diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/XmlReaderExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/XmlReaderExtensions.cs
index cd7db91dd4..8e4b7c8594 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/XmlReaderExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/XmlReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -104,4 +106,40 @@ public static class XmlReaderExtensions
             ImageUrl = imageUrl
         };
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Used to split names of comma or pipe delimited genres and people.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="XmlReader"/>.</param>
+    /// <returns>IEnumerable{System.String}.</returns>
+    public static IEnumerable<string> GetStringArray(this XmlReader reader)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(reader);
+        var value = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+
+        // Only split by comma if there is no pipe in the string
+        // We have to be careful to not split names like Matthew, Jr.
+        var separator = !value.Contains('|', StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            && !value.Contains(';', StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                ? new[] { ',' }
+                : new[] { '|', ';' };
+
+        foreach (var part in value.Trim().Trim(separator).Split(separator))
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(part))
+            {
+                yield return part.Trim();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses a <see cref="PersonInfo"/> array from the xml node.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="XmlReader"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="personKind">The <see cref="PersonKind"/>.</param>
+    /// <returns>The <see cref="IEnumerable{PersonInfo}"/>.</returns>
+    public static IEnumerable<PersonInfo> GetPersonArray(this XmlReader reader, PersonKind personKind)
+        => reader.GetStringArray()
+            .Select(part => new PersonInfo { Name = part, Type = personKind });
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
index df4d40a100..d62862be40 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
@@ -354,93 +354,40 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
                 }
 
                 case "Network":
-                {
-                    foreach (var name in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()))
+                    foreach (var name in reader.GetStringArray())
                     {
-                        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
-                        {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
                         item.AddStudio(name);
                     }
 
                     break;
-                }
-
                 case "Director":
-                {
-                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Director }))
+                    foreach (var director in reader.GetPersonArray(PersonKind.Director))
                     {
-                        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
-                        {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
-                        itemResult.AddPerson(p);
+                        itemResult.AddPerson(director);
                     }
 
                     break;
-                }
-
                 case "Writer":
-                {
-                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Writer }))
+                    foreach (var writer in reader.GetPersonArray(PersonKind.Writer))
                     {
-                        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
-                        {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
-                        itemResult.AddPerson(p);
+                        itemResult.AddPerson(writer);
                     }
 
                     break;
-                }
-
                 case "Actors":
-                {
-                    var actors = reader.ReadInnerXml();
-
-                    if (actors.Contains('<', StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    foreach (var actor in reader.GetPersonArray(PersonKind.Actor))
                     {
-                        // This is one of the mis-named "Actors" full nodes created by MB2
-                        // Create a reader and pass it to the persons node processor
-                        using var xmlReader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader($"<Persons>{actors}</Persons>"));
-                        FetchDataFromPersonsNode(xmlReader, itemResult);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        // Old-style piped string
-                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(actors).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Actor }))
-                        {
-                            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
-                            {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
-                            itemResult.AddPerson(p);
-                        }
+                        itemResult.AddPerson(actor);
                     }
 
                     break;
-                }
-
                 case "GuestStars":
-                {
-                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.GuestStar }))
+                    foreach (var guestStar in reader.GetPersonArray(PersonKind.GuestStar))
                     {
-                        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
-                        {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
-                        itemResult.AddPerson(p);
+                        itemResult.AddPerson(guestStar);
                     }
 
                     break;
-                }
-
                 case "Trailer":
                 {
                     var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
@@ -1129,34 +1076,5 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
 
             return null;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Used to split names of comma or pipe delimited genres and people.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
-        /// <returns>IEnumerable{System.String}.</returns>
-        private IEnumerable<string> SplitNames(string value)
-        {
-            // Only split by comma if there is no pipe in the string
-            // We have to be careful to not split names like Matthew, Jr.
-            var separator = !value.Contains('|', StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                            && !value.Contains(';', StringComparison.Ordinal) ? new[] { ',' } : new[] { '|', ';' };
-
-            value = value.Trim().Trim(separator);
-
-            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? Array.Empty<string>() : Split(value, separator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Provides an additional overload for string.split.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="val">The val.</param>
-        /// <param name="separators">The separators.</param>
-        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.String[][].</returns>
-        private string[] Split(string val, char[] separators, StringSplitOptions options)
-        {
-            return val.Split(separators, options);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
index e11378c786..797ce59e05 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
@@ -527,21 +527,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                     }
 
                 case "director":
+                    foreach (var director in reader.GetPersonArray(PersonKind.Director))
                     {
-                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Director }))
-                        {
-                            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
-                            {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
-                            itemResult.AddPerson(p);
-                        }
-
-                        break;
+                        itemResult.AddPerson(director);
                     }
 
+                    break;
                 case "credits":
                     {
                         var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
@@ -566,21 +557,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                     }
 
                 case "writer":
+                    foreach (var writer in reader.GetPersonArray(PersonKind.Writer))
                     {
-                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Writer }))
-                        {
-                            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
-                            {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
-                            itemResult.AddPerson(p);
-                        }
-
-                        break;
+                        itemResult.AddPerson(writer);
                     }
 
+                    break;
                 case "actor":
                     var person = reader.GetPersonFromXmlNode();
                     if (person is not null)
@@ -1192,24 +1174,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                 IgnoreComments = true
             };
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Used to split names of comma or pipe delimited genres and people.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
-        /// <returns>IEnumerable{System.String}.</returns>
-        private IEnumerable<string> SplitNames(string value)
-        {
-            // Only split by comma if there is no pipe in the string
-            // We have to be careful to not split names like Matthew, Jr.
-            var separator = !value.Contains('|', StringComparison.Ordinal) && !value.Contains(';', StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                ? new[] { ',' }
-                : new[] { '|', ';' };
-
-            value = value.Trim().Trim(separator);
-
-            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? Array.Empty<string>() : value.Split(separator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Parses the <see cref="ImageType"/> from the NFO aspect property.
         /// </summary>