diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 732e444c..f1595857 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -840,11 +840,12 @@ class Application {
       if (!video || typeof video !== "object") {
         return video;
       }
+      let decoratedVideo = video;
       if (typeof this.decorateVideoModeration === "function") {
         try {
           const decorated = this.decorateVideoModeration(video);
           if (decorated && typeof decorated === "object") {
-            return decorated;
+            decoratedVideo = decorated;
           }
         } catch (error) {
           devLogger.warn(
@@ -853,7 +854,22 @@ class Application {
           );
         }
       }
-      return video;
+      if (typeof this.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity === "function") {
+        try {
+          const identityDecorated = this.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity(
+            decoratedVideo,
+          );
+          if (identityDecorated && typeof identityDecorated === "object") {
+            decoratedVideo = identityDecorated;
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          devLogger.warn(
+            "[Application] Failed to decorate similar content identity",
+            error,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+      return decoratedVideo;
     };
 
     const target = activeVideo && typeof activeVideo === "object" ? decorateCandidate(activeVideo) : null;
@@ -2742,12 +2758,50 @@ class Application {
         pubkey,
         profile,
       });
+    } else {
+      devLogger.warn(
+        "[Application] ProfileIdentityController missing; profile identity was not refreshed in the DOM.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    const normalizedPubkey =
+      this.normalizeHexPubkey(pubkey) ||
+      (typeof pubkey === "string" ? pubkey.trim() : "");
+    if (!normalizedPubkey) {
       return;
     }
 
-    devLogger.warn(
-      "[Application] ProfileIdentityController missing; profile identity was not refreshed in the DOM.",
-    );
+    const maybeDecorateVideo = (video) => {
+      if (!video || typeof video !== "object") {
+        return;
+      }
+      const videoPubkey =
+        this.normalizeHexPubkey(video.pubkey) ||
+        (typeof video.pubkey === "string" ? video.pubkey.trim() : "");
+      if (videoPubkey !== normalizedPubkey) {
+        return;
+      }
+      this.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity(video);
+    };
+
+    if (this.videosMap instanceof Map) {
+      for (const video of this.videosMap.values()) {
+        maybeDecorateVideo(video);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (
+      this.videoListView &&
+      Array.isArray(this.videoListView.currentVideos)
+    ) {
+      this.videoListView.currentVideos.forEach((video) => {
+        maybeDecorateVideo(video);
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (this.currentVideo) {
+      maybeDecorateVideo(this.currentVideo);
+    }
   }
 
   async publishVideoNote(payload, { onSuccess, suppressModalClose } = {}) {
@@ -5478,7 +5532,15 @@ class Application {
     }
 
     const decoratedVideos = Array.isArray(videos)
-      ? videos.map((video) => this.decorateVideoModeration(video))
+      ? videos.map((video) => {
+          const moderated = this.decorateVideoModeration(video);
+          const targetVideo =
+            moderated && typeof moderated === "object" ? moderated : video;
+          const withIdentity = this.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity(targetVideo);
+          return withIdentity && typeof withIdentity === "object"
+            ? withIdentity
+            : targetVideo;
+        })
       : [];
 
     this.videoListView.render(decoratedVideos, metadata);
@@ -7150,11 +7212,32 @@ class Application {
         ? index
         : null;
 
+    const ensureCreatorIdentity = (video) => {
+      if (
+        !video ||
+        typeof video !== "object" ||
+        typeof this.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity !== "function"
+      ) {
+        return video;
+      }
+      try {
+        const decorated = this.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity(video);
+        return decorated && typeof decorated === "object" ? decorated : video;
+      } catch (error) {
+        devLogger.warn(
+          "[Application] Failed to decorate video identity for action target:",
+          error,
+        );
+        return video;
+      }
+    };
+
     const initialVideo =
       providedVideo && typeof providedVideo === "object" ? providedVideo : null;
+    const preparedInitialVideo = ensureCreatorIdentity(initialVideo);
     const providedId =
-      initialVideo && typeof initialVideo.id === "string"
-        ? initialVideo.id.trim()
+      preparedInitialVideo && typeof preparedInitialVideo.id === "string"
+        ? preparedInitialVideo.id.trim()
         : "";
     const targetEventId = trimmedEventId || providedId;
 
