diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f911a453e..ac024cece 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "react-spring": "^8.0.27",
     "react-toast-notifications": "^2.4.0",
     "react-transition-group": "^4.4.1",
+    "react-truncate-markup": "^5.0.1",
     "react-use-clipboard": "1.0.2",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/ellipsis.svg b/src/assets/ellipsis.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c286cb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/ellipsis.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<svg width="22" height="10" viewBox="0 0 22 10" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<rect width="22" height="10" rx="2" fill="#718096"/>
+<circle cx="5" cy="5" r="2" fill="#E2E8F0"/>
+<circle cx="11" cy="5" r="2" fill="#E2E8F0"/>
+<circle cx="17" cy="5" r="2" fill="#E2E8F0"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/components/Common/ImageFader/index.tsx b/src/components/Common/ImageFader/index.tsx
index 4ccb9711b..902e9a281 100644
--- a/src/components/Common/ImageFader/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Common/ImageFader/index.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ import React, {
 interface ImageFaderProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
   backgroundImages: string[];
   rotationSpeed?: number;
+  isDarker?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_ROTATION_SPEED = 6000;
 
 const ImageFader: ForwardRefRenderFunction<HTMLDivElement, ImageFaderProps> = (
-  { backgroundImages, rotationSpeed = DEFAULT_ROTATION_SPEED, ...props },
+  {
+    backgroundImages,
+    rotationSpeed = DEFAULT_ROTATION_SPEED,
+    isDarker,
+    ...props
+  },
   ref
 ) => {
   const [activeIndex, setIndex] = useState(0);
@@ -29,6 +35,14 @@ const ImageFader: ForwardRefRenderFunction<HTMLDivElement, ImageFaderProps> = (
     };
   }, [backgroundImages, rotationSpeed]);
 
+  let gradient =
+    'linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(45, 55, 72, 0.47) 0%, #1A202E 100%)';
+
+  if (isDarker) {
+    gradient =
+      'linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.47) 0%, rgba(17, 24, 39, 1) 100%)';
+  }
+
   return (
     <div ref={ref}>
       {backgroundImages.map((imageUrl, i) => (
@@ -38,7 +52,7 @@ const ImageFader: ForwardRefRenderFunction<HTMLDivElement, ImageFaderProps> = (
             i === activeIndex ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'
           }`}
           style={{
-            backgroundImage: `linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(45, 55, 72, 0.47) 0%, #1A202E 100%), url(${imageUrl})`,
+            backgroundImage: `${gradient}, url(${imageUrl})`,
           }}
           {...props}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/PersonDetails/index.tsx b/src/components/PersonDetails/index.tsx
index c05829699..1121a13c4 100644
--- a/src/components/PersonDetails/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PersonDetails/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import React, { useContext, useState } from 'react';
+import TruncateMarkup from 'react-truncate-markup';
 import useSWR from 'swr';
 import type { PersonDetail } from '../../../server/models/Person';
 import type { PersonCombinedCreditsResponse } from '../../../server/interfaces/api/personInterfaces';
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import LoadingSpinner from '../Common/LoadingSpinner';
 import TitleCard from '../TitleCard';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { LanguageContext } from '../../context/LanguageContext';
+import ImageFader from '../Common/ImageFader';
+import Ellipsis from '../../assets/ellipsis.svg';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   appearsin: 'Appears in',
@@ -74,7 +77,21 @@ const PersonDetails: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-center mt-8 mb-8 md:flex-row md:items-start">
+      {(sortedCrew || sortedCast) && (
+        <div className="absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-0 h-96">
+          <ImageFader
+            isDarker
+            backgroundImages={[...(sortedCrew ?? []), ...(sortedCast ?? [])]
+              .filter((media) => media.posterPath)
+              .map(
+                (media) =>
+                  `//image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1920_and_h800_multi_faces/${media.posterPath}`
+              )
+              .slice(0, 6)}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <div className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center mt-8 mb-8 md:flex-row md:items-start">
         {data.profilePath && (
           <div
             style={{
@@ -88,30 +105,30 @@ const PersonDetails: React.FC = () => {
           <div className="relative">
             {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events */}
             <div
-              className={`transition-max-height duration-300 ${
-                showBio
-                  ? 'overflow-visible extra-max-height'
-                  : 'overflow-hidden max-h-44'
-              }`}
+              className="outline-none group ring-0"
               onClick={() => setShowBio((show) => !show)}
               role="button"
               tabIndex={-1}
             >
-              <div className={showBio ? 'h-auto' : 'h-36'}>
-                {data.biography
-                  ? data.biography
-                  : intl.formatMessage(messages.nobiography)}
-              </div>
-              {!showBio && (
-                <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 w-full h-8 bg-gradient-to-t from-gray-900" />
-              )}
+              <TruncateMarkup
+                lines={showBio ? 200 : 6}
+                ellipsis={
+                  <Ellipsis className="relative inline-block ml-2 -top-0.5 opacity-70 group-hover:opacity-100 transition duration-300" />
+                }
+              >
+                <div>
+                  {data.biography
+                    ? data.biography
+                    : intl.formatMessage(messages.nobiography)}
+                </div>
+              </TruncateMarkup>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       {(sortedCast ?? []).length > 0 && (
         <>
-          <div className="mt-6 mb-4 md:flex md:items-center md:justify-between">
+          <div className="relative z-10 mt-6 mb-4 md:flex md:items-center md:justify-between">
             <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
               <div className="inline-flex items-center text-xl leading-7 text-gray-300 hover:text-white sm:text-2xl sm:leading-9 sm:truncate">
                 <span>{intl.formatMessage(messages.appearsin)}</span>
@@ -157,7 +174,7 @@ const PersonDetails: React.FC = () => {
       )}
       {(sortedCrew ?? []).length > 0 && (
         <>
-          <div className="mt-6 mb-4 md:flex md:items-center md:justify-between">
+          <div className="relative z-10 mt-6 mb-4 md:flex md:items-center md:justify-between">
             <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
               <div className="inline-flex items-center text-xl leading-7 text-gray-300 hover:text-white sm:text-2xl sm:leading-9 sm:truncate">
                 <span>{intl.formatMessage(messages.crewmember)}</span>
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index 94b25a79d..79a78e78e 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = {
     borderWidth: ['first', 'last'],
     margin: ['first', 'last', 'responsive'],
     boxShadow: ['group-focus'],
-    opacity: ['disabled', 'hover'],
+    opacity: ['disabled', 'hover', 'group-hover'],
   },
   plugins: [
     require('@tailwindcss/forms'),
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e281a3abc..47865d021 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4162,6 +4162,11 @@ compose-function@3.0.3:
   dependencies:
     arity-n "^1.0.4"
 
+computed-style@~0.1.3:
+  version "0.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/computed-style/-/computed-style-0.1.4.tgz#7f344fd8584b2e425bedca4a1afc0e300bb05d74"
+  integrity sha1-fzRP2FhLLkJb7cpKGvwOMAuwXXQ=
+
 concat-map@0.0.1:
   version "0.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz#d8a96bd77fd68df7793a73036a3ba0d5405d477b"
@@ -8155,6 +8160,13 @@ line-column@^1.0.2:
     isarray "^1.0.0"
     isobject "^2.0.0"
 
+line-height@0.3.1:
+  version "0.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/line-height/-/line-height-0.3.1.tgz#4b1205edde182872a5efa3c8f620b3187a9c54c9"
+  integrity sha1-SxIF7d4YKHKl76PI9iCzGHqcVMk=
+  dependencies:
+    computed-style "~0.1.3"
+
 lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   version "1.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.1.6.tgz#1c00c743b433cd0a4e80758f7b64a57440d9ff00"
@@ -8713,6 +8725,11 @@ mem@^1.1.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-fn "^1.0.0"
 
+memoize-one@^5.1.1:
+  version "5.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memoize-one/-/memoize-one-5.1.1.tgz#047b6e3199b508eaec03504de71229b8eb1d75c0"
+  integrity sha512-HKeeBpWvqiVJD57ZUAsJNm71eHTykffzcLZVYWiVfQeI1rJtuEaS7hQiEpWfVVk18donPwJEcFKIkCmPJNOhHA==
+
 memory-fs@^0.4.1:
   version "0.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memory-fs/-/memory-fs-0.4.1.tgz#3a9a20b8462523e447cfbc7e8bb80ed667bfc552"
@@ -11019,7 +11036,7 @@ promzard@^0.3.0:
   dependencies:
     read "1"
 
-prop-types@15.7.2, prop-types@^15.5.8, prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.7.2:
+prop-types@15.7.2, prop-types@^15.5.8, prop-types@^15.6.0, prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.7.2:
   version "15.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.2.tgz#52c41e75b8c87e72b9d9360e0206b99dcbffa6c5"
   integrity sha512-8QQikdH7//R2vurIJSutZ1smHYTcLpRWEOlHnzcWHmBYrOGUysKwSsrC89BCiFj3CbrfJ/nXFdJepOVrY1GCHQ==
@@ -11448,6 +11465,16 @@ react-transition-group@^4.3.0, react-transition-group@^4.4.1:
     loose-envify "^1.4.0"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
+react-truncate-markup@^5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-truncate-markup/-/react-truncate-markup-5.0.1.tgz#5c52bda712f7e185e84969b2b79440ec8b422441"
+  integrity sha512-WG1E9FLyTrq5ERaDbIq0DjWVs3JrAdr93fasdQqbVlEifBUp27kGM7ws4xCBIh2keDjumTPjw3iiHNNmD+YtcQ==
+  dependencies:
+    line-height "0.3.1"
+    memoize-one "^5.1.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.0"
+    resize-observer-polyfill "1.5.x"
+
 react-use-clipboard@1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-use-clipboard/-/react-use-clipboard-1.0.2.tgz#e00254ffc70b989daa41638325fa6557c7b89dd2"
@@ -11852,6 +11879,11 @@ require-main-filename@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-2.0.0.tgz#d0b329ecc7cc0f61649f62215be69af54aa8989b"
   integrity sha512-NKN5kMDylKuldxYLSUfrbo5Tuzh4hd+2E8NPPX02mZtn1VuREQToYe/ZdlJy+J3uCpfaiGF05e7B8W0iXbQHmg==
 
+resize-observer-polyfill@1.5.x:
+  version "1.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resize-observer-polyfill/-/resize-observer-polyfill-1.5.1.tgz#0e9020dd3d21024458d4ebd27e23e40269810464"
+  integrity sha512-LwZrotdHOo12nQuZlHEmtuXdqGoOD0OhaxopaNFxWzInpEgaLWoVuAMbTzixuosCx2nEG58ngzW3vxdWoxIgdg==
+
 resolve-dir@^1.0.0, resolve-dir@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-dir/-/resolve-dir-1.0.1.tgz#79a40644c362be82f26effe739c9bb5382046f43"