diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
index e2b9bd84..e7907a7a 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.filebot.format;
 
 import static java.util.Arrays.*;
 import static java.util.regex.Pattern.*;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.*;
 import static net.filebot.MediaTypes.*;
 import static net.filebot.WebServices.*;
 import static net.filebot.format.ExpressionFormatFunctions.*;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ import net.filebot.similarity.Normalization;
 import net.filebot.util.FileUtilities;
 import net.filebot.web.Episode;
 import net.filebot.web.EpisodeInfo;
+import net.filebot.web.Person;
+import net.filebot.web.SeriesInfo;
 import net.filebot.web.SimpleDate;
 
 public class ExpressionFormatMethods {
@@ -511,4 +514,11 @@ public class ExpressionFormatMethods {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	public static List<String> getActors(SeriesInfo self) throws Exception {
+		if (TheTVDB.getIdentifier().equals(self.getDatabase()))
+			return TheTVDBv2.getActors(self.getId(), Locale.ENGLISH).stream().map(Person::getName).collect(toList());
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
index fd69b9ee..e9fac780 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ import net.filebot.web.EpisodeFormat;
 import net.filebot.web.Movie;
 import net.filebot.web.MoviePart;
 import net.filebot.web.MultiEpisode;
-import net.filebot.web.Person;
 import net.filebot.web.SeriesInfo;
 import net.filebot.web.SimpleDate;
 import net.filebot.web.SortOrder;
@@ -580,7 +579,7 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 		if (infoObject instanceof Movie)
 			return getMovieInfo().getActors();
 		if (infoObject instanceof Episode)
-			return TheTVDBv2.getActors(getSeriesInfo().getId(), Locale.ENGLISH).stream().map(Person::getName).collect(toList()); // use TheTVDB API v2 to retrieve actors info
+			return ExpressionFormatMethods.getActors(getSeriesInfo()); // use TheTVDB API v2 to retrieve actors info
 
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 		if (infoObject instanceof Movie)
 			return getMovieInfo().getDirector();
 		if (infoObject instanceof Episode)
-			return getInfo(getEpisode()).getDirectors().iterator().next();
+			return ExpressionFormatMethods.getInfo(getEpisode()).getDirectors().iterator().next(); // use TheTVDB API v2 to retrieve extended episode info
 
 		return null;
 	}