Kal Penn
Acteur·rice
23 avril 1977 · 49 years old
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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
As an actor
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Brookfield
Kumar Zimmerman
Patel
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Contra
Dale Stone
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
Kumar Patel
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025 · Self - Contestant
The Underdoggs
2024 · Ryan Kauffman
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023 · Self
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023 · Ventakish (voice)
Smile
2022 · Dr. Morgan Desai
The Santa Clauses
2022 · Simon Choksi
Hot Mess Holiday
2021 · Kal Penn
Untitled Horror Movie
2021 · Mark
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
2021 · Self
Clarice
2021 · Shaan Tripathi
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Self - Contestant
Name That Tune
2021 · Self - Contestant
The Girl in the Woods
2020
Mira, Royal Detective
2020 · Mikku (voice)
Kal Penn Approves This Message
2020 · Self - Host
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Contestant
Industry
2020 · Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
Sunnyside
2019 · Garrett Modi
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self, Self - Guest Host
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Self
The Ashram
2018 · Nitin
Fancy Nancy
2018 · Mr. Singh (voice)
The Layover
2017 · Anuj
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 · Rajeesh
Speech & Debate
2017 · James
The Problem with Apu
2017 · Self
Superhuman
2017 · Self - Host
Better Off Single
2016 · Brice
Designated Survivor
2016 · Seth Wright
Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
The Sisterhood of Night
2015 · Gordy Gambhir
Emily & Tim
2015 · Tim (Segment 2)
The Girl in the Photographs
2015 · Peter Hemmings
Battle Creek
2015 · Detective Fontanelle
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
2015 · Himself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
A Prayer for Rain
2014 · Motwani
Deadbeat
2014 · Clyde
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Dementamania
2013
The Big Brain Theory
2013 · Self - Host
We Are Men
2013 · Gil Bartis
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · Self
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011 · Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
2011 · Kumar Patel
Impractical Jokers
2011 · Self
New Girl
2011 · Tripp
American Horror Story
2011 · Mac Marzara
Top Gear
2010
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 · Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
2008 · Kumar
Epic Movie
2007 · Edward
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · Kevin Campbell
Superman Returns
2006 · Stanford
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006 · Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Man About Town
2006 · Alan Fineberg
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006 · Z-Bob
Deck the Halls
2006 · Amit Sayid (uncredited)
The Namesake
2006 · Gogol / Nikhil
Awesometown
2006 · Guy Reading Newspaper
A Lot Like Love
2005 · Jeeter
Son of the Mask
2005 · Jorge
Sueno
2005 · Raj
Dancing in Twilight
2005 · Sam
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Kevin Venkataraghavan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 · Kumar Patel
Ball and Chain
2004 · Bobby
Homeland Security
2004 · Harrison
House
2004 · Lawrence Kutner
The Soup
2004 · Self
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003 · Kenneth Warman
Where's the Party Yaar?
2003 · Mo
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003 · Hadji
Regarding Ardy
2003 · Fred
Cosmopolitan
2003 · Vandana's Fiancee
Tru Calling
2003 · Steven
All About the Andersons
2003 · Doctor George
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002 · Taj Mahal Badalandabad
American Desi
2001 · Ajay Pandya
24
2001 · Ahmed Amar
The Agency
2001 · Malek
Freshmen
1999 · Ajay
Angel
1999 · Young Man in Fez
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Henry Chanoor
Independent Lens
1999 · Jagdesh, Vandana's Fiancee
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · Himself
Express: Aisle to Glory
1998 · Jackie Newton
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Hunt
Spin City
1996 · Buddy
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Prajeeb
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest Host
ER
1994 · Narajan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
Sesame Street
1969