Kal Penn
Acting
Born: 1977-04-23 in 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
The Big Bang Theory
Kevin Campbell
House
Lawrence Kutner
American Horror Story
Mac Marzara
How I Met Your Mother
Kevin Venkataraghavan
Superman Returns
Stanford
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Henry Chanoor
Smile
Dr. Morgan Desai
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Kumar Patel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hunt
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Son of the Mask
Jorge
24
Ahmed Amar
Epic Movie
Edward
New Girl
Tripp
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Kumar Patel
A Lot Like Love
Jeeter
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Prajeeb
Designated Survivor
Seth Wright
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Kumar Patel
Angel
Young Man in Fez
ER
Narajan
Deck the Halls
Amit Sayid (uