//Actors public void AddActor(string actorName, string dob) { DateTime dDate, actorDob; if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(actorName)) { throw new Exception("Actor name can't be empty!"); } if (DateTime.TryParse(dob, out dDate)) { String.Format("{0:d/MM/yyyy}", dDate); actorDob = DateTime.ParseExact(dob, "d/M/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); } else { throw new Exception("Invalid Date of Birth Format!"); } Actor actor = new Actor() { Name = actorName, DOB = actorDob }; _actorRepository.AddActorData(actor); }