Kal Penn
Acting
🎂 1977-04-23
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
Cast credits(105)
Henry Chanoor
1999
Lawrence Kutner
2004
Self - Guest Host
1996
Kevin Venkataraghavan
2005
Ahmed Amar
2001
Kevin Campbell
2007
Mac Marzara
2011
Self
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Self
2019
Self - Guest Host
2019
Hunt
1997
Tripp
2011
2015
Prajeeb
1996
Narajan
1994
Self - Guest
2019
Self - Guest
2015
Young Man in Fez
1999
Self
2005
Self - Guest
1997
Self
1979
Seth Wright
2016
Self
2011
Self - Guest
1988
1992
Buddy
1996
Self
2003
Self
2012
Dr. Morgan Desai
2022
Stanford
2006
Self
2019
Ventakish (voice)
2023
Kenneth Warman
2003
Self - Panelist
2016
Self - Panelist
2016
Self
2018
Steven
2003
Self
2016
Jackie Newton
1998
Jorge
2005
Kumar Patel
2008
Simon Choksi
2022
Edward
2007
Self - Contestant
2021
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
2002
Self
2017
Kumar Patel
2004
Mr. Singh (voice)
2018
Self
2013
Clyde
2014
Anuj
2017
Jagdesh
1999
Vandana's Fiancee
1999
Self
2020
Detective Fontanelle
2015
Jeeter
2005
2010
Shaan Tripathi
2021
Ryan Kauffman
2024
Rajeesh
2017
Motwani
2014
Amit Sayid (uncredited)
2006
Mikku (voice)
2020
Hadji
2003
Gogol / Nikhil
2006
Kumar Patel
2011
Alan Fineberg
2006
Gordy Gambhir
2015
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
2006
Nitin
2018
Harrison
2004
Kal Penn
2021
Bobby
2004
Doctor George
2003
Sam
2005
Garrett Modi
2019
Self
2023
2013
Z-Bob
2006
Tim (Segment 2)
2015
Vandana's Fiancee
2003
Kumar Zimmerman
Mark
2021
Gil Bartis
2013
Self
2009
Raj
2005
Peter Hemmings
2015
Kumar
2008
Brice
2016
James
2017
Self - Host
2017
Ajay Pandya
2001
Guy Reading Newspaper
2006
Self - Host
2020
Self - Host
2013
Self
2021
Himself - Host
2015
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
2020
Fred
2003
Kumar Patel
2011
Mo
2004