# IMDb Actor & Director Search by Name to Person ID

**Use case:** 

Looking up people on IMDb? Search any actor, director, or writer by name to return their person ID (nm), known-for titles, and headshot image URL.

## Input

```json
{
  "query": "tom hanks",
  "queries": [],
  "type": "people",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title / Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "kind": {
    "label": "Kind",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "year": {
    "label": "Year",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "starsOrKnownFor": {
    "label": "Stars / Known for",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "IMDb URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [IMDb Search Scraper](https://apify.com/dami_studio/imdb-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dami_studio/imdb-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.