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"The Politician" Pilot (TV Episode 2019) Poster

(TV Series)

(2019)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ryan Murphy

Writing Credits  

Ryan Murphy ... (created by) &
Brad Falchuk ... (created by) &
Ian Brennan ... (created by)
 
Ryan Murphy ... (written by) &
Brad Falchuk ... (written by) &
Ian Brennan ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Ben Platt ... Payton Hobart
Zoey Deutch ... Infinity Jackson
Lucy Boynton ... Astrid Sloan
Bob Balaban ... Keaton Hobart (credit only)
David Corenswet ... River Barkley
Julia Schlaepfer ... Alice Charles
Laura Dreyfuss ... McAfee Westbrook
Theo Germaine ... James Sullivan
Rahne Jones ... Skye Leighton
Benjamin Barrett ... Ricardo (credit only)
Jessica Lange ... Dusty Jackson
Gwyneth Paltrow ... Georgina Hobart
Ryan J. Haddad ... Andrew Cashman
Trevor Eason Trevor Eason ... Martin Hobart (as Trevor Mahlon Eason)
Trey Eason Trey Eason ... Luther Hobart
Natasha Ofili ... Principal
Alveraz Ricardez ... Police Officer
Tracy S. Lee ... Vicki
Karen Brundage ... Olive Garden Woman
Courtney Taylor Burness ... Hostess
Adam Wang ... Mr. Anselm
Jordan Nichole Wall ... Ivy (as Jordan Wall)
Andrew Patrick Ralston ... Dean Lawrence
Richard Wharton ... Thomas
Doreen Calderon ... Librarian
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nathan Howard ... Damien
Alfredo Tavares ... Wedding Guest
Jason Catron ... Firefighter #1 (uncredited)
Lance DeSpain Lance DeSpain ... Self - Paint gang boss (uncredited)
Gina Dunlap ... Cafe Hostess (uncredited)
Penelope Kapudija ... Baby at Podium (uncredited)
Devin Mroz ... Field Hockey Coach (uncredited)

Produced by 

Ian Brennan ... executive producer
Lou Eyrich ... producer
Brad Falchuk ... executive producer
Eryn Krueger Mekash ... producer
Alexis Martin Woodall ... executive producer
Ryan Murphy ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Todd Nenninger ... producer
Gwyneth Paltrow ... executive producer
Ben Platt ... executive producer
Kenneth J. Silverstein ... producer (as Kenneth Silverstein) (produced by)
Faye Stapleton ... executive producer
Sara Stelwagen ... co-producer

Music by 

Mac Quayle

Cinematography by 

Nelson Cragg ... director of photography
Leonidas Jaramillo ... director of photography
Timothy S. Jensen ... (opening title sequence)

Editing by 

Shelly Westerman

Casting By 

Alexa L. Fogel

Production Design by 

Jamie Walker McCall ... (as Jamie McCall)

Art Direction by 

Sarah M. Pott

Set Decoration by 

Amber Haley

Costume Design by 

Lou Eyrich
Claire Parkinson

Makeup Department 

Emma Johnston Burton ... makeup artist
Autumn Butler ... makeup department head
Chris Clark ... hair department head
Natalie Driscoll ... Assistant Department Head: key hair stylist
Mary Jo Fortin ... hair stylist
Caitlin Martini ... key makeup artist
Robert Pickens ... wigmaker: Jessica Lange
Toni Roman ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Richleigh Heagh ... unit production manager
Wes Irwin ... executive in charge of post-production
Melissa Ann Jones ... post-production supervisor
Patricia van Baalbergen ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Leo Bauer ... first assistant director
Kenny Hanson ... second second assistant director
Julie McCoy ... additional second assistant director
Lincoln Myers ... second assistant director
Ashley Shewell ... dga trainee

Art Department 

Beau Anderson Sr. ... carpenter
Giovanni Aurilia ... on set dresser
Chris Clark ... gang boss
Natalie Contreras ... buyer
Kristin Elshout ... set dresser
Paul Goggin ... set decorator coordinator
Lisa Goldsmith ... buyer
Destiny Grant ... art department coordinator
Will Grant ... set dresser
Ryan Grossheim ... assistant art director
Matt Hausmann ... assistant property
Steve Howard ... construction coordinator (as Stephen Howard)
Tracy Morris Johnson ... buyer
Eric Knight ... paint foreman
Tiffany Liang ... graphics assistant
Cameron Lowande ... assistant property
David Lua ... set dresser
Aleksandra Markovich ... scenic shopperson
Melissa McSorley ... food stylist
Wilson Muller ... art department production assistant
Amy Ryder ... buyer
Sondra Thorpe ... buyer
Carol Uraneck ... assistant art director
Kate Weddle ... graphic designer
Xi Yang ... set designer
Marissa Zajack ... graphic designer

Sound Department 

Doug Andham ... re-recording mixer
Timothy A. Cleveland ... sound editor
Jonathan Corona ... assistant sound editor
Stacey Dodds ... sound engineer
Joe Earle ... re-recording mixer
Mitchell Gebhard ... boom operator
Blas Kisic ... production sound mixer: second unit
Bob Lacivita ... adr mixer
Gary Megregian ... supervising sound editor
Samuel Munoz ... foley cuer / foley editor
Nick Neutra ... foley supervisor
Phillip W. Palmer ... production sound mixer
Nick Papalia ... Assistant Sound Editor
Chloe Sizemore ... sound utility (as Chloe Patenaude)
Jason Krane ... dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Chad Van Baalbergen ... special effects coordinator
Jeffrey Winsor ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Dario Barrera ... vfx production coordinator: FuseFX
Diana Cruz Hiatt ... VFX Editor
Zoran Glisovic ... digital compositor: FuseFX
Wes Palmer ... vfx production coordinator: FuseFX
Paul 'Pizza' Pianezza ... visual effects producer: FuseFX
Jason Piccioni ... visual effects supervisor
Travis Reinke ... 3d actor scanning
Andy Simonson ... visual effects producer
Brian Smallwood ... senior nuke compositor: FuseFX
Christian Zeiler ... digital compositor
Rachel Fowler ... editor: main title sequence - Elastic (uncredited)

