diff --git a/pkg/api/actors.go b/pkg/api/actors.go
index 58ae5f204..e57385bdd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/actors.go
+++ b/pkg/api/actors.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func (i ActorResource) WebService() *restful.WebService {
 		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, tags).
 		Writes(models.Actor{}))
 
+	ws.Route(ws.DELETE("/delete/{id}").To(i.deleteActor).
+		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, tags).
+		Writes(models.Actor{}))
+
 	ws.Route(ws.POST("/setimage").To(i.setActorImage).
 		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, tags).
 		Writes(models.Actor{}))
@@ -411,6 +415,25 @@ func (i ActorResource) editActor(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
 	resp.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusOK, actor)
 }
 
+func (i ActorResource) deleteActor(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
+	id, err := strconv.Atoi(req.PathParameter("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var actor models.Actor
+	db, _ := models.GetDB()
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	db.Exec(`delete from actor_akas where actor_id=?`, id)
+	db.Where("actor_id = ?", uint(id)).Delete(&models.ActionActor{})
+	db.Where("internal_table = 'actors' and internal_db_id = ?", uint(id)).Delete(&models.ExternalReferenceLink{})
+	db.Where("id = ?", uint(id)).Delete(&models.Actor{})
+
+	resp.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusOK, actor)
+}
+
 func checkStringFieldChanged(field_name string, newValue *string, actorField *string, actorId uint) {
 	if *actorField != *newValue {
 		*actorField = *newValue
diff --git a/ui/src/views/actors/EditActor.vue b/ui/src/views/actors/EditActor.vue
index c5af27ccf..f30cddfd3 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/actors/EditActor.vue
+++ b/ui/src/views/actors/EditActor.vue
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@
 
       <footer class="modal-card-foot">
         <b-field>
-          <b-button type="is-primary" @click="save">{{ $t('Save Details') }}</b-button>          
+          <b-button type="is-primary" @click="save">{{ $t('Save Details') }}</b-button>
+          <b-button v-if="actor.scenes.length == 0 && !actor.name.startsWith('aka:')" type="is-danger" outlined @click="deleteactor">{{ $t('Delete Actor') }}</b-button>
         </b-field>
       </footer>
     </div>
@@ -292,6 +293,22 @@ export default {
       this.$store.state.actorList.isLoading = false
       this.close()
     },
+    deleteactor () {
+      this.$buefy.dialog.confirm({
+        title: 'Delete actor',
+        message: `Do you really want to delete <strong>${this.actor.name}</strong>`,
+        type: 'is-info is-wide',
+        hasIcon: true,
+        id: 'heh',
+        onConfirm: () => {
+          ky.delete(`/api/actor/delete/${this.actor.id}`).json().then(data => {
+            this.$store.dispatch('actorList/load', { offset: this.$store.state.actorList.offset - this.$store.state.actorList.limit })
+            this.$store.commit('overlay/hideActorEditDetails')
+            this.$store.commit('overlay/hideActorDetails')
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    },
     blur (field) {
       if (this.changesMade) return // Changes have already been made. No point to check any further   
       if (['image_arr', 'tattoos', 'piercings', 'aliases', 'urls'].includes(field)) {