@@ -7163,9 +7246,9 @@ class Application {
       : [];
 
     if (providedId) {
-      this.videosMap.set(providedId, initialVideo);
+      this.videosMap.set(providedId, preparedInitialVideo);
       if (!trimmedEventId || providedId === trimmedEventId) {
-        return initialVideo;
+        return preparedInitialVideo;
       }
     }
 
@@ -7173,8 +7256,9 @@ class Application {
       if (targetEventId) {
         const match = list.find((video) => video?.id === targetEventId);
         if (match) {
-          this.videosMap.set(match.id, match);
-          return match;
+          const preparedMatch = ensureCreatorIdentity(match);
+          this.videosMap.set(preparedMatch.id, preparedMatch);
+          return preparedMatch;
         }
       }
       if (
@@ -7184,8 +7268,9 @@ class Application {
       ) {
         const match = list[normalizedIndex];
         if (match) {
-          this.videosMap.set(match.id, match);
-          return match;
+          const preparedMatch = ensureCreatorIdentity(match);
+          this.videosMap.set(preparedMatch.id, preparedMatch);
+          return preparedMatch;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -7199,20 +7284,23 @@ class Application {
       const activeVideos = nostrClient.getActiveVideos();
       const fromActive = activeVideos.find((video) => video.id === targetEventId);
       if (fromActive) {
-        this.videosMap.set(fromActive.id, fromActive);
-        return fromActive;
+        const preparedActive = ensureCreatorIdentity(fromActive);
+        this.videosMap.set(preparedActive.id, preparedActive);
+        return preparedActive;
       }
 
       const fromAll = nostrClient.allEvents.get(targetEventId);
       if (fromAll) {
-        this.videosMap.set(fromAll.id, fromAll);
-        return fromAll;
+        const preparedFromAll = ensureCreatorIdentity(fromAll);
+        this.videosMap.set(preparedFromAll.id, preparedFromAll);
+        return preparedFromAll;
       }
 
       const fetched = await nostrClient.getEventById(targetEventId);
       if (fetched) {
-        this.videosMap.set(fetched.id, fetched);
-        return fetched;
+        const preparedFetched = ensureCreatorIdentity(fetched);
+        this.videosMap.set(preparedFetched.id, preparedFetched);
+        return preparedFetched;
       }
     }
 
@@ -7221,8 +7309,9 @@ class Application {
       if (normalizedIndex >= 0 && normalizedIndex < activeVideos.length) {
         const candidate = activeVideos[normalizedIndex];
         if (candidate) {
-          this.videosMap.set(candidate.id, candidate);
-          return candidate;
+          const preparedCandidate = ensureCreatorIdentity(candidate);
+          this.videosMap.set(preparedCandidate.id, preparedCandidate);
+          return preparedCandidate;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -8848,19 +8937,25 @@ class Application {
     return "";
   }
 
-  resolveModalCreatorProfile({
+  resolveCreatorProfileFromSources({
     video,
     pubkey,
     cachedProfile = null,
     fetchedProfile = null,
+    fallbackAvatar,
   } = {}) {
     const normalizedPubkey =
       typeof pubkey === "string" && pubkey.trim() ? pubkey.trim() : "";
-    const fallbackAvatarCandidate = normalizedPubkey
-      ? `https://robohash.org/${normalizedPubkey}`
-      : "assets/svg/default-profile.svg";
+    const fallbackAvatarCandidate =
+      typeof fallbackAvatar === "string" && fallbackAvatar.trim()
+        ? fallbackAvatar.trim()
+        : normalizedPubkey
+          ? `https://robohash.org/${normalizedPubkey}`
+          : "assets/svg/default-profile.svg";
     const defaultAvatar =
-      sanitizeProfileMediaUrl(fallbackAvatarCandidate) || fallbackAvatarCandidate;
+      sanitizeProfileMediaUrl(fallbackAvatarCandidate) ||
+      fallbackAvatarCandidate ||
+      "assets/svg/default-profile.svg";
 
     const nameCandidates = [];
     const pictureCandidates = [];
@@ -8869,7 +8964,12 @@ class Application {
       if (!source || typeof source !== "object") {
         return;
       }
-      const names = [source.display_name, source.name, source.username];
+      const names = [
+        source.display_name,
+        source.displayName,
+        source.name,
+        source.username,
+      ];
       names.forEach((value) => {
         if (typeof value === "string") {
           nameCandidates.push(value);
@@ -8902,15 +9002,124 @@ class Application {
         pictureCandidates.push(video.authorPicture);
       }
       collectFromSource(video.profile);
+      const extraNames = [
+        video.shortNpub,
+        video.creatorNpub,
+        video.npub,
+        video.authorNpub,
+      ];
+      extraNames.forEach((value) => {
+        if (typeof value === "string") {
+          nameCandidates.push(value);
+        }
+      });
     }
 
