Kal Penn
Born
April 23, 1977 (age 48)
Birthplace
Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Kal Penn

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

Movies

The Underdoggs
The Underdoggs
2024 ★ 7.0
Ryan Kauffman
Smile
Smile
2022 ★ 6.7
Dr. Morgan Desai
Hot Mess Holiday
Hot Mess Holiday
2021 ★ 5.6
Kal Penn
Untitled Horror Movie
Untitled Horror Movie
2021 ★ 4.2
Mark
The Girl in the Woods
The Girl in the Woods
2020 ★ 6.5
The Ashram
The Ashram
2018 ★ 5.6
Nitin
The Layover
The Layover
2017 ★ 5.4
Anuj
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 ★ 5.2
Rajeesh
Speech & Debate
Speech & Debate
2017 ★ 5.9
James
Better Off Single
Better Off Single
2016 ★ 5.0
Brice
The Girl in the Photographs
The Girl in the Photographs
2015 ★ 4.9
Peter Hemmings
Emily & Tim
Emily & Tim
2015 ★ 5.6
Tim (Segment 2)
The Sisterhood of Night
The Sisterhood of Night
2015 ★ 6.2
Gordy Gambhir
A Prayer for Rain
A Prayer for Rain
2014 ★ 6.4
Motwani
Dementamania
Dementamania
2013 ★ 4.4
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011 ★ 6.0
Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
2011 ★ 7.0
Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
2008 ★ 6.5
Kumar
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 ★ 6.3
Kumar Patel
Epic Movie
Epic Movie
2007 ★ 3.9
Edward
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006 ★ 5.1
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls
2006 ★ 5.6
Amit Sayid (uncredited)
The Namesake
The Namesake
2006 ★ 6.7
Gogol / Nikhil
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 ★ 5.8
Stanford
Man About Town
Man About Town
2006 ★ 5.2
Alan Fineberg
Bachelor Party Vegas
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006 ★ 4.9
Z-Bob
Awesometown
Awesometown
2006 ★ 7.4
Guy Reading Newspaper
Sueno
Sueno
2005 ★ 4.1
Raj
A Lot Like Love
A Lot Like Love
2005 ★ 6.8
Jeeter
Son of the Mask
Son of the Mask
2005 ★ 4.2
Jorge
Dancing in Twilight
Dancing in Twilight
2005 ★ 2.2
Sam
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 ★ 6.5
Kumar Patel
Where's the Party Yaar?
Where's the Party Yaar?
2004 ★ 4.5
Mo
Ball and Chain
Ball and Chain
2004 ★ 6.0
Bobby
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
2004 ★ 3.8
Harrison
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003 ★ 7.5
Kenneth Warman
Malibu's Most Wanted
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003 ★ 5.1
Hadji
Regarding Ardy
Regarding Ardy
2003
Fred
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan
2003 ★ 6.0
Vandana's Fiancee
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002 ★ 6.0
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
American Desi
American Desi
2001 ★ 5.6
Ajay Pandya
Freshmen
Freshmen
1999 ★ 1.0
Ajay
Express: Aisle to Glory
Express: Aisle to Glory
1998
Jackie Newton
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Brookfield
Brookfield
★ 1.0
Kumar Zimmerman
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
Kumar Patel
Patel
Patel
Contra
Contra
Dale Stone

TV Series

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023 ★ 8.0
Ventakish (voice)
1 Episode
The Santa Clauses
The Santa Clauses
2022 ★ 7.1
Simon Choksi
6 Episodes
Clarice
Clarice
2021 ★ 6.9
Shaan Tripathi
10 Episodes
Mira, Royal Detective
Mira, Royal Detective
2020 ★ 6.5
Mikku (voice)
104 Episodes
Sunnyside
Sunnyside
2019 ★ 5.2
Garrett Modi
11 Episodes
Fancy Nancy
Fancy Nancy
2018 ★ 6.9
Mr. Singh (voice)
123 Episodes
Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor
2016 ★ 7.1
Seth Wright
53 Episodes
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 ★ 6.2
1 Episode
Battle Creek
Battle Creek
2015 ★ 6.9
Detective Fontanelle
13 Episodes
Deadbeat
Deadbeat
2014 ★ 6.6
Clyde
13 Episodes
We Are Men
We Are Men
2013 ★ 5.5
Gil Bartis
11 Episodes
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
2011 ★ 8.1
Mac Marzara
5 Episodes
New Girl
New Girl
2011 ★ 7.4
Tripp
2 Episodes
Top Gear
Top Gear
2010 ★ 6.3
1 Episode
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
2007 ★ 7.9
Kevin Campbell
3 Episodes
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
2005 ★ 8.1
Kevin Venkataraghavan
10 Episodes
House
House
2004 ★ 8.6
Lawrence Kutner
40 Episodes
Tru Calling
Tru Calling
2003 ★ 7.3
Steven
1 Episode
All About the Andersons
All About the Andersons
2003 ★ 8.5
Doctor George
1 Episode
24
24
2001 ★ 7.8
Ahmed Amar
4 Episodes
The Agency
The Agency
2001 ★ 6.5
Malek
1 Episode
Angel
Angel
1999 ★ 7.9
Young Man in Fez
1 Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 ★ 7.9
Henry Chanoor
1 Episode
Independent Lens
Independent Lens
1999 ★ 6.5
Jagdesh
1 Episode
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 ★ 8.1
Hunt
1 Episode
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 ★ 7.8
Prajeeb
1 Episode
Spin City
Spin City
1996 ★ 7.0
Buddy
1 Episode
ER
ER
1994 ★ 7.8
Narajan
1 Episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 ★ 5.4
1 Episode
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
1969 ★ 7.1
1 Episode