diff --git a/enferno/admin/models/Actor.py b/enferno/admin/models/Actor.py
index 968848586..b0f1ef9a9 100644
--- a/enferno/admin/models/Actor.py
+++ b/enferno/admin/models/Actor.py
@@ -294,11 +294,7 @@ def verlabels(self):
 
     @staticmethod
     def gen_full_name(first_name: str, last_name: str, middle_name: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-        name = first_name
-        if middle_name:
-            name = name + " " + middle_name
-        name = name + " " + last_name
-        return name
+        return " ".join(part for part in (first_name, middle_name, last_name) if part)
 
     # populate actor object from json dict
     def from_json(self, json: dict[str, Any]) -> "Actor":
diff --git a/enferno/admin/templates/admin/actors.html b/enferno/admin/templates/admin/actors.html
index 721d4b4a7..15a16475e 100644
--- a/enferno/admin/templates/admin/actors.html
+++ b/enferno/admin/templates/admin/actors.html
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@
                         
                         <template v-if="fetchingRecordsError" v-slot:no-data></template>
 
+                        <template v-slot:item.name="{item}">
+                            ${ (item.name || '').trim() || item.name_ar }
+                        </template>
+
                         <template v-slot:item.type="{item}">
                             <v-tooltip :text="item.type">
                                 <template v-slot:activator="{props}">