-    const resolvedName = this.selectPreferredCreatorName(nameCandidates) || "Unknown";
+    const resolvedName =
+      this.selectPreferredCreatorName(nameCandidates) || "Unknown";
     const resolvedPicture =
       this.selectPreferredCreatorPicture(pictureCandidates) || defaultAvatar;
 
     return { name: resolvedName, picture: resolvedPicture };
   }
 
+  resolveModalCreatorProfile({
+    video,
+    pubkey,
+    cachedProfile = null,
+    fetchedProfile = null,
+  } = {}) {
+    return this.resolveCreatorProfileFromSources({
+      video,
+      pubkey,
+      cachedProfile,
+      fetchedProfile,
+    });
+  }
+
+  decorateVideoCreatorIdentity(video) {
+    if (!video || typeof video !== "object") {
+      return video;
+    }
+
+    const normalizedPubkey =
+      this.normalizeHexPubkey(video.pubkey) ||
+      (typeof video.pubkey === "string" ? video.pubkey.trim() : "");
+    if (!normalizedPubkey) {
+      return video;
+    }
+
+    let cachedProfile = null;
+    if (typeof this.getProfileCacheEntry === "function") {
+      const cacheEntry = this.getProfileCacheEntry(normalizedPubkey);
+      if (cacheEntry && typeof cacheEntry === "object") {
+        cachedProfile = cacheEntry.profile || null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const resolvedProfile = this.resolveCreatorProfileFromSources({
+      video,
+      pubkey: normalizedPubkey,
+      cachedProfile,
+    });
+
+    if (!video.creator || typeof video.creator !== "object") {
+      video.creator = {};
+    }
+
+    if (!video.creator.pubkey) {
+      video.creator.pubkey = normalizedPubkey;
+    }
+
+    if (resolvedProfile.name) {
+      video.creator.name = resolvedProfile.name;
+      if (
+        typeof video.creatorName !== "string" ||
+        !video.creatorName.trim() ||
+        video.creatorName === "Unknown"
+      ) {
+        video.creatorName = resolvedProfile.name;
+      }
+      if (
+        typeof video.authorName !== "string" ||
+        !video.authorName.trim() ||
+        video.authorName === "Unknown"
+      ) {
+        video.authorName = resolvedProfile.name;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (resolvedProfile.picture) {
+      video.creator.picture = resolvedProfile.picture;
+      video.creatorPicture = resolvedProfile.picture;
+      if (
+        typeof video.authorPicture !== "string" ||
+        !video.authorPicture.trim()
+      ) {
+        video.authorPicture = resolvedProfile.picture;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const encodedNpub = this.safeEncodeNpub(normalizedPubkey);
+    if (encodedNpub) {
+      const shortNpub = formatShortNpub(encodedNpub) || encodedNpub;
+      if (typeof video.npub !== "string" || !video.npub.trim()) {
+        video.npub = encodedNpub;
+      }
+      if (typeof video.shortNpub !== "string" || !video.shortNpub.trim()) {
+        video.shortNpub = shortNpub;
+      }
+      if (
+        typeof video.creatorNpub !== "string" ||
+        !video.creatorNpub.trim()
+      ) {
+        video.creatorNpub = shortNpub;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return video;
+  }
+
   async fetchModalCreatorProfile({
     pubkey,
     displayNpub = "",
diff --git a/js/channelProfile.js b/js/channelProfile.js
index 3c8623cf..ab390dc3 100644
--- a/js/channelProfile.js
+++ b/js/channelProfile.js
@@ -110,11 +110,13 @@ function decorateChannelVideo(video, app = getApp()) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  let decoratedVideo = video;
+
   if (typeof app?.decorateVideoModeration === "function") {
     try {
       const decorated = app.decorateVideoModeration(video);
       if (decorated && typeof decorated === "object") {
-        return decorated;
+        decoratedVideo = decorated;
       }
     } catch (error) {
       devLogger.warn(
@@ -124,7 +126,21 @@ function decorateChannelVideo(video, app = getApp()) {
     }
   }
 
