The Optimists (2017) featured a cast of 17 tracked actors. Of these, 16 (94%) are still alive today and 1 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Andrey Smirnov, age 85. This TV series starred Andrey Smirnov and Jonathan Salway.
94% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 94% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 40 yrs
Deaths by Year
2022
Cast17 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrey Smirnov Georgy Mikhailovich | Georgy Mikhailovich | Living | 12/03/1941 | 85 | — | 76 |
| Living | 01/01/1967 | 59 | — | 50 | ||
 Vladimir Vdovichenkov Grigory Biryukov | Grigory Biryukov | Living | 13/08/1971 | 55 | — | 46 |
 Severija Janušauskaitė Ruta Blaumane | Ruta Blaumane | Living | 22/10/1981 | 45 | — | 36 |
 Artyom Bystrov Leonid Korneev | Leonid Korneev | Living | 19/03/1985 | 41 | — | 32 |
 Egor Koreshkov Andrey Muratov | Andrey Muratov | Living | 31/03/1986 | 40 | — | 31 |
 Evgenia Brik Galina Volina | Galina Volina | Deceased | 03/09/1981 | 40 | 10/02/2022 | 36 |
| Living | 01/08/1972 | 54 | — | 45 | ||
| Living | 03/09/1946 | 80 | — | 71 | ||
| Living | 07/12/1955 | 70 | — | 62 | ||
| Living | 15/04/1970 | 56 | — | 47 | ||
| Living | 24/08/1959 | 67 | — | 58 | ||
| Living | 10/09/1972 | 54 | — | 45 | ||
| Living | 12/10/1976 | 50 | — | 41 | ||
| Living | 13/07/1980 | 46 | — | 37 | ||
 Sergey Ershov Василий | Василий | Living | 13/07/1971 | 55 | — | 46 |
| Living | 18/01/1978 | 48 | — | 39 |
