The Namesake Cast
The cast of The Namesake including popularity data. Data for April 10, 2025.
Kal Penn
as Gogol / Nikhil

Kal Penn portrays Gogol / Nikhil in The Namesake.

#1
Most popular actor on The Namesake
2,666 Wikipedia views yesterday
Tabu
as Ashima Ganguli

Tabu brings to life the character of Ashima Ganguli.

Irrfan Khan
as Ashoke Ganguli

Irrfan Khan takes on the role of Ashoke Ganguli.

#2
Most popular actor on The Namesake
2,407 Wikipedia views yesterday
Jacinda Barrett
as Maxine Ratliffe

Jacinda Barrett plays the character of Maxine Ratliffe.

#3
Most popular actor on The Namesake
1,717 Wikipedia views yesterday
Zuleikha Robinson
as Moushumi Mazoomdar

Zuleikha Robinson embodies the character of Moushumi Mazoomdar.

#7
Most popular actor on The Namesake
376 Wikipedia views yesterday
Ruma Guha Thakurta
as Ashoke's Mother

Ruma Guha Thakurta portrays the character of Ashoke's Mother.

Sabyasachi Chakraborty
as Ashima's Father

Sabyasachi Chakraborty appears as Ashima's Father.

Sahira Nair
as Sonali Ganguli

Sahira Nair plays the character of Sonali Ganguli.

Supriya Choudhury
as Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
as Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
as Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
as Lydia
#4
Most popular actor on The Namesake
1,473 Wikipedia views yesterday
Brooke Smith
as Sally
Jagannath Guha
as Ghosh
Heather MacRae
as Nurse Petty
#9
Most popular actor on The Namesake
153 Wikipedia views yesterday
Michael Countryman
as Mr. Wilcox
Sukanya
as Rini
Rupak Ginn
as Uncle
Linus Roache
as Mr. Lawson
#6
Most popular actor on The Namesake
1,004 Wikipedia views yesterday
Josh Grisetti
as Jerry
#11
Most popular actor on The Namesake
21 Wikipedia views yesterday
Dan McCabe
as Bart
Bobby Steggert
as Jason
Tanusree Shankar
as Ashima's Mother
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
as Ashoke's Father
Stuart Rudin
as Homeless Man
Amy Wright
as Pam
Jo Yang
as Ms. Lu
Gary Cowling
as Hotel Manager
Gretchen Egolf
as Astrid
#10
Most popular actor on The Namesake
31 Wikipedia views yesterday
Baylen Thomas
as Blake
Jeb Brown
as Oliver
#12
Most popular actor on The Namesake
19 Wikipedia views yesterday
Jessica Blank
as Edith
#13
Most popular actor on The Namesake
12 Wikipedia views yesterday
Benjamin Bauman
as Donald
Sebastian Roché
as Pierre
#5
Most popular actor on The Namesake
1,107 Wikipedia views yesterday
Maximiliano Hernández
as Ben
#8
Most popular actor on The Namesake
257 Wikipedia views yesterday
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