diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index df7a1dcf..6faa62eb 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -129,30 +129,19 @@ erDiagram
 		guid staff_id PK, FK
 		uint order
 		type type "actor|director|writer|producer|music|other"
+		string character_name
+		string character_latin_name
 		jsonb character_image
 	}
-
-	role_translations {
-		string language PK
-		string character_name
-	}
-	roles||--o{ role_translations : has
-	shows ||--|{ roles : has
-
 	staff {
 		guid id PK
 		string(256) slug UK
+		string name "NN"
+		string latin_name
 		jsonb image
 		datetime next_refresh
 		jsonb external_id
 	}
-
-	staff_translations {
-		guid id PK,FK
-		string language PK
-		string name "NN"
-	}
-	staff ||--|{ staff_translations : has
 	staff ||--|{ roles : has
 
 	studios {
diff --git a/api/src/db/schema/index.ts b/api/src/db/schema/index.ts
index 4b5707eb..3488c4cc 100644
--- a/api/src/db/schema/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/db/schema/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export * from "./entries";
 export * from "./seasons";
 export * from "./shows";
 export * from "./studios";
+export * from "./staff";
 export * from "./videos";
diff --git a/api/src/db/schema/shows.ts b/api/src/db/schema/shows.ts
index d00a5e6c..6729071f 100644
--- a/api/src/db/schema/shows.ts
+++ b/api/src/db/schema/shows.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import type { Image, Original } from "~/models/utils";
 import { entries } from "./entries";
 import { seasons } from "./seasons";
+import { roles } from "./staff";
 import { showStudioJoin } from "./studios";
 import { externalid, image, language, schema } from "./utils";
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export const showsRelations = relations(shows, ({ many }) => ({
 	entries: many(entries, { relationName: "show_entries" }),
 	seasons: many(seasons, { relationName: "show_seasons" }),
 	studios: many(showStudioJoin, { relationName: "ssj_show" }),
+	staff: many(roles, { relationName: "show_roles" }),
 }));
 export const showsTrRelations = relations(showTranslations, ({ one }) => ({
 	show: one(shows, {
diff --git a/api/src/db/schema/staff.ts b/api/src/db/schema/staff.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..351de0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/db/schema/staff.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { relations, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import {
+	index,
+	integer,
+	jsonb,
+	primaryKey,
+	text,
+	timestamp,
+	uuid,
+	varchar,
+} from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import type { Character } from "~/models/staff";
+import { shows } from "./shows";
+import { externalid, image, schema } from "./utils";
+
+export const roleKind = schema.enum("role_kind", [
+	"actor",
+	"director",
+	"writter",
+	"producer",
+	"music",
+	"other",
+]);
+
+export const staff = schema.table("staff", {
+	pk: integer().primaryKey().generatedAlwaysAsIdentity(),
+	id: uuid().notNull().unique().defaultRandom(),
+	slug: varchar({ length: 255 }).notNull().unique(),
+	name: text().notNull(),
+	latinName: text(),
+	image: image(),
+	externalId: externalid(),
+
+	createdAt: timestamp({ withTimezone: true, mode: "string" })
+		.notNull()
+		.defaultNow(),
+	updatedAt: timestamp({ withTimezone: true, mode: "string" })
+		.notNull()
+		.$onUpdate(() => sql`now()`),
+});
+
+export const roles = schema.table(
+	"roles",
+	{
+		showPk: integer()
+			.notNull()
+			.references(() => shows.pk, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+		staffPk: integer()
+			.notNull()
+			.references(() => staff.pk, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+		kind: roleKind().notNull(),
+		order: integer().notNull(),
+		character: jsonb().$type<Character>(),
+	},
+	(t) => [
+		primaryKey({ columns: [t.showPk, t.staffPk] }),
+		index("role_kind").using("hash", t.kind),
+		index("role_order").on(t.order),
+	],
+);
+
+export const staffRelations = relations(staff, ({ many }) => ({
+	roles: many(roles, { relationName: "staff_roles" }),
+}));
+export const rolesRelations = relations(roles, ({ one }) => ({
+	staff: one(staff, {
+		relationName: "staff_roles",
+		fields: [roles.staffPk],
+		references: [staff.pk],
+	}),
+	show: one(shows, {
+		relationName: "show_roles",
+		fields: [roles.showPk],
+		references: [shows.pk],
+	}),
+}));
diff --git a/api/src/models/staff.ts b/api/src/models/staff.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62737f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/models/staff.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { t } from "elysia";
+import { DbMetadata, ExternalId, Image, Resource } from "./utils";
+
+export const Character = t.Object({
+	name: t.String(),
+	latinName: t.String(),
+	image: t.Nullable(Image),
+});
+export type Character = typeof Character.static;
+
+export const Role = t.Object({
+	kind: t.UnionEnum([
+		"actor",
+		"director",
+		"writter",
+		"producer",
+		"music",
+		"other",
+	]),
+	character: t.Nullable(Character),
+});
+export type Role = typeof Role.static;
+
+export const Staff = t.Intersect([
+	Resource(),
+	t.Object({
+		name: t.String(),
+		latinName: t.String(),
+		image: t.Nullable(Image),
+		externalId: ExternalId(),
+	}),
+	DbMetadata,
+]);
+export type Staff = typeof Staff.static;