Kal Penn
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
Movies (47)
The Underdoggs
2024
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023
Smile
2022
Hot Mess Holiday
2021
Untitled Horror Movie
2021
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
2021
The Girl in the Woods
2020
The Ashram
2018
The Problem with Apu
2017
The Layover
2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Speech & Debate
2017
Better Off Single
2016
The Girl in the Photographs
2015
Emily & Tim
2015
The Sisterhood of Night
2015
A Prayer for Rain
2014
Dementamania
2013
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
2011
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008
Epic Movie
2007
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006
Deck the Halls
2006
The Namesake
2006
Superman Returns
2006
Man About Town
2006
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006
Awesometown
2006
Sueno
2005
A Lot Like Love
2005
Son of the Mask
2005
Dancing in Twilight
2005
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
Ball and Chain
2004
Homeland Security
2004
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003
Where's the Party Yaar?
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
Regarding Ardy
2003
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002
American Desi
2001
Freshmen
1999
Express: Aisle to Glory
1998
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
TV Shows (60)
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023
The Santa Clauses
2022
Clarice
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Name That Tune
2021
Industry
2020
Kal Penn Approves This Message
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Mira, Royal Detective
2020
Sunnyside
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Tamron Hall
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Fancy Nancy
2018
Superhuman
2017
Designated Survivor
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Match Game
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Battle Creek
2015
Deadbeat
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
We Are Men
2013
Hollywood Game Night
2013
The Big Brain Theory
2013
Finding Your Roots
2012
Impractical Jokers
2011
American Horror Story
2011
New Girl
2011
Top Gear
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Big Bang Theory
2007
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
House
2004
The Soup
2004
Tru Calling
2003
All About the Andersons
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
24
2001
The Agency
2001
Angel
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Independent Lens
1999
Independent Lens
1999
The View
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Spin City
1996
The Daily Show
1996
ER
1994
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Sesame Street
1969