diff --git a/kontor-scripts/add_links.py b/kontor-scripts/add_links.py
index 786a679..43a906e 100644
--- a/kontor-scripts/add_links.py
+++ b/kontor-scripts/add_links.py
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ def get_actors_mapping(actor_list: List[MediaActor]) -> Dict[str, MediaActor]:
         mapping[str(actor.url)] = actor
     return mapping
 
+def get_actornames_mapping(actor_list: List[MediaActor]) -> Dict[str, MediaActor]:
+    mapping: Dict[str, MediaActor] = {}
+    for actor in actor_list:
+        mapping[str(actor.name)] = actor
+    return mapping
+
 def get_meta_info(media_file: MediaFile, log) -> List[str]:
     actor_links: List[str] = []
     try:
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             media_files = db.query(MediaFile).filter(MediaFile.url == link).all()
             media_actors = db.query(MediaActor).all()
             actor_mapping = get_actors_mapping(media_actors)
+            actorname_mapping = get_actornames_mapping(media_actors)
             if len(media_files) == 0:
                 logger.info(f"MediaFile for link {link} not found")
                 media_file = MediaFile()
@@ -173,17 +180,22 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                             db.add(media_actor_file)
                             db.commit()
                     else:
-                        media_actor = MediaActor()
-                        media_actor.id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-                        media_actor.created_date = datetime.now()
-                        media_actor.last_modified_date = datetime.now()
-                        media_actor.version = 0
-                        media_actor.name = get_actor_name(actor_url, logger)
-                        media_actor.url = actor_url
-                        logger.info(f"update MediaActor with {repr(media_actor)}")
-                        if not args.dry_run:
-                            db.add(media_actor)
-                            db.commit()
+                        media_actor: MediaActor = None # type: ignore
+                        actor_name = get_actor_name(actor_url, logger)
+                        if actor_name in actorname_mapping:
+                            media_actor = actorname_mapping[actor_name]
+                        else:
+                            media_actor = MediaActor()
+                            media_actor.id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+                            media_actor.created_date = datetime.now()
+                            media_actor.last_modified_date = datetime.now()
+                            media_actor.version = 0
+                            media_actor.name = get_actor_name(actor_url, logger)
+                            media_actor.url = actor_url
+                            logger.info(f"update MediaActor with {repr(media_actor)}")
+                            if not args.dry_run:
+                                db.add(media_actor)
+                                db.commit()
                         media_actor_file = MediaActorFile()
                         media_actor_file.id = str(uuid.uuid4())
                         media_actor_file.created_date = datetime.now()