-  return video;
+  if (typeof app?.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity === "function") {
+    try {
+      const identityDecorated = app.decorateVideoCreatorIdentity(decoratedVideo);
+      if (identityDecorated && typeof identityDecorated === "object") {
+        decoratedVideo = identityDecorated;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      devLogger.warn(
+        "[ChannelProfile] Failed to decorate channel video identity",
+        error,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return decoratedVideo;
 }
 
 function collectChannelVideos(pubkey, app = getApp()) {
@@ -4357,6 +4373,34 @@ export async function renderChannelVideosFromList({
       cardState = "critical";
     }
 
+    const identity = {
+      name:
+        typeof video.creatorName === "string" && video.creatorName
+          ? video.creatorName
+          : typeof video.authorName === "string"
+            ? video.authorName
+            : "",
+      picture:
+        typeof video.creatorPicture === "string" && video.creatorPicture
+          ? video.creatorPicture
+          : typeof video.authorPicture === "string"
+            ? video.authorPicture
+            : "",
+      pubkey: typeof video.pubkey === "string" ? video.pubkey : "",
+      npub:
+        typeof video.npub === "string" && video.npub
+          ? video.npub
+          : typeof video.authorNpub === "string"
+            ? video.authorNpub
+            : "",
+      shortNpub:
+        typeof video.shortNpub === "string" && video.shortNpub
+          ? video.shortNpub
+          : typeof video.creatorNpub === "string"
+            ? video.creatorNpub
+            : "",
+    };
+
     const videoCard = new VideoCard({
       document,
       video,
@@ -4365,6 +4409,7 @@ export async function renderChannelVideosFromList({
       pointerInfo,
       timeAgo,
       cardState,
+      identity,
       capabilities: {
         canEdit,
         canDelete: canEdit,
diff --git a/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js b/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js
index 6c51c50a..efd19df1 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { normalizeDesignSystemContext } from "../../designSystem.js";
 import { updateVideoCardSourceVisibility } from "../../utils/cardSourceVisibility.js";
+import { sanitizeProfileMediaUrl } from "../../utils/profileMedia.js";
 import { userLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   applyModerationContextDatasets,
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import {
 import { buildModerationBadgeText } from "../moderationCopy.js";
 
 const SVG_NAMESPACE = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+const DEFAULT_PROFILE_AVATAR = "assets/svg/default-profile.svg";
+const HEX64_REGEX = /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i;
 
 export class VideoCard {
   constructor({
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ export class VideoCard {
     assets = {},
     state = {},
     variant = "default",
+    identity = null,
     ensureGlobalMoreMenuHandlers,
     onRequestCloseAllMenus,
     nsfwContext = null,
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ export class VideoCard {
         : null;
 
     this.designSystem = normalizeDesignSystemContext(designSystem);
+    this.identity = this.normalizeIdentity(identity);
 
     const normalizedVariant =
       typeof variant === "string" && variant.trim().toLowerCase() === "compact"
@@ -461,6 +466,8 @@ export class VideoCard {
       header.appendChild(controls);
     }
 
+    this.applyIdentityToAuthorElements();
+
     content.appendChild(title);
     content.appendChild(header);
 
@@ -501,6 +508,135 @@ export class VideoCard {
     this.refreshModerationUi();
   }
 
