The Namesake (2006) featured a cast of 46 tracked actors. Of these, 21 (70%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Stuart Rudin, age 84. This film starred Kal Penn and Irrfan Khan.
70% still with us· verified cast46% of full cast · incl. 16 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 70% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 63.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast46 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kal Penn Gogol / Nikhil | Gogol / Nikhil | Living | 23/04/1977 | 49 | — | 29 |
 Irrfan Khan Ashoke Ganguli | Ashoke Ganguli | Deceased | 07/01/1967 | 53 | 29/04/2020 | 39 |
 Tabu Ashima Ganguli | Ashima Ganguli | Living | 04/11/1971 | 54 | — | 35 |
 Jacinda Barrett Maxine Ratliffe | Maxine Ratliffe | Living | 02/08/1972 | 54 | — | 34 |
 Zuleikha Robinson Moushumi Mazoomdar | Moushumi Mazoomdar | Living | 29/06/1977 | 49 | — | 29 |
 Ruma Guha Thakurta Ashoke's Mother | Ashoke's Mother | Deceased | 02/11/1934 | 84 | 02/06/2019 | 72 |
 Sabyasachi Chakraborty Ashima's Father | Ashima's Father | Living | 08/09/1956 | 70 | — | 50 |
Sahira Nair Sonali Ganguli | Sonali Ganguli | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Supriya Choudhury Ashima's Grandmother | Ashima's Grandmother | Deceased | 07/01/1935 | 83 | 26/01/2018 | 71 |
 Jhumpa Lahiri Jhumpa Mashi | Jhumpa Mashi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kharaj Mukherjee Chhotoo | Chhotoo | Living | 07/07/1963 | 63 | — | 43 |
 Glenne Headly Lydia | Lydia | Deceased | 13/03/1955 | 62 | 08/06/2017 | 51 |
 Brooke Smith Sally | Sally | Living | 22/05/1967 | 59 | — | 39 |
 Jagannath Guha Ghosh | Ghosh | Deceased | — | — | 22/12/2020 | — |
 Heather MacRae Nurse Petty | Nurse Petty | Living | 05/10/1946 | 79 | — | 60 |
 Michael Countryman Mr. Wilcox | Mr. Wilcox | Living | 15/09/1955 | 71 | — | 51 |
 Sukanya Rini | Rini | Living | 08/07/1969 | 57 | — | 37 |
 Rupak Ginn Uncle | Uncle | Living | 24/01/1983 | 43 | — | 23 |
 Linus Roache Mr. Lawson | Mr. Lawson | Living | 01/02/1964 | 62 | — | 42 |
 Josh Grisetti Jerry | Jerry | Deceased | 01/12/1981 | 44 | 10/07/2026 | 25 |
 Dan McCabe Bart | Bart | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bobby Steggert Jason | Jason | Living | 02/03/1981 | 45 | — | 25 |
 Tanusree Shankar Ashima's Mother | Ashima's Mother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tamal Ray Chowdhury Ashoke's Father | Ashoke's Father | Deceased | — | — | 09/03/2026 | — |
 Stuart Rudin Homeless Man | Homeless Man | Living | 16/12/1941 | 84 | — | 65 |
 Amy Wright Pam | Pam | Living | 15/04/1950 | 76 | — | 56 |
 Jo Yang Ms. Lu | Ms. Lu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gary Cowling Hotel Manager | Hotel Manager | Deceased | 04/11/1961 | 58 | 17/08/2020 | 45 |
 Gretchen Egolf Astrid | Astrid | Living | 09/09/1973 | 53 | — | 33 |
 Baylen Thomas Blake | Blake | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jeb Brown Oliver | Oliver | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jessica Blank Edith | Edith | Living | 15/01/1975 | 51 | — | 31 |
 Benjamin Bauman Donald | Donald | Living | 05/02/1974 | 52 | — | 32 |
 Sebastian Roché Pierre | Pierre | Living | 04/08/1964 | 62 | — | 42 |
| Ben | Living | 12/09/1973 | 53 | — | 33 | |
Sandip Deb Music Teacher | Music Teacher | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dhruv Mookerji Rana | Rana | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kousik Bhowal Dr. Gupta | Dr. Gupta | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rupak Ginn Mira Mashi | Mira Mashi | Living | 24/01/1983 | 43 | — | 23 |
Pallavi Shah Kajol Mashi | Kajol Mashi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jhumpa Lahiri Baby Sonia | Baby Sonia | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
BC Parikh Mr. Mazumdar | Mr. Mazumdar | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sibani Biswas Mrs. Mazumdar | Mrs. Mazumdar | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lakhan Das Baul Singer | Baul Singer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Glenne Headly Funeral Priest | Funeral Priest | Deceased | 13/03/1955 | 62 | 08/06/2017 | 51 |
Kartik Das Boatman | Boatman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
