diff --git a/components/actors/tile.vue b/components/actors/tile.vue
index d7d7587..153f3a0 100644
--- a/components/actors/tile.vue
+++ b/components/actors/tile.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 			<span
 				v-if="actor.origin?.country"
-				:title="`Born in ${actor.origin.country.name}`"
+				:title="`Born in ${actor.origin.country.alias || actor.origin.country.name}`"
 				class="country"
 			>
 				{{ actor.origin.country.alpha2 }}
diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index 3559a76..65d681f 100644
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ export function curateActor(actor, context = {}) {
 			country: actor.birth_country_alpha2 && {
 				alpha2: actor.birth_country_alpha2,
 				name: actor.birth_country_name,
+				alias: actor.birth_country_alias,
 			},
 		},
 		residence: actor.residence_country_alpha2 && {
 			country: actor.residence_country_alpha2 && {
 				alpha2: actor.residence_country_alpha2,
 				name: actor.residence_country_name,
+				alias: actor.residence_country_alias,
 			},
 		},
 		avatar: actor.avatar && {
diff --git a/src/scenes.js b/src/scenes.js
index cc69ae4..ccd60c6 100644
--- a/src/scenes.js
+++ b/src/scenes.js
@@ -109,10 +109,13 @@ export async function fetchScenesById(sceneIds, { reqUser, ...context } = {}) {
 			.select(
 				'actors.*',
 				'actors_meta.*',
+				'countries.name as birth_country_name',
+				'countries.alias as birth_country_alias',
 				'releases_actors.release_id',
 			)
 			.leftJoin('actors', 'actors.id', 'releases_actors.actor_id')
 			.leftJoin('actors_meta', 'actors_meta.actor_id', 'actors.id')
+			.leftJoin('countries', 'countries.alpha2', 'actors.birth_country_alpha2')
 			.whereIn('release_id', sceneIds),
 		directors: knex('releases_directors')
 			.whereIn('release_id', sceneIds)