How I Became Russian (2019) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 20 (91%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Hrant Tokhatyan, age 68. This film starred Dong Chang and Vitaliy Khaev.
91% still with us· verified cast50% of full cast · incl. 18 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 91% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 67 yrs
Deaths by Year
2022
2025
Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dong Chang Peng Peng - Ira's boyfriend | Peng Peng - Ira's boyfriend | Living | 03/05/1988 | 38 | — | 31 |
 Vitaliy Khaev Anatoliy Platonov | Anatoliy Platonov | Living | 01/06/1965 | 61 | — | 54 |
 Elizaveta Kononova Ira Platonova | Ira Platonova | Living | 19/03/1997 | 29 | — | 22 |
 Sergey Chirkov Roman Andreevich Bystrov | Roman Andreevich Bystrov | Living | 02/12/1983 | 42 | — | 36 |
 Hrant Tokhatyan Ruben | Ruben | Living | 10/01/1958 | 68 | — | 61 |
 Natalya Surkova Petrovna - female cook | Petrovna - female cook | Living | 14/03/1967 | 59 | — | 52 |
 Vadim Smirnov Ignat - Platonov's bodyguard | Ignat - Platonov's bodyguard | Deceased | — | — | 28/11/2025 | — |
 Dmitriy Smirnov Kolya - Platonov's bodyguard | Kolya - Platonov's bodyguard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sergey Sosnovsky Fyodor | Fyodor | Deceased | 01/01/1955 | 67 | 03/07/2022 | 64 |
 Sergey Belyaev Semyonych | Semyonych | Living | 17/03/1960 | 66 | — | 59 |
 Andrey Morozov man at gas station | man at gas station | Living | 25/06/1962 | 64 | — | 57 |
 Igor Gasparyan Taxi driver | Taxi driver | Living | 06/08/1974 | 52 | — | 45 |
 Natalya Baronina border guard ledy | border guard ledy | Living | 08/02/1964 | 62 | — | 55 |
 Nodari Dzhanelidze tractor driver | tractor driver | Living | 26/06/1980 | 46 | — | 39 |
 Aleksandr Semyonov choreographer | choreographer | Living | 11/12/1979 | 46 | — | 40 |
 Yang Zhiying Peng's mother | Peng's mother | Living | 24/01/1992 | 34 | — | 27 |
Li Yuwen Peng's father | Peng's father | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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 Saveliy Albutov grimacing boy in the car | grimacing boy in the car | Living | 18/12/2006 | 19 | — | 13 |
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| Living | 13/01/1984 | 42 | — | 35 | ||
 Hong Bingyao Hong Shisi | Hong Shisi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Oleg Zamyakin Platonov's guest | Platonov's guest | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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Anastasiya Brekkhem Ira's friend | Ira's friend | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuliya Kuzmina ballet school student | ballet school student | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cai-xin Sheng Grandpa | Grandpa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 28/11/1991 | 34 | — | 28 | ||
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 Wu Yuyao Peng Cheng | Peng Cheng | Living | 17/07/1993 | 33 | — | 26 |
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| Living | 17/01/1992 | 34 | — | 27 | ||
 Sergey Kuznetsov «Volga» car driver | «Volga» car driver | Living | 06/02/1974 | 52 | — | 45 |
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| Living | 01/01/1984 | 42 | — | 35 | ||
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