diff --git a/Emby.Dlna/Didl/DidlBuilder.cs b/Emby.Dlna/Didl/DidlBuilder.cs
index bea7a5a0da..f668dc829a 100644
--- a/Emby.Dlna/Didl/DidlBuilder.cs
+++ b/Emby.Dlna/Didl/DidlBuilder.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
 using Emby.Dlna.ContentDirectory;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Drawing;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -870,11 +871,11 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Didl
 
             var types = new[]
             {
-                PersonType.Director,
-                PersonType.Writer,
-                PersonType.Producer,
-                PersonType.Composer,
-                "creator"
+                PersonKind.Director,
+                PersonKind.Writer,
+                PersonKind.Producer,
+                PersonKind.Composer,
+                PersonKind.Creator
             };
 
             // Seeing some LG models locking up due content with large lists of people
@@ -888,10 +889,13 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Didl
 
             foreach (var actor in people)
             {
-                var type = types.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i, actor.Type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || string.Equals(i, actor.Role, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                    ?? PersonType.Actor;
+                var type = types.FirstOrDefault(i => i == actor.Type || string.Equals(actor.Role, i.ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                if (type == PersonKind.Unknown)
+                {
+                    type = PersonKind.Actor;
+                }
 
-                AddValue(writer, "upnp", type.ToLowerInvariant(), actor.Name, NsUpnp);
+                AddValue(writer, "upnp", type.ToString().ToLowerInvariant(), actor.Name, NsUpnp);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 3bf4d07c59..fcff5f98c6 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -5540,7 +5540,7 @@ AND Type = @InternalPersonType)");
 
                         statement.TryBind("@Name" + index, person.Name);
                         statement.TryBind("@Role" + index, person.Role);
-                        statement.TryBind("@PersonType" + index, person.Type);
+                        statement.TryBind("@PersonType" + index, person.Type.ToString());
                         statement.TryBind("@SortOrder" + index, person.SortOrder);
                         statement.TryBind("@ListOrder" + index, listIndex);
 
@@ -5569,9 +5569,10 @@ AND Type = @InternalPersonType)");
                 item.Role = role;
             }
 
-            if (reader.TryGetString(3, out var type))
+            if (reader.TryGetString(3, out var type)
+                && Enum.TryParse(type, true, out PersonKind personKind))
             {
-                item.Type = type;
+                item.Type = personKind;
             }
 
             if (reader.TryGetInt32(4, out var sortOrder))
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
index 45270de893..8b66829032 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
@@ -523,32 +523,32 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Dto
             var people = _libraryManager.GetPeople(item).OrderBy(i => i.SortOrder ?? int.MaxValue)
                 .ThenBy(i =>
                 {
-                    if (i.IsType(PersonType.Actor))
+                    if (i.IsType(PersonKind.Actor))
                     {
                         return 0;
                     }
 
-                    if (i.IsType(PersonType.GuestStar))
+                    if (i.IsType(PersonKind.GuestStar))
                     {
                         return 1;
                     }
 
-                    if (i.IsType(PersonType.Director))
+                    if (i.IsType(PersonKind.Director))
                     {
                         return 2;
                     }
 
-                    if (i.IsType(PersonType.Writer))
+                    if (i.IsType(PersonKind.Writer))
                     {
                         return 3;
                     }
 
-                    if (i.IsType(PersonType.Producer))
+                    if (i.IsType(PersonKind.Producer))
                     {
                         return 4;
                     }
 
-                    if (i.IsType(PersonType.Composer))
+                    if (i.IsType(PersonKind.Composer))
                     {
                         return 4;
                     }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 8edd8f66ae..e7f4d2f4eb 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                     var people = item.Id.Equals(default) ? new List<PersonInfo>() : _libraryManager.GetPeople(item);
 
                     var directors = people
-                        .Where(i => IsPersonType(i, PersonType.Director))
+                        .Where(i => i.IsType(PersonKind.Director))
                         .Select(i => i.Name)
                         .ToList();
 
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                     }
 
                     var writers = people
-                        .Where(i => IsPersonType(i, PersonType.Writer))
+                        .Where(i => i.IsType(PersonKind.Writer))
                         .Select(i => i.Name)
                         .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                         .ToList();
@@ -2122,10 +2122,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             }
         }
 
-        private static bool IsPersonType(PersonInfo person, string type)
-            => string.Equals(person.Type, type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                || string.Equals(person.Role, type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
         private LiveTvProgram GetProgramInfoFromCache(string programId)
         {
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Data/Enums/PersonKind.cs b/Jellyfin.Data/Enums/PersonKind.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10a8056669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Data/Enums/PersonKind.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+namespace Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The person kind.
+/// </summary>
+public enum PersonKind
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An unknown person kind.
+    /// </summary>
+    Unknown,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.
+    /// </summary>
+    Actor,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who supervises the actors and other staff in a film, play, or similar production.
+    /// </summary>
+    Director,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who writes music, especially as a professional occupation.
+    /// </summary>
+    Composer,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A writer of a book, article, or document. Can also be used as a generic term for music writer if there is a lack of specificity.
+    /// </summary>
+    Writer,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A well-known actor or other performer who appears in a work in which they do not have a regular role.
+    /// </summary>
+    GuestStar,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person responsible for the financial and managerial aspects of the making of a film or broadcast or for staging a play, opera, etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    Producer,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.
+    /// </summary>
+    Conductor,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who writes the words to a song or musical.
+    /// </summary>
+    Lyricist,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who adapts a musical composition for performance.
+    /// </summary>
+    Arranger,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An audio engineer who performed a general engineering role.
+    /// </summary>
+    Engineer,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An engineer responsible for using a mixing console to mix a recorded track into a single piece of music suitable for release.
+    /// </summary>
+    Mixer,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who remixed a recording by taking one or more other tracks, substantially altering them and mixing them together with other material.
+    /// </summary>
+    Remixer,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who created the material.
+    /// </summary>
+    Creator,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who was the artist.
+    /// </summary>
+    Artist,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who was the album artist.
+    /// </summary>
+    AlbumArtist,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who was the author.
+    /// </summary>
+    Author,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A person who was the illustrator.
+    /// </summary>
+    Illustrator,
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs
index 7f8dc069cf..5292bd7727 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PeopleHelper.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
@@ -17,38 +18,38 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             // Normalize
             if (string.Equals(person.Role, PersonType.GuestStar, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                person.Type = PersonType.GuestStar;
+                person.Type = PersonKind.GuestStar;
             }
             else if (string.Equals(person.Role, PersonType.Director, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                person.Type = PersonType.Director;
+                person.Type = PersonKind.Director;
             }
             else if (string.Equals(person.Role, PersonType.Producer, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                person.Type = PersonType.Producer;
+                person.Type = PersonKind.Producer;
             }
             else if (string.Equals(person.Role, PersonType.Writer, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                person.Type = PersonType.Writer;
+                person.Type = PersonKind.Writer;
             }
 
             // If the type is GuestStar and there's already an Actor entry, then update it to avoid dupes
-            if (string.Equals(person.Type, PersonType.GuestStar, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (person.Type == PersonKind.GuestStar)
             {
-                var existing = people.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name.Equals(person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && p.Type.Equals(PersonType.Actor, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                var existing = people.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name.Equals(person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && p.Type == PersonKind.Actor);
 
                 if (existing is not null)
                 {
-                    existing.Type = PersonType.GuestStar;
+                    existing.Type = PersonKind.GuestStar;
                     MergeExisting(existing, person);
                     return;
                 }
             }
 
-            if (string.Equals(person.Type, PersonType.Actor, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (person.Type == PersonKind.Actor)
             {
                 // If the actor already exists without a role and we have one, fill it in
-                var existing = people.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name.Equals(person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && (p.Type.Equals(PersonType.Actor, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || p.Type.Equals(PersonType.GuestStar, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
+                var existing = people.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name.Equals(person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && (p.Type == PersonKind.Actor || p.Type == PersonKind.GuestStar));
                 if (existing is null)
                 {
                     // Wasn't there - add it
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             else
             {
                 var existing = people.FirstOrDefault(p =>
-                            string.Equals(p.Name, person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                            string.Equals(p.Type, person.Type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                    string.Equals(p.Name, person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    && p.Type == person.Type);
 
                 // Check for dupes based on the combination of Name and Type
                 if (existing is null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PersonInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PersonInfo.cs
index 2b689ae7e2..3df0b0b785 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PersonInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/PersonInfo.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// Gets or sets the type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The type.</value>
-        public string Type { get; set; }
+        public PersonKind Type { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the ascending sort order.
@@ -57,10 +58,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             return Name;
         }
 
-        public bool IsType(string type)
-        {
-            return string.Equals(Type, type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                || string.Equals(Role, type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        }
+        public bool IsType(PersonKind type) => Type == type || string.Equals(type.ToString(), Role, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
index c8912807ea..09abd3c364 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Xml;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
 
                 case "Director":
                 {
-                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Director }))
+                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Director }))
                     {
                         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                         {
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
 
                 case "Writer":
                 {
-                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Writer }))
+                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Writer }))
                     {
                         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                         {
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
                     else
                     {
                         // Old-style piped string
-                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(actors).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Actor }))
+                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(actors).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Actor }))
                         {
                             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                             {
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
 
                 case "GuestStars":
                 {
-                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.GuestStar }))
+                    foreach (var p in SplitNames(reader.ReadElementContentAsString()).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.GuestStar }))
                     {
                         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                         {
@@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
         private IEnumerable<PersonInfo> GetPersonsFromXmlNode(XmlReader reader)
         {
             var name = string.Empty;
-            var type = PersonType.Actor; // If type is not specified assume actor
+            var type = PersonKind.Actor; // If type is not specified assume actor
             var role = string.Empty;
             int? sortOrder = null;
 
@@ -1056,11 +1057,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
                         case "Type":
                         {
                             var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-
-                            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
-                            {
-                                type = val;
-                            }
+                            _ = Enum.TryParse(val, true, out type);
 
                             break;
                         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs
index d92b504740..0c016746b4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Savers
                 {
                     await writer.WriteStartElementAsync(null, "Person", null).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     await writer.WriteElementStringAsync(null, "Name", null, person.Name).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    await writer.WriteElementStringAsync(null, "Type", null, person.Type).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    await writer.WriteElementStringAsync(null, "Role", null, person.Role).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await writer.WriteElementStringAsync(null, "Type", null, person.Type.ToString()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await writer.WriteElementStringAsync(null, "Role", null, person.Role.ToString()).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     if (person.SortOrder.HasValue)
                     {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
index cb482301fe..dce3f0e39d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Xml;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
                     peoples.Add(new BaseItemPerson
                     {
                         Name = pair.Value,
-                        Type = PersonType.Writer
+                        Type = PersonKind.Writer
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
                     peoples.Add(new BaseItemPerson
                     {
                         Name = pair.Value,
-                        Type = PersonType.Producer
+                        Type = PersonKind.Producer
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
                     peoples.Add(new BaseItemPerson
                     {
                         Name = pair.Value,
-                        Type = PersonType.Director
+                        Type = PersonKind.Director
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -1163,7 +1164,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(composer, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Composer });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Composer });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1171,7 +1172,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(conductor, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Conductor });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Conductor });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1179,7 +1180,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(lyricist, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Lyricist });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Lyricist });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1195,7 +1196,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
                         people.Add(new BaseItemPerson
                         {
                             Name = match.Groups["name"].Value,
-                            Type = PersonType.Actor,
+                            Type = PersonKind.Actor,
                             Role = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(match.Groups["instrument"].Value)
                         });
                     }
@@ -1207,7 +1208,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(writer, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Writer });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Writer });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1215,7 +1216,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(arranger, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Arranger });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Arranger });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1223,7 +1224,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(engineer, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Engineer });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Engineer });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(mixer, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Mixer });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Mixer });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1239,7 +1240,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 foreach (var person in Split(remixer, false))
                 {
-                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonType.Remixer });
+                    people.Add(new BaseItemPerson { Name = person, Type = PersonKind.Remixer });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1491,7 +1492,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
             {
                 video.People = people.Split(new[] { ';', '/' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                     .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
-                    .Select(i => new BaseItemPerson { Name = i.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Actor })
+                    .Select(i => new BaseItemPerson { Name = i.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Actor })
                     .ToArray();
             }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemPerson.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemPerson.cs
index 9c65a2308d..d3bcf492d8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemPerson.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemPerson.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dto
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dto
         /// Gets or sets the type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The type.</value>
-        public string Type { get; set; }
+        public PersonKind Type { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the primary image tag.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs
index 19b594c1c8..b8578c46f8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                         PeopleHelper.AddPerson(people, new PersonInfo
                         {
                             Name = albumArtist,
-                            Type = "AlbumArtist"
+                            Type = PersonKind.AlbumArtist
                         });
                     }
 
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                         PeopleHelper.AddPerson(people, new PersonInfo
                         {
                             Name = performer,
-                            Type = "Artist"
+                            Type = PersonKind.Artist
                         });
                     }
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                         PeopleHelper.AddPerson(people, new PersonInfo
                         {
                             Name = composer,
-                            Type = "Composer"
+                            Type = PersonKind.Composer
                         });
                     }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumMetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumMetadataService.cs
index 3476e70009..0ddb2ad67b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumMetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumMetadataService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
                     PeopleHelper.AddPerson(people, new PersonInfo
                     {
                         Name = albumArtist,
-                        Type = "AlbumArtist"
+                        Type = PersonKind.AlbumArtist
                     });
                 }
 
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
                     PeopleHelper.AddPerson(people, new PersonInfo
                     {
                         Name = artist,
-                        Type = "Artist"
+                        Type = PersonKind.Artist
                     });
                 }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
index dfaba6423b..3fd4ae1fc0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System.Net.Http.Json;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions.Json;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                 var person = new PersonInfo
                 {
                     Name = result.Director,
-                    Type = PersonType.Director
+                    Type = PersonKind.Director
                 };
 
                 itemResult.AddPerson(person);
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                 var person = new PersonInfo
                 {
                     Name = result.Writer,
-                    Type = PersonType.Writer
+                    Type = PersonKind.Writer
                 };
 
                 itemResult.AddPerson(person);
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Omdb
                     var person = new PersonInfo
                     {
                         Name = actor,
-                        Type = PersonType.Actor
+                        Type = PersonKind.Actor
                     };
 
                     itemResult.AddPerson(person);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
index fc72023666..2f62e117eb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
                     {
                         Name = actor.Name.Trim(),
                         Role = actor.Character,
-                        Type = PersonType.Actor,
+                        Type = PersonKind.Actor,
                         SortOrder = actor.Order
                     };
 
@@ -278,20 +279,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
 
             if (movieResult.Credits?.Crew is not null)
             {
-                var keepTypes = new[]
-                {
-                    PersonType.Director,
-                    PersonType.Writer,
-                    PersonType.Producer
-                };
-
                 foreach (var person in movieResult.Credits.Crew)
                 {
                     // Normalize this
                     var type = TmdbUtils.MapCrewToPersonType(person);
 
-                    if (!keepTypes.Contains(type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                        !keepTypes.Contains(person.Job ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    if (!TmdbUtils.WantedCrewKinds.Contains(type)
+                        && !TmdbUtils.WantedCrewTypes.Contains(person.Job ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
index 66decde842..f18575aa98 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     {
                         Name = actor.Name.Trim(),
                         Role = actor.Character,
-                        Type = PersonType.Actor,
+                        Type = PersonKind.Actor,
                         SortOrder = actor.Order
                     });
                 }
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     {
                         Name = guest.Name.Trim(),
                         Role = guest.Character,
-                        Type = PersonType.GuestStar,
+                        Type = PersonKind.GuestStar,
                         SortOrder = guest.Order
                     });
                 }
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     // Normalize this
                     var type = TmdbUtils.MapCrewToPersonType(person);
 
-                    if (!TmdbUtils.WantedCrewTypes.Contains(type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    if (!TmdbUtils.WantedCrewKinds.Contains(type)
                         && !TmdbUtils.WantedCrewTypes.Contains(person.Job ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
                         continue;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs
index 3cb72b89b5..10efb68b94 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     {
                         Name = cast[i].Name.Trim(),
                         Role = cast[i].Character,
-                        Type = PersonType.Actor,
+                        Type = PersonKind.Actor,
                         SortOrder = cast[i].Order
                     });
                 }
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     // Normalize this
                     var type = TmdbUtils.MapCrewToPersonType(person);
 
-                    if (!TmdbUtils.WantedCrewTypes.Contains(type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    if (!TmdbUtils.WantedCrewKinds.Contains(type)
                         && !TmdbUtils.WantedCrewTypes.Contains(person.Job ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
                         continue;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
index 09d1a739d2..8dc2d69385 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     {
                         Name = actor.Name.Trim(),
                         Role = actor.Character,
-                        Type = PersonType.Actor,
+                        Type = PersonKind.Actor,
                         SortOrder = actor.Order,
                         ImageUrl = _tmdbClientManager.GetPosterUrl(actor.ProfilePath)
                     };
@@ -380,8 +381,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                     // Normalize this
                     var type = TmdbUtils.MapCrewToPersonType(person);
 
-                    if (!keepTypes.Contains(type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                        && !keepTypes.Contains(person.Job ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    if (!TmdbUtils.WantedCrewKinds.Contains(type)
+                        && !TmdbUtils.WantedCrewTypes.Contains(person.Job ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
index b326d22c87..516eee758c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using TMDbLib.Objects.General;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
             PersonType.Producer
         };
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The crew kinds to keep.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly PersonKind[] WantedCrewKinds =
+        {
+            PersonKind.Director,
+            PersonKind.Writer,
+            PersonKind.Producer
+        };
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Cleans the name according to TMDb requirements.
         /// </summary>
@@ -55,26 +66,26 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="crew">Crew member to map against the Jellyfin person types.</param>
         /// <returns>The Jellyfin person type.</returns>
-        public static string MapCrewToPersonType(Crew crew)
+        public static PersonKind MapCrewToPersonType(Crew crew)
         {
             if (crew.Department.Equals("production", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 && crew.Job.Contains("director", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                return PersonType.Director;
+                return PersonKind.Director;
             }
 
             if (crew.Department.Equals("production", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 && crew.Job.Contains("producer", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                return PersonType.Producer;
+                return PersonKind.Producer;
             }
 
             if (crew.Department.Equals("writing", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                return PersonType.Writer;
+                return PersonKind.Writer;
             }
 
-            return string.Empty;
+            return PersonKind.Unknown;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
index 8bd30447a2..111d0c5cbc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Xml;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Providers;
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                 case "director":
                     {
                         var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Director }))
+                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Director }))
                         {
                             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                             {
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                             var parts = val.Split('/').Select(i => i.Trim())
                                 .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i));
 
-                            foreach (var p in parts.Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Writer }))
+                            foreach (var p in parts.Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Writer }))
                             {
                                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                                 {
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                 case "writer":
                     {
                         var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Writer }))
+                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonKind.Writer }))
                         {
                             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                             {
@@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
         private PersonInfo GetPersonFromXmlNode(XmlReader reader)
         {
             var name = string.Empty;
-            var type = PersonType.Actor;  // If type is not specified assume actor
+            var type = PersonKind.Actor;  // If type is not specified assume actor
             var role = string.Empty;
             int? sortOrder = null;
             string? imageUrl = null;
@@ -1240,21 +1241,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                         case "type":
                             {
                                 var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-
-                                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
+                                if (!Enum.TryParse(val, true, out type))
                                 {
-                                    type = val switch
-                                    {
-                                        PersonType.Composer => PersonType.Composer,
-                                        PersonType.Conductor => PersonType.Conductor,
-                                        PersonType.Director => PersonType.Director,
-                                        PersonType.Lyricist => PersonType.Lyricist,
-                                        PersonType.Producer => PersonType.Producer,
-                                        PersonType.Writer => PersonType.Writer,
-                                        PersonType.GuestStar => PersonType.GuestStar,
-                                        // unknown type --> actor
-                                        _ => PersonType.Actor
-                                    };
+                                    type = PersonKind.Actor;
                                 }
 
                                 break;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs
index 130d0bfe40..4f8f869ace 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Xml;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
             var people = libraryManager.GetPeople(item);
 
             var directors = people
-                .Where(i => IsPersonType(i, PersonType.Director))
+                .Where(i => i.IsType(PersonKind.Director))
                 .Select(i => i.Name)
                 .ToList();
 
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
             }
 
             var writers = people
-                .Where(i => IsPersonType(i, PersonType.Writer))
+                .Where(i => i.IsType(PersonKind.Writer))
                 .Select(i => i.Name)
                 .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 .ToList();
@@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
         {
             foreach (var person in people)
             {
-                if (IsPersonType(person, PersonType.Director) || IsPersonType(person, PersonType.Writer))
+                if (person.IsType(PersonKind.Director) || person.IsType(PersonKind.Writer))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -930,9 +931,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
                     writer.WriteElementString("role", person.Role);
                 }
 
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(person.Type))
+                if (person.Type != PersonKind.Unknown)
                 {
-                    writer.WriteElementString("type", person.Type);
+                    writer.WriteElementString("type", person.Type.ToString());
                 }
 
                 if (person.SortOrder.HasValue)
@@ -969,10 +970,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
             return libraryManager.GetPathAfterNetworkSubstitution(image.Path);
         }
 
-        private bool IsPersonType(PersonInfo person, string type)
-            => string.Equals(person.Type, type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                || string.Equals(person.Role, type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
         private void AddCustomTags(string path, IReadOnlyCollection<string> xmlTagsUsed, XmlWriter writer, ILogger<BaseNfoSaver> logger)
         {
             var settings = new XmlReaderSettings()
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs
index 6cb98b2b86..198dc63efe 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions.Json;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions.Json.Converters;
 using MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing;
@@ -314,15 +315,15 @@ namespace Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests.Probing
             Assert.Equal(DateTime.Parse("2020-10-26T00:00Z", DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo, DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal), res.PremiereDate);
             Assert.Equal(22, res.People.Length);
             Assert.Equal("Krysta Youngs", res.People[0].Name);
-            Assert.Equal(PersonType.Composer, res.People[0].Type);
+            Assert.Equal(PersonKind.Composer, res.People[0].Type);
             Assert.Equal("Julia Ross", res.People[1].Name);
-            Assert.Equal(PersonType.Composer, res.People[1].Type);
+            Assert.Equal(PersonKind.Composer, res.People[1].Type);
             Assert.Equal("Yiwoomin", res.People[2].Name);
-            Assert.Equal(PersonType.Composer, res.People[2].Type);
+            Assert.Equal(PersonKind.Composer, res.People[2].Type);
             Assert.Equal("Ji-hyo Park", res.People[3].Name);
-            Assert.Equal(PersonType.Lyricist, res.People[3].Type);
+            Assert.Equal(PersonKind.Lyricist, res.People[3].Type);
             Assert.Equal("Yiwoomin", res.People[4].Name);
-            Assert.Equal(PersonType.Actor, res.People[4].Type);
+            Assert.Equal(PersonKind.Actor, res.People[4].Type);
             Assert.Equal("Electric Piano", res.People[4].Role);
             Assert.Equal(4, res.Genres.Length);
             Assert.Contains("Electronic", res.Genres);
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/EpisodeNfoProviderTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/EpisodeNfoProviderTests.cs
index 4f4ae5afb9..f63bc0e1bc 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/EpisodeNfoProviderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/EpisodeNfoProviderTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -79,18 +80,18 @@ namespace Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests.Parsers
             Assert.Equal("1276153", item.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.Tmdb.ToString()]);
 
