# Same actor name, but not different photo

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**Created:** [February 5, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/same-actor-name-but-not-different-photo/686998 "2021-02-05T11:56:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![hobhobuk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hobhobuk/32/156855_2.png) [@hobhobuk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hobhobuk)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/same-actor-name-but-not-different-photo/686998/1 "2021-02-05T11:56:34Z")

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Hello,

This seems to be a ongoing issue.. but not fixed still so felt maybe wise to report.

Two actors, one name, causes one actor to have the wrong image used on their movies as plex just uses whoever is the most recent one added.  
This is also causing issues with actor filters, as its showing the wrong films.

One example;  
Jack O’Connell

> **[Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Jack O'Connell as Corn Dog Stand Boss - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/characters/nm0640081)**
>
> Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Jack O'Connell as Corn Dog Stand Boss

Is showing as  
Jack O’Connell

> **[Jack O'Connell | Actor, Producer, Director](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1925239/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2)**
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> Known for: Unbroken, '71, Starred Up

Refreshing the metadata of any film either is in, will result in the image just changing to whoever is the most recent jack in a film.

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**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/same-actor-name-but-not-different-photo/686998/2 "2021-02-25T22:48:58Z")

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I think I may be seeing a similar issue.

In the movie “State Fair (1945),” there is an actor named “William Marshall.”

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/3/3/33365585a33956c1db8c80030b30fa5efadd87df.jpeg)  
[William Marshall — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96716-william-marshall)

However, Plex draws an image from a different William Marshall (Dr. Daystrom, for Star Trek fans):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/f/6/f6ddc6e332c273056c6129c2d7c5c769c038d46d.jpeg)  
[William Marshall — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16028-william-marshall)

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**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/same-actor-name-but-not-different-photo/686998/3 "2021-02-25T22:55:47Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/4/6/463a09617ac38789cdc5fa438d4e9f2996882db4.jpeg)

I see James Brown had a short-lived movie career, but after working with John Agar once he changed to The Godfather of Soul…:

> You may not be looking for the promised land  
> But you might find it anyway  
> Under one of those old familiar names  
> Like New Orleans (New Orleans)  
> Detroit City (Detroit City)  
> Dallas (Dallas)  
> Pittsburgh P.A. (Pittsburgh P.A.)  
> New York City (New York City)  
> Kansas City (Kansas City)  
> Atlanta (Atlanta)  
> Chicago and L.A.
> 
> Living in America (Hit me)
> 
> Living in America (Yeah)  
> I walk in and out  
> Living in America

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**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/same-actor-name-but-not-different-photo/686998/4 "2021-05-26T22:56:38Z")

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