Popsugar Entertainment Netflix How Old Is Cast of The Politician on Netflix? How Old Is the Cast of Netflix's The Politician in Real Life? Let's Break It Down 30 September 2019 by Amanda Prahl Image Source: Getty / Anna Webber The cast of Ryan Murphy's new Netflix comedy The Politician is packed with talent from Hollywood and Broadway alike. Led by Tony winner Ben Platt and costarring Hollywood A-listers such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Lange, the show revolves around an ambitious, gay high school student who is determined to become president someday. The first season takes place during his high school years, but as you might have guessed, even the actors playing high school students are well out of their teens. Here's our breakdown of the ages of the show's major players, plus those newcomers whose ages we don't even know! Unfortunately, a few of the actors (David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Trey and Trevor Eason, and Theo Germaine) are so new to the industry that we don't have information on their ages yet, so stand by. Ben Platt aka Payton: 25 Image Source: Getty / Axelle / Bauer-Griffin 1 / 5 Laura Dreyfuss: 31 Image Source: Getty / Craig Barritt 2 / 5 Lucy Boynton aka Astrid: 25 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 3 / 5 Zoey Deutch aka Infinity: 24 Image Source: Getty / Daniele Venturelli 4 / 5 Rahne Jones aka Skye: 32 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 5 / 5 NetflixThe PoliticianTV