Index: binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Identity.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Identity.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Identity.js
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
 		"</element>" +
 	"</optional>" +
 	"<optional>" +
-		"<element name='Gender' a:help='Unit gender for voices. Choices includes male or female.'>" +
+		"<element name='PossibleGenders' a:help='Optional list of space-separated genders which can be chosen. Choices currently include: male, female.'>" +
+			"<attribute name='datatype'>" +
+				"<value>tokens</value>" +
+			"</attribute>" +
+			"<text/>" +
+		"</element>" +
+	"</optional>" +
+	"<optional>" +
+		"<element name='Gender' a:help='Unit gender for voices and visual. Choices are male, female or random. Random will choose between the genders specified in PossibleGenders.'>" +
 			"<text/>" +
 		"</element>" +
 	"</optional>" +
@@ -95,14 +103,21 @@
 {
 	this.classesList = GetIdentityClasses(this.template);
 	this.visibleClassesList = GetVisibleIdentityClasses(this.template);
+	this.SetGender();
 };
 
-Identity.prototype.Deserialize = function ()
+Identity.prototype.Deserialize = function(data)
 {
 	this.Init();
+	this.gender = data.gender;
 };
 
-Identity.prototype.Serialize = null; // we have no dynamic state to save
+Identity.prototype.Serialize = function()
+{
+	return {
+		"gender": this.gender
+	};
+};
 
 Identity.prototype.GetCiv = function()
 {
@@ -114,9 +129,30 @@
 	return this.template.Lang || "greek"; // ugly default
 };
 
+Identity.prototype.GetPossibleGenders = function()
+{
+	return !!this.template.PossibleGenders ? this.template.PossibleGenders._string.split(/\s+/) : ["none"];
+};
+
+Identity.prototype.SetGender = function(newGender = "none")
+{
+	if (newGender == this.gender)
+		return;
+
+	if (!this.template.Gender)
+		this.gender = "male"; // ugly default
+	else
+		this.gender = this.template.Gender == "random" ? pickRandom(this.GetPossibleGenders()) : this.template.Gender;
+};
+
 Identity.prototype.GetGender = function()
 {
-	return this.template.Gender || "male"; // ugly default
+	return this.gender;
+};
+
+Identity.prototype.GetPhenotype = function()
+{
+	return this.gender;
 };
 
 Identity.prototype.GetRank = function()
Index: source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
+++ source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2018 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "simulation2/MessageTypes.h"
 
 #include "ICmpFootprint.h"
+#include "ICmpIdentity.h"
 #include "ICmpUnitRenderer.h"
 #include "ICmpOwnership.h"
 #include "ICmpPosition.h"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "simulation2/serialization/SerializeTemplates.h"
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include "graphics/Decal.h"
 #include "graphics/Frustum.h"
 #include "graphics/Model.h"
@@ -202,7 +204,17 @@
 		if (m_IsFoundationActor)
 			m_BaseActorName = m_ActorName = paramNode.GetChild("FoundationActor").ToString();
 		else
-			m_BaseActorName = m_ActorName = paramNode.GetChild("Actor").ToString();
+		{
+			std::wstring baseActorString = paramNode.GetChild("Actor").ToString();
+
+			CmpPtr<ICmpIdentity> cmpIdentity(GetEntityHandle());
+			const std::wstring pattern = L"{phenotype}";
+			auto patternPos = baseActorString.find(pattern);
+			if (patternPos != std::wstring::npos)
+			    boost::replace_all(baseActorString , "{phenotype}", cmpIdentity->GetPhenotype());
+
+			m_BaseActorName = m_ActorName = baseActorString;
+		}
 
 		m_VisibleInAtlasOnly = paramNode.GetChild("VisibleInAtlasOnly").ToBool();
 		m_IsActorOnly = paramNode.GetChild("ActorOnly").IsOk();
Index: source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.h
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.h
+++ source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 public:
 	virtual std::string GetSelectionGroupName() = 0;
 
+	virtual std::wstring GetPhenotype() = 0;
+
 	DECLARE_INTERFACE_TYPE(Identity)
 };
 
Index: source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.cpp
+++ source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 	{
 		return m_Script.Call<std::string>("GetSelectionGroupName");
 	}
+
+	virtual std::wstring GetPhenotype()
+	{
+		return m_Script.Call<std::wstring>("GetPhenotype");
+	}
 };
 
 REGISTER_COMPONENT_SCRIPT_WRAPPER(IdentityScripted)