+  normalizeIdentity(nextIdentity = {}, fallback = null) {
+    const baseline = fallback && typeof fallback === "object" ? fallback : {};
+    const candidate =
+      nextIdentity && typeof nextIdentity === "object" ? nextIdentity : {};
+    const video = this.video && typeof this.video === "object" ? this.video : {};
+
+    const pickFirstString = (
+      entries = [],
+      { allowHex = true, sanitizer = (value) => value } = {},
+    ) => {
+      for (const entry of entries) {
+        if (typeof entry !== "string") {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const trimmed = entry.trim();
+        if (!trimmed) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (!allowHex && HEX64_REGEX.test(trimmed)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const sanitized = sanitizer(trimmed);
+        if (!sanitized) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        return sanitized;
+      }
+      return "";
+    };
+
+    const pubkey = pickFirstString([
+      candidate.pubkey,
+      baseline.pubkey,
+      video.pubkey,
+      video.author?.pubkey,
+      video.creator?.pubkey,
+      video.profile?.pubkey,
+    ]);
+
+    const npub = pickFirstString([
+      candidate.npub,
+      baseline.npub,
+      video.npub,
+      video.authorNpub,
+      video.profile?.npub,
+    ]);
+
+    const shortNpub = pickFirstString([
+      candidate.shortNpub,
+      baseline.shortNpub,
+      video.shortNpub,
+      video.creatorNpub,
+    ]);
+
+    const name = pickFirstString(
+      [
+        candidate.name,
+        candidate.display_name,
+        candidate.displayName,
+        candidate.username,
+        baseline.name,
+        baseline.display_name,
+        baseline.displayName,
+        baseline.username,
+        video.creatorName,
+        video.authorName,
+        video.creator?.name,
+        video.author?.name,
+        video.profile?.display_name,
+        video.profile?.name,
+        video.profile?.username,
+      ],
+      { allowHex: false },
+    );
+
+    const picture = pickFirstString(
+      [
+        candidate.picture,
+        candidate.image,
+        candidate.photo,
+        baseline.picture,
+        baseline.image,
+        baseline.photo,
+        video.creatorPicture,
+        video.authorPicture,
+        video.creator?.picture,
+        video.author?.picture,
+        video.profile?.picture,
+        video.profile?.image,
+        video.profile?.photo,
+      ],
+      { sanitizer: (value) => sanitizeProfileMediaUrl(value) },
+    );
+
+    const resolvedName = name || shortNpub || npub || pubkey || "";
+    const resolvedPicture = picture || DEFAULT_PROFILE_AVATAR;
+
+    return {
+      name: resolvedName,
+      npub,
+      shortNpub,
+      pubkey,
+      picture: resolvedPicture,
+    };
+  }
+
+  updateIdentity(nextIdentity = {}) {
+    this.identity = this.normalizeIdentity(nextIdentity, this.identity);
+    this.applyIdentityToAuthorElements();
+  }
+
+  applyIdentityToAuthorElements() {
+    const nameLabel = this.identity?.name || "Unknown";
+    if (this.authorNameEl) {
+      this.authorNameEl.textContent = nameLabel || "Unknown";
+    }
+
+    if (this.authorPicEl) {
+      const picture = this.identity?.picture || DEFAULT_PROFILE_AVATAR;
+      if (this.authorPicEl.getAttribute("src") !== picture) {
+        this.authorPicEl.src = picture;
+      }
+
+      const altFallback =
+        nameLabel || this.identity?.shortNpub || this.identity?.npub || "Channel";
+      this.authorPicEl.alt = `${altFallback}'s avatar`;
+    }
+  }
+
   setCardBackdropImage(src) {
     if (!this.root || !this.root.style) {
       return;
diff --git a/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js b/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js
index 09be79bb..dc33716f 100644
--- a/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js
+++ b/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js
@@ -556,6 +556,34 @@ export class VideoListView {
         this.utils.persistWatchHistoryMetadata(video, pointerInfo);
       }
 
+      const identity = {
+        name:
+          typeof video.creatorName === "string" && video.creatorName
+            ? video.creatorName
+            : typeof video.authorName === "string"
+              ? video.authorName
+              : "",
+        picture:
+          typeof video.creatorPicture === "string" && video.creatorPicture
+            ? video.creatorPicture
+            : typeof video.authorPicture === "string"
+              ? video.authorPicture
+              : "",
+        pubkey: typeof video.pubkey === "string" ? video.pubkey : "",
+        npub:
+          typeof video.npub === "string" && video.npub
+            ? video.npub
+            : typeof video.authorNpub === "string"
+              ? video.authorNpub
+              : "",
+        shortNpub:
+          typeof video.shortNpub === "string" && video.shortNpub
+            ? video.shortNpub
+            : typeof video.creatorNpub === "string"
+              ? video.creatorNpub
+              : "",
+      };
+
       const videoCard = new VideoCard({
         document: this.document,
         video,
@@ -566,6 +594,7 @@ export class VideoListView {
         postedAt: normalizedPostedAt,
         cardState,
         motionState,
+        identity,
         nsfwContext: {
           isNsfw: video?.isNsfw === true,
           allowNsfw: this.allowNsfw,