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Kal Penn
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn April 23, 1977 (48 years)
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
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Kal Penn Filmography
| 2024 | The Underdoggs · as Ryan Kauffman |
| 2023 | The Imaginary · as Zinzan |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (TV Series) · as Ventakish (voice) |
| 2022 | The Santa Clauses (TV Series) · as Simon Choksi |
| 2022 | Smile · as Dr. Morgan Desai |
| 2021 | Untitled Horror Movie · as Mark |
| 2021 | Clarice (TV Series) · as Shaan Tripathi |
| 2020 | Industry (TV Series) · as Jay Jonah Atterbury |
| 2020 | Mira, Royal Detective (TV Series) · as Mikku (voice) |
| 2020 | It's Pony (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 2019 | Helpsters (TV Series) · as Water Wally |
| 2019 | Sunnyside (2019) (TV Series) · as Garrett Modi |
| 2018 | Fancy Nancy (TV Series) · as Mr. Singh (voice) |
| 2018 | The Ashram · as Nitin |
| 2017 | The Layover · as Anuj |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice · as Rajeesh |
| 2017 | Speech & Debate · as James |
| 2016 | Better Off Single · as Brice |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor (TV Series) · as Seth Wright |
| 2015 | Mack & Moxy (TV Series) · as Admirable Kal |
| 2015 | The Girl in the Photographs · as Peter Hemmings |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Emily & Tim · as Tim (segment 2) |
| 2015 | Battle Creek (TV Series) · as Detective Fontanelle |
| 2014 | Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain · as Motwani |
| 2014 | The Sisterhood of Night · as Gordy Gambhir |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | We Are Men (TV Series) · as Gil Bartis |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Sanjay and Craig (TV Series) · as Greg |
| 2012 | Above Average Presents (TV Series) · as Gary Leland |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas · as Kumar Patel |
| 2011 | American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Mac Marzara |
| 2011 | New Girl (TV Series) · as Tripp |
| 2008 | Top Gear (US) (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam · as Kumar |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay · as Kumar Patel |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) · as Kevin Campbell |
| 2007 | Epic Movie · as Edward |
| 2007 | Dancing in Twilight · as Sam |
| 2007 | The Call · as Ian |
| 2006 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj · as Taj Mahal Badalandabad |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls · as Amit Sayid (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Namesake · as Gogol / Nikhil |
| 2006 | Superman Returns · as Stanford |
| 2006 | Man About Town · as Alan Fineberg |
| 2006 | Bachelor Party Vegas · as Z-Bob |
| 2005 | Sueño · as Raj |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Kevin Venkataraghavan |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love · as Jeeter |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask · as Jorge |
| 2005 | Awesometown · as Guy Reading Newspaper |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Lawrence Kutner |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle · as Kumar Patel |
| 2004 | Ball & Chain · as Bobby |
| 2004 | Homeland Security · as Harrison |
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing · as Kenneth Warman |
| 2003 | Cosmopolitan · as Vandana's Fiancee |
| 2003 | Tru Calling (TV Series) · as Steven |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons (TV Series) · as Doctor George |
| 2003 | Where's the Party Yaar? · as Mo |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted · as Hadji |
| 2003 | Regarding Ardy · as Fred |
| 2002 | Van Wilder · as Taj Mahal Badalandabad |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Ahmed Amar |
| 2001 | American Desi · as Ajay Pandya |
| 2001 | The Agency (TV Series) · as Malek |
| 1999 | Angel (TV Series) · as Young Man In Fez |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Henry Chanoor |
| 1999 | Freshmen · as Ajay |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Jagdesh |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) · as Hunt |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Prajeeb |
| 1996 | Spin City (TV Series) · as Buddy |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Narajan |
| 1993 | Boy Meets World (TV Series) · as Nerdy Audience Member |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Solomon Al-Ramai |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Celebrity Weakest Link (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Getting Warmer with Kal Penn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Hot Mess Holiday · as Kal Penn |
| 2021 | Nick Cannon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Money Hungry (2021) (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2021 | Name That Tune (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | Kal Penn Approves This Message (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | Blue's Clues & You! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2018 | Lie Detector (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Problem with Apu · as Self |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Superhuman (2017) (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2016 | Match Game (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2016 | Superhuman · as Self - Host (2016-) |
| 2015 | The Big Picture With Kal Penn (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | New Day (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2013 | All In with Chris Hayes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Nikki & Sara Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host, Daily Show |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Scream Awards 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Next Time on Lonny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | MasterChef (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 2009 | Let's Make a Deal (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 2007 | Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | I Love the 90's Part Deux (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Soup (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Hot Mess Holiday · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Kal Penn Approves This Message (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Sunnyside (2019) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2015 | The Big Picture With Kal Penn (TV Series) |
| 2013 | VICE News (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Kal Penn Approves This Message (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2019 | Sunnyside (2019) (TV Series) · as Created By |