diff --git a/plexapi/media.py b/plexapi/media.py
index 65895c3e3..cd19b9d26 100644
--- a/plexapi/media.py
+++ b/plexapi/media.py
@@ -650,6 +650,14 @@ class Role(MediaTag):
     TAG = 'Role'
     FILTER = 'role'
 
+    def _loadData(self, data):
+        self._data = data
+        self.id = data.attrib.get('id')
+        self.filter = data.attrib.get('filter')
+        self.role = data.attrib.get('role')
+        self.tag = data.attrib.get('tag')
+        self.thumb = data.attrib.get('thumb')
+
 
 @utils.registerPlexObject
 class Similar(MediaTag):
diff --git a/plexapi/video.py b/plexapi/video.py
index 5396d87fa..32b7ea31a 100644
--- a/plexapi/video.py
+++ b/plexapi/video.py
@@ -358,6 +358,37 @@ def download(self, savepath=None, keep_original_name=False, **kwargs):
                 filepaths.append(filepath)
         return filepaths
 
+    def addActor(self, index=0, name=None, role=None, thumb=None, locked=True):
+        """ Add an Actor.
+
+           Parameters:
+                index (int): Positional index
+                name (str): Name of Actor.
+                role (str): Role actor plays in video.
+                thumb (str): URL to image file.
+                locked (bool): True = 1, False = 0
+        """
+        edits = {}
+        actor = 'actor[%s]' % index
+        if name:
+            edits['%s.tag.tag' % actor] = name
+        if role:
+            edits['%s.tagging.text' % actor] = role
+        if thumb:
+            edits['%s.tag.thumb' % actor] = thumb
+        if locked:
+            edits['%s.locked' % actor] = int(locked)
+        self.edit(**edits)
+
+    def removeActor(self, name):
+        """ Remove an Actor from item. """
+        actors = [actor.tag for actor in self.actors]
+        if name in actors:
+            edits = {'actor[].tag.tag-': name}
+            self.edit(**edits)
+        else:
+            raise NotFound('%s not found in items list of actors %s' % (name, actors))
+
 
 @utils.registerPlexObject
 class Show(Video):
@@ -528,6 +559,37 @@ def download(self, savepath=None, keep_original_name=False, **kwargs):
             filepaths += episode.download(savepath, keep_original_name, **kwargs)
         return filepaths
 
+    def addActor(self, index=0, name=None, role=None, thumb=None, locked=True):
+        """ Add an Actor.
+
+           Parameters:
+                index (int): Positional index
+                name (str): Name of Actor.
+                role (str): Role actor plays in video.
+                thumb (str): URL to image file.
+                locked (bool): True = 1, False = 0
+        """
+        edits = {}
+        actor = 'actor[%s]' % index
+        if name:
+            edits['%s.tag.tag' % actor] = name
+        if role:
+            edits['%s.tagging.text' % actor] = role
+        if thumb:
+            edits['%s.tag.thumb' % actor] = thumb
+        if locked:
+            edits['%s.locked' % actor] = int(locked)
+        self.edit(**edits)
+
+    def removeActor(self, name):
+        """ Remove an Actor from item. """
+        actors = [actor.tag for actor in self.actors]
+        if name in actors:
+            edits = {'actor[].tag.tag-': name}
+            self.edit(**edits)
+        else:
+            raise NotFound('%s not found in items list of actors %s' % (name, actors))
+
 
 @utils.registerPlexObject
 class Season(Video):