Stunts 

Eddie Davenport ... stunt double: David Corenswet
Colby Lemmo ... stunt double: Zoey Deutch
Katie Rowe ... stunt safety diver: Ben Platt, David Corenswet / stunts
Ann Scott ... stunt double: Gwyneth Paltrow

Camera and Electrical Department 

Matthew Brewer ... first assistant camera
Cristian Cazor ... lighting technician
Jeffrey Chin ... lighting technician
Corey Corona ... a dolly grip / dolly grip: a camera
Randy Crawford ... lighting technician
David W. Donoho ... key grip
Beth Dubber ... still photographer
Kiley Etter ... lighting console programmer
Jesse M. Feldman ... camera operator: "b" / underwater camera operator
Neil Fleischbein ... b cam dolly grip
David Gamerman ... chief rigging technician
Petr Hlinomaz ... NY Unit
Robert Ikeda ... grip
Ron P. Jaffe ... still photographer
Nathan Lewis ... 2nd assistant camera
Nicole Lobell ... c camera operator
Gary Louzan ... key rigging grip
Nicholas McFarland ... lighting technician
Andrew Mitchell ... steadicam operator: a camera
Paul Montoya ... c cam dolly grip
Bret Nabors ... lighting technician
Ryan Rodgers ... rigging electric
Oytun Ahmet Sahan ... stabilized head technician
David Salamone ... best boy grip
Michael J. Salamone ... grip (as Michael Salamone)
Jonathon E. Salzman ... gaffer
Penny Sprague ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Justin Steptoe ... digital imaging technician
Shannon Van Metre ... second assistant camera
Andy Weiss ... grip
Jared Wilson ... assistant camera
John Woods ... rigging gaffer: NY

Animation Department 

EJ Kang ... designer: opening title animation - Elastic - title sequence (as Ej Kang)

Casting Department 

Kristan Berona ... extras casting
Jenise Crawford ... casting assistant: NY
Kelly Carita Finn ... extras casting assistant (as Kelly Finn)
Jenna Gelenberg ... casting assistant: LA
Alison Goodman ... casting associate: LA
Kathryn Zamora-Benson ... casting associate: NY

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Kristin Adams Achtmeyer ... key costumer
Romales Acker ... costume production assistant
Emilio Anorve ... set costumer
Suzanne Block ... set costumer
Rebecca Carr ... additional costumer
Erin Hawkins ... costume assistant
Tracy M. Jarvis ... costumer
Rudy Mance ... assistant costume designer: Ms. Paltrow
Danielle Marsico ... costume coordinator (as Danielle Schuck)
Morgan Lee Miller ... additional set costumer / set costumer
Lindsay Newton ... costumer
Lily Parkinson ... assistant costume designer
Marcia Patten ... costume supervisor: New York Unit
Nora Phillips Pedersen ... costume supervisor
Katie Reibman ... set costumer
Alana Rosenblum ... shopper
Danielle Sims ... costume assistant
Ruth Stockl ... patternmaker and fitter

Editorial Department 

Tanner Buschman ... colorist
Lynn He ... post-production coordinator
Ian McNeny ... post-production coordinator: MTI Film
Gracie Straus ... post-production assistant
Travis Weaver ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Jimmie Lee Acre ... key assistant location manager
Miranda Carnessale ... location scout
Kimberly Dewitt ... assistant location manager
Christopher F. Fuentes ... key assistant location manager (as Chris Fuentes)
Jackson K. Hahn ... assistant location manager (as Jackson Hahn)
Steven Neale ... key assistant location manager
Jen Prince ... location manager
Peter Sands ... location manager
Ian Vasco ... assistant location manager
Brett Williams ... key assistant location manager

Music Department 

Tim Davis ... producer: "River"
David Klotz ... music editor
Anna Romanoff ... music coordinator
Flynn Hase Spence ... guitarist
Chris Tedesco ... Trumpet Solos
Amanda Krieg Thomas ... music supervisor
Rendra Zawawi ... composer: assistant

Script and Continuity Department 

Tracey Merkle ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Tony Barattini ... driver: production van / production van driver
Evan Nickols ... driver
Ron Quitevis ... driver
Joey Soriano ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew 

David Abbitt ... production finance executive
Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Mónica Bermúdez ... assistant to producer & upm
Amber Berteloot ... on-set interpreter: American Sign Language
Earl Bolden Jr. ... set production assistant
Dee Camp ... key set pa
Mica Coburn ... office production assistant
Jamie Coffey ... payroll accountant
Lon Haber ... pr consultant
Krysta Hurado ... assistant production coordinator
Dorian Jackson ... craft service (as Dorian T. Jackson)
Tom Kelly ... assistant to producers
David Y. Kwan ... production accountant
Robby McChargue ... office production assistant
Mal Merpi ... assistant to producers
Harley Pasternak ... Personal Trainer
Sharon Pierre-Louis ... American Sign Language Interpreter
Bill Pugin ... on-set consultant: American Sign Language
Rosana Tomas ... production coordinator

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