Kal Penn
Acting
Born: April 23, 1977 (age 49) · Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, author, comedian, and former White House staff member in the Obama administration. He is best known for his role as Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar movie franchise. He is also known for his roles as Lawrence Kutner on the television program House, White House staffer Seth Wright on Designated Survivor, Kevin in How I Met Your Mother and Nikhil Ganguli in the film The Namesake (2006). In early 2009, Penn was offered the position of Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, which he accepted, necessitating his character Lawrence Kutner being written out of the TV series House. In 2020, Penn wrote a memoir called "You Can't Be Serious". While promoting this memoir, Penn announced that he and his boyfriend of 11 years, named Josh, were engaged
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
2007
House
2004
American Horror Story
2011
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Superman Returns
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Smile
2022
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Son of the Mask
2005
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002
Photos (4)
Movies (42)
Smile
Dr. Morgan Desai
Superman Returns
Stanford
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Kenneth Warman
Son of the Mask
Jorge
Epic Movie
Edward
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Rajeesh
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Kumar Patel
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Kumar Patel
The Layover
Anuj
Deck the Halls
Amit Sayid (uncredited)
A Lot Like Love
Jeeter
The Underdoggs
Ryan Kauffman
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Malibu's Most Wanted
Hadji
Emily & Tim
Tim (Segment 2)
Man About Town
Alan Fineberg
The Namesake
Gogol / Nikhil
The Girl in the Photographs
Peter Hemmings
Untitled Horror Movie
Mark
Sueno
Raj
Bachelor Party Vegas
Z-Bob
The Ashram
Nitin
Speech & Debate
James
Ball and Chain
Bobby
The Sisterhood of Night
Gordy Gambhir
American Desi
Ajay Pandya
Hot Mess Holiday
Kal Penn
Awesometown
Guy Reading Newspaper
Regarding Ardy
Fred
Homeland Security
Harrison
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Kumar
Where's the Party Yaar?
Mo
Freshmen
Ajay
A Prayer for Rain
Motwani
Better Off Single
Brice
The Girl in the Woods
2020
Dementamania
2013
Express: Aisle to Glory
Jackie Newton
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
Kumar Patel
Dancing in Twilight
Sam
TV Shows (32)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Henry Chanoor · 1 eps
House
Lawrence Kutner · 40 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Sesame Street
1 eps
American Horror Story
Mac Marzara · 5 eps
24
Ahmed Amar · 4 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Kevin Venkataraghavan · 10 eps
New Girl
Tripp · 2 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hunt · 1 eps
ER
Narajan · 1 eps
The Big Bang Theory
Kevin Campbell · 3 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Prajeeb · 1 eps
Angel
Young Man in Fez · 1 eps
Spin City
Buddy · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Designated Survivor
Seth Wright · 53 eps
Industry
Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury · 3 eps
Independent Lens
Jagdesh · 1 eps
Independent Lens
Vandana's Fiancee · 1 eps
Tru Calling
Steven · 1 eps
The Agency
Malek · 1 eps
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Ventakish (voice) · 1 eps
Fancy Nancy
Mr. Singh (voice) · 123 eps
Mira, Royal Detective
Mikku (voice) · 104 eps
Clarice
Shaan Tripathi · 10 eps
The Santa Clauses
Simon Choksi · 6 eps
Battle Creek
Detective Fontanelle · 13 eps
Top Gear
1 eps
Deadbeat
Clyde · 13 eps
Sunnyside
Garrett Modi · 11 eps
We Are Men
Gil Bartis · 11 eps
All About the Andersons
Doctor George · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (32)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host · 8 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 5 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
Impractical Jokers
Self · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 3 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Soup
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self · 2 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 4 eps
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Match Game
Self - Panelist · 3 eps
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
Self · 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
Himself - Host · 12 eps
Superhuman
Self - Host · 8 eps
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
The Big Brain Theory
Self - Host · 8 eps
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Self
Kal Penn Approves This Message
Self - Host · 6 eps
The Problem with Apu
Self
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
Self
