Kal Penn
Acting
Born: Apr 23, 1977
From: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Underdoggs | Ryan Kauffman | 2024 | 7.008 |
| Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong | Self | 2023 | 6.0 |
| Smile | Dr. Morgan Desai | 2022 | 6.666 |
| Hot Mess Holiday | Kal Penn | 2021 | 6.0 |
| Better Off Single | Brice | 2016 | 5.0 |
| The Sisterhood of Night | Gordy Gambhir | 2015 | 6.2 |
| Emily & Tim | Tim (Segment 2) | 2015 | 5.6 |
| A Prayer for Rain | Motwani | 2014 | 6.3 |
| Dementamania | 2013 | 4.4 | |
| A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Kumar Patel | 2011 | 5.999 |
| Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz | Kumar Patel | 2011 | 7.0 |
| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Kumar Patel | 2008 | 6.317 |
| Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam | Kumar | 2008 | 6.5 |
| Epic Movie | Edward | 2007 | 3.866 |
| Superman Returns | Stanford | 2006 | 5.803 |
| Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | 2006 | 5.107 |
| Man About Town | Alan Fineberg | 2006 | 5.214 |
| Bachelor Party Vegas | Z-Bob | 2006 | 4.91 |
| Deck the Halls | Amit Sayid (uncredited) | 2006 | 5.603 |
| The Namesake | Gogol / Nikhil | 2006 | 6.763 |
| A Lot Like Love | Jeeter | 2005 | 6.8 |
| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Kumar Patel | 2004 | 6.558 |
| Ball and Chain | Bobby | 2004 | 6.333 |
| Love Don't Co$t a Thing | Kenneth Warman | 2003 | 7.58 |
| Where's the Party Yaar? | Mo | 2003 | 4.857 |
| Malibu's Most Wanted | Hadji | 2003 | 5.167 |
| Regarding Ardy | Fred | 2003 | — |
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | 2002 | 6.024 |
| American Desi | Ajay Pandya | 2001 | 5.9 |
| Express: Aisle to Glory | Jackie Newton | 1998 | 9.0 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1977 |
| From | Montclair, New Jersey, … |