             // Credits
-            var writers = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonType.Writer).ToArray();
+            var writers = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Writer).ToArray();
             Assert.Equal(2, writers.Length);
             Assert.Contains("Bryan Fuller", writers.Select(x => x.Name));
             Assert.Contains("Michael Green", writers.Select(x => x.Name));
 
             // Direcotrs
-            var directors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonType.Director).ToArray();
+            var directors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Director).ToArray();
             Assert.Single(directors);
             Assert.Contains("David Slade", directors.Select(x => x.Name));
 
             // Actors
-            var actors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonType.Actor).ToArray();
+            var actors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Actor).ToArray();
             Assert.Equal(11, actors.Length);
             // Only test one actor
             var shadow = actors.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Role.Equals("Shadow Moon", StringComparison.Ordinal));
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/MovieNfoParserTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/MovieNfoParserTests.cs
index 988abce812..f56f58c6fe 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/MovieNfoParserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/MovieNfoParserTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies;
@@ -117,18 +118,18 @@ namespace Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests.Parsers
 
             Assert.Equal(20, result.People.Count);
 
-            var writers = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonType.Writer).ToArray();
+            var writers = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Writer).ToArray();
             Assert.Equal(3, writers.Length);
             var writerNames = writers.Select(x => x.Name);
             Assert.Contains("Jerry Siegel", writerNames);
             Assert.Contains("Joe Shuster", writerNames);
             Assert.Contains("Test", writerNames);
 
-            var directors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonType.Director).ToArray();
+            var directors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Director).ToArray();
             Assert.Single(directors);
             Assert.Equal("Zack Snyder", directors[0].Name);
 
-            var actors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonType.Actor).ToArray();
+            var actors = result.People.Where(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Actor).ToArray();
             Assert.Equal(15, actors.Length);
 
             // Only test one actor
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests.Parsers
             Assert.Equal(5, aquaman!.SortOrder);
             Assert.Equal("https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTI5MTU5NjM1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODc4MDk0Mw@@._V1_SX1024_SY1024_.jpg", aquaman!.ImageUrl);
 
-            var lyricist = result.People.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Type == PersonType.Lyricist);
+            var lyricist = result.People.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Lyricist);
             Assert.NotNull(lyricist);
             Assert.Equal("Test Lyricist", lyricist!.Name);
 
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeasonNfoProviderTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeasonNfoProviderTests.cs
index 31110dbd7d..e69ca996cc 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeasonNfoProviderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeasonNfoProviderTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests.Parsers
 
             Assert.Equal(10, result.People.Count);
 
-            Assert.True(result.People.All(x => x.Type == PersonType.Actor));
+            Assert.True(result.People.All(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Actor));
 
             // Only test one actor
             var nini = result.People.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Role.Equals("Nini", StringComparison.Ordinal));
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeriesNfoParserTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeriesNfoParserTests.cs
index bdedae205b..542324e78b 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeriesNfoParserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests/Parsers/SeriesNfoParserTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.XbmcMetadata.Tests.Parsers
 
             Assert.Equal(6, result.People.Count);
 
-            Assert.True(result.People.All(x => x.Type == PersonType.Actor));
+            Assert.True(result.People.All(x => x.Type == PersonKind.Actor));
 
             // Only test one actor
             var sweeney = result.People.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Role.Equals("Mad Sweeney", StringComparison.Ordinal));