diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteEpisodeProvider.cs
index 5044c12f1b..5aac3e0754 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 foreach (var person in actors.Split(new[] { '|' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                     .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
-                    .Select(str => new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.GuestStar, Name = str }))
+                    .Select(str => new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.GuestStar, Name = str.Trim() }))
                 {
                     episode.AddPerson(person);
                 }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 foreach (var person in directors.Split(new[] { '|' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                     .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
-                    .Select(str => new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.Director, Name = str }))
+                    .Select(str => new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.Director, Name = str.Trim() }))
                 {
                     episode.AddPerson(person);
                 }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 foreach (var person in writers.Split(new[] { '|' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                      .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
-                   .Select(str => new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.Writer, Name = str }))
+                   .Select(str => new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.Writer, Name = str.Trim() }))
                 {
                     episode.AddPerson(person);
                 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs
index 92508f43db..acabc3a991 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
                     string actorRole = p.SafeGetString("Role");
                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(actorName))
                     {
-                        series.AddPerson(new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.Actor, Name = actorName, Role = actorRole });
+                        series.AddPerson(new PersonInfo { Type = PersonType.Actor, Name = actorName.Trim(), Role = actorRole });
 
                         if (ConfigurationManager.Configuration.SaveLocalMeta && actorsNode != null)
                         {