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The Politician

The Voter (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, Drama

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Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.

Director

Ian Brennan

Writers

Ryan Murphy (created by) | Brad Falchuk (created by) | Ian Brennan (created by)

Producers

Lou Eyrich | Eryn Krueger Mekash | Todd Nenninger | Kenneth J. Silverstein (produced by) (as Kenneth Silverstein)

Composer

Mac Quayle

Cinematographers

Simon Dennis | Timothy S. Jensen (opening title sequence)

Editor

Danielle Wang (edited by)

Casting Director

Alexa L. Fogel

Production Designer

Jamie Walker McCall

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 27, 2019

Release date

Sep 27, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Ben Platt Payton Hobart Payton Hobart See fewer	Members only	Pitch Perfect (2012)
Zoey Deutch Infinity Jackson Infinity Jackson See fewer	Top 500	Set It Up (2018)
Lucy Boynton Astrid Sloan Astrid Sloan See fewer	Top 5000	Sing Street (2016)
Bob Balaban Keaton Hobart (credit only) Keaton Hobart (credit only) See fewer	Members only	Gosford Park (2001)
David Corenswet River Barkley (credit only) River Barkley (credit only) See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Julia Schlaepfer Alice Charles Alice Charles See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Laura Dreyfuss McAfee Westbrook McAfee Westbrook See fewer	Members only	Glee (2009)
Theo Germaine James Sullivan James Sullivan See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Rahne Jones Skye Leighton Skye Leighton See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Benjamin Barrett Ricardo Ricardo See fewer	Members only	Badsville (2017)
Jessica Lange Dusty Jackson (credit only) Dusty Jackson (credit only) See fewer	Top 5000	Tootsie (1982)
Gwyneth Paltrow Georgina Hobart Georgina Hobart See fewer	Top 5000	Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Russell Posner Elliot Beachman Elliot Beachman See fewer	Members only	Glass (2019)
B.K. Cannon Kris Kris See fewer	Members only	Lie to Me (2009)
Natasha Ofili Principal Vaughn Principal Vaughn See fewer	Members only	Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020)
Koby Kumi-Diaka Pierre Pierre See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Graham Clarke Freddy Freddy See fewer	Members only	Honey Boy (2019)
Eileen Grubba Angela Angela See fewer	Members only	Watchmen (2019)
Macy Friday Chippy Chippy See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Luis Avila Amir Amir See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Kevin Gardner Mr. Hapswell Mr. Hapswell See fewer	Members only	Never Have I Ever (2020)
Jake Johnson Student #1 Student #1 See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Emma Kennedy Student #2 Student #2 See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
AJ Achinger Derek Derek See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Paloma Rabinov Trina Trina See fewer	Members only	Birds of Prey (2020)
Tommie Earl Jenkins Teacher Teacher See fewer	Members only	Pandora (2019)
Elise Luthman Shelley Shelley See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Brandon Win Connor Connor See fewer	Members only	Don't Look Deeper (2020)
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Rudy Pankow Other Kid Other Kid See fewer	Members only	Outer Banks (2020)
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Pàton Hardy Mary Mary See fewer	Members only	The Politician (2019)
Brooke Piedra High School Girl High School Girl See fewer	Members only	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Tiffany Carr Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer	Members only
Chris Power Student in Bleachers (uncredited) Student in Bleachers (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Roomies (I) (2020)