Kal Penn
Known for: Acting
Born: April 23, 1977
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…
Known for
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006
Where's the Party Yaar?
2003
American Desi
2001
Epic Movie
2007
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006
The Namesake
2006
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
The Girl in the Photographs
2015
The Girl in the Woods
2020
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
2011
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
2008
Better Off Single
2016
The Problem with Apu
2017
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023
Ball and Chain
2004
Dementamania
2013
A Prayer for Rain
2014
Patel
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002
A Lot Like Love
2005
Regarding Ardy
2003
Son of the Mask
2005
Dancing in Twilight
2005
Contra
Express: Aisle to Glory
1998
The Sisterhood of Night
2015
The Layover
2017
Speech & Debate
2017
The Ashram
2018
Homeland Security
2004
Smile
2022
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
2021
Man About Town
2006
Hot Mess Holiday
2021
Untitled Horror Movie
2021
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Awesometown
2006
Cosmopolitan
2003
Freshmen
1999
Superman Returns
2006
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
Emily & Tim
2015
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Brookfield
Sueno
2005
The Underdoggs
2024
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Deck the Halls
2006
How I Met Your Mother
2005
House
2004
Spin City
1996
24
2001
Angel
1999
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Mira, Royal Detective
2020
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Finding Your Roots
2012
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Independent Lens
1999
Impractical Jokers
2011
The Big Brain Theory
2013
Battle Creek
2015
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
2015
Tru Calling
2003
We Are Men
2013
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Deadbeat
2014
Designated Survivor
2016
ER
1994
Top Gear
2010
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
New Girl
2011
Superhuman
2017
The Santa Clauses
2022
Clarice
2021
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Fancy Nancy
2018
Match Game
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The View
1997
The Big Bang Theory
2007
All About the Andersons
2003
Tamron Hall
2019
American Horror Story
2011
To Tell the Truth
2016
Sunnyside
2019
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Hollywood Game Night
2013
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Kal Penn Approves This Message
2020
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Sesame Street
1969
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
Name That Tune
2021
The Agency
2001
The Soup
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Industry
2020
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999