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.