017-03-16T23:51:35Z")

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Yes, but the way that Plex stores them doesn’t respect that. If you refresh Star Trek: TNG, and then refresh Blunt Talk, the picture of Patrick Stewart throughout the app is going to be the last one it downloaded. I’m suggesting that Plex keep series/movie specific images for actors, so that when I go back to view TNG, I’ll see Patrick Stewart in his TNG context.

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**Author:** ![Heoseok87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@Heoseok87](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Heoseok87)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793/5 "2018-05-02T16:46:45Z")

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I really want this feature

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**Author:** ![mike121948](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mike121948](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mike121948)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-support-multiple-images-for-actors/184793/6 "2026-07-01T22:31:59Z")

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At least for actors/actresses in leading roles, would like option of a picture of them in their prime instead of pictures currently available. Would not expect a picture specific to each film in their career, but one extra “prime” picture.