Kal Penn
Acting
- Born:
- 1977-04-23
- Place of birth:
- Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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
Filmography
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Celebrity Weakest Link
The Underdoggs
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
The Santa Clauses
Smile
Hot Mess Holiday
Untitled Horror Movie
Clarice
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Name That Tune
Industry
Kal Penn Approves This Message
The Girl in the Woods
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Mira, Royal Detective
Sunnyside
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Tamron Hall Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Fancy Nancy
The Ashram
The Problem with Apu
The Layover
Superhuman
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Speech & Debate
Better Off Single
Designated Survivor
The $100,000 Pyramid
Match Game
To Tell the Truth
The Girl in the Photographs
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Emily & Tim
The Sisterhood of Night
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Battle Creek
A Prayer for Rain
Deadbeat
Late Night with Seth Meyers
We Are Men
Dementamania
Hollywood Game Night
The Big Brain Theory
Finding Your Roots
Impractical Jokers
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
American Horror Story
New Girl
Top Gear
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
The Big Bang Theory
The Namesake
Epic Movie
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Deck the Halls
Superman Returns
Man About Town
Bachelor Party Vegas
Awesometown
Sueno
How I Met Your Mother
A Lot Like Love
Son of the Mask
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Dancing in Twilight
House
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
The Soup
Ball and Chain
Homeland Security
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Tru Calling
All About the Andersons
Where's the Party Yaar?
Malibu's Most Wanted
Regarding Ardy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Cosmopolitan
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
24
The Agency
American Desi
Angel
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Freshmen
Independent Lens
Express: Aisle to Glory
The View
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Spin City
The Daily Show
ER
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
CBS News Sunday Morning
Sesame Street
Brookfield
Patel
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Contra
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel