diff --git a/assets/css/inputs.css b/assets/css/inputs.css
index 0eb5573..8218d48 100644
--- a/assets/css/inputs.css
+++ b/assets/css/inputs.css
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 .button {
 	display: inline-flex;
 	flex-shrink: 0;
-	align-items: stretch;
+	/* align-items: stretch; */
+	align-items: center;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
     padding: .5rem;
     border: none;
diff --git a/components/actors/add.vue b/components/actors/add.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2922932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/actors/add.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+<template>
+	<Dialog
+		title="Add actor"
+		@close="emit('close')"
+	>
+		<div
+			v-if="isSubmitted && newActor"
+			class="dialog-body"
+		>
+			<strong>Added '{{ newActor.name }}' (#{{ newActor.id }})</strong>
+
+			<ul
+				v-if="isSubmitted && newActor"
+				class="dialog-body options"
+			>
+				<li class="option">
+					<a
+						:href="`/actor/edit/${newActor.id}/${newActor.slug}`"
+						target="_blank"
+						class="link"
+					>Edit bio</a>
+				</li>
+
+				<li class="option">
+					<a
+						:href="`/actor/${newActor.id}/${newActor.slug}`"
+						target="_blank"
+						class="link"
+					>Go to actor</a>
+				</li>
+
+				<li class="option">
+					<span
+						class="link"
+						@click="newActor = null; isSubmitted = false;"
+					>Add another actor</span>
+				</li>
+			</ul>
+		</div>
+
+		<form
+			v-else
+			class="dialog-body"
+			@submit.prevent="addActor"
+		>
+			<input
+				ref="nameInput"
+				v-model="name"
+				class="input"
+				placeholder="Name"
+				required
+			>
+
+			<select
+				v-model="gender"
+				placeholder="Gender"
+				class="input"
+			>
+				<option value="female">Female</option>
+				<option value="male">Male</option>
+				<option value="transsexual">Transsexual</option>
+				<option value="other">Other</option>
+			</select>
+
+			<Checkbox
+				label="Allow global match"
+				:checked="allowGlobalMatch"
+				@change="(isChecked) => allowGlobalMatch = isChecked"
+			/>
+
+			<div class="dialog-actions">
+				<Ellipsis v-if="isSubmitting" />
+
+				<button
+					v-else
+					class="button button-primary"
+				>Add actor</button>
+			</div>
+		</form>
+	</Dialog>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
+
+import Dialog from '#/components/dialog/dialog.vue';
+import Ellipsis from '#/components/loading/ellipsis.vue';
+import Checkbox from '#/components/form/checkbox.vue';
+
+import { post } from '#/src/api.js';
+import events from '#/src/events.js';
+
+const emit = defineEmits(['close']);
+
+const nameInput = ref(null);
+const isSubmitting = ref(false);
+const isSubmitted = ref(false);
+
+const name = ref(null);
+const gender = ref('female');
+const allowGlobalMatch = ref(true);
+
+const newActor = ref(null);
+
+onMounted(() => {
+	nameInput.value.focus();
+});
+
+async function addActor() {
+	isSubmitting.value = true;
+
+	try {
+		const { actor } = await post('/actors', {
+			actor: {
+				name: name.value,
+				gender: gender.value,
+				allowGlobalMatch: allowGlobalMatch.value,
+			},
+		}, {
+			successFeedback: 'Actor has been added.',
+			appendErrorMessage: true,
+		});
+
+		name.value = null;
+		gender.value = null;
+		allowGlobalMatch.value = true;
+
+		newActor.value = actor;
+	} catch (error) {
+		events.emit('feedback', {
+			type: 'error',
+			message: error.message,
+		});
+	}
+
+	isSubmitting.value = false;
+	isSubmitted.value = true;
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.dialog-body {
+	width: 20rem;
+	max-width: 100%;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	padding: 1rem;
+	gap: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+.load-container {
+	width: 100%;
+	display: inline-flex;
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: center;
+	padding: 0;
+	height: 2rem;
+}
+
+.options {
+	padding: 0 1.5rem;
+	margin: 0;
+}
+
+.option {
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.dialog-actions {
+	margin-top: .5rem;
+}
+
+.button-primary {
+	width: 100%;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue b/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
index faa54c6..a8a3f50 100644
--- a/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
+++ b/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ import {
 	post,
 } from '#/src/api.js';
 
-import events from '#/src/events.js';
-
 const pageContext = inject('pageContext');
 
 const user = pageContext.user;
@@ -642,48 +640,7 @@ const groupMap = {
 	weight: 'size',
 };
 
-async function submitCreate() {
-	submitting.value = true;
-
-	try {
-		const newActor = {
-			actor: Object.fromEntries(Array.from(['name', 'gender']).flatMap((key) => {
-				if (!edits.value[key]) {
-					throw new Error(`Missing ${key}`);
-				}
-
-				if (edits.value[key] && typeof edits.value[key] === 'object' && !Array.isArray(edits.value[key])) {
-					return Object.entries(edits.value[key]).map(([valueKey, value]) => [keyMap[key]?.[valueKey] || valueKey, value]);
-				}
-
-				return [[key, edits.value[key]]];
-			})),
-			comment: comment.value,
-		};
-
-		const { actor: createdActor } = await post('/actors', newActor, {
-			successFeedback: 'Actor has been added.',
-			appendErrorMessage: true,
-		});
-
-		actor.value = createdActor;
-	} catch (error) {
-		events.emit('feedback', {
-			type: 'error',
-			message: error.message,
-		});
-	}
-
-	submitting.value = false;
-	submitted.value = true;
-}
-
 async function submit() {
-	if (!actor.value) {
-		submitCreate();
-		return;
-	}
-
 	try {
 		submitting.value = true;
 
diff --git a/pages/actors/edit/+route.js b/pages/actors/edit/+route.js
index 9f7ccdf..dff3006 100644
--- a/pages/actors/edit/+route.js
+++ b/pages/actors/edit/+route.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // import { redirect } from 'vike/abort'; /* eslint-disable-line import/extensions */
 import { match } from 'path-to-regexp';
 
-const path = '/actor/(edit|new)/:actorId?/:actorSlug?';
+const path = '/actor/edit/:actorId/:actorSlug?';
 const urlMatch = match(path, { decode: decodeURIComponent });
 
 export default (pageContext) => {
diff --git a/pages/admin/actors/+Page.vue b/pages/admin/actors/+Page.vue
index d8de870..fe86d4b 100644
--- a/pages/admin/actors/+Page.vue
+++ b/pages/admin/actors/+Page.vue
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 					:disabled="selectedActors.size === 0"
 					@click="showMergeDialog = true"
 				><Icon icon="make-group" />Merge</button>
+
+				<button
+					class="button"
+					@click="showAddDialog = true"
+				><Icon icon="plus3" />Add actor</button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
@@ -84,6 +89,17 @@
 								@change="(isChecked) => selectActors(actor, isChecked, index)"
 							/>
 
+							<a
+								:href="`/actor/edit/${actor.id}/${actor.slug}`"
+								target="_blank"
+							>
+								<Icon
+									v-tooltip="'Edit bio'"
+									icon="pencil5"
+									class="actor-action action-merge"
+								/>
+							</a>
+
 							<Icon
 								v-tooltip="'Merge'"
 								icon="make-group"
@@ -104,11 +120,16 @@
 			</tbody>
 		</table>
 
-		<Merge
+		<MergeActors
 			v-if="showMergeDialog"
 			:actors="activeActor ? [activeActor] : actors.filter((actor) => selectedActors.has(actor.id))"
 			@close="showMergeDialog = false; activeActor = null;"
 		/>
+
+		<AddActor
+			v-if="showAddDialog"
+			@close="showAddDialog = false"
+		/>
 	</Admin>
 </template>
 
@@ -117,7 +138,8 @@ import { ref, inject, onMounted } from 'vue';
 
 import Admin from '#/components/admin/admin.vue';
 import Checkbox from '#/components/form/checkbox.vue';
-import Merge from '#/components/actors/merge.vue';
+import MergeActors from '#/components/actors/merge.vue';
+import AddActor from '#/components/actors/add.vue';
 
 import getPath from '#/src/get-path.js';
 import navigate from '#/src/navigate.js';
@@ -133,6 +155,7 @@ const actorQuery = ref(urlParsed.search.q || null);
 const lastSelectedIndex = ref(null);
 const holdingShift = ref(false);
 const showMergeDialog = ref(false);
+const showAddDialog = ref(false);
 
 function selectActors(selectedActor, isChecked, index) {
 	const [start, end] = holdingShift.value
@@ -155,7 +178,7 @@ function selectActors(selectedActor, isChecked, index) {
 }
 
 async function searchActors() {
-	navigate('/admin/actors', { q: actorQuery.value }, { redirect: true });
+	navigate('/admin/actors', { q: actorQuery.value || undefined }, { redirect: true });
 }
 
 onMounted(() => {
@@ -192,7 +215,9 @@ onMounted(() => {
 .header-actions {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: flex-end;
 	gap: .5rem;
+	flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
 .actors-header tr {
diff --git a/pages/admin/actors/+onBeforeRender.js b/pages/admin/actors/+onBeforeRender.js
index 0b37898..8501cfd 100644
--- a/pages/admin/actors/+onBeforeRender.js
+++ b/pages/admin/actors/+onBeforeRender.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default async function onBeforeRender(pageContext) {
 		query: pageContext.urlParsed.search.q,
 	}, {
 		limit: 100,
-		// order: pageContext.urlParsed.search.order?.split('.') || ['likes', 'desc'],
+		order: pageContext.urlParsed.search.order?.split('.') || ['likes', 'desc'],
 	}, pageContext.user);
 
 	return {
diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index c32b687..d77fe40 100644
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ function curateActorEntry(actor, context) {
 		slug: slugify(actor.name),
 		entry_id: nanoid(), // allows for manual creation of multiple actors with the same name
 		gender: actor.gender,
+		allow_global_match: actor.allowGlobalMatch,
 		comment: context?.comment,
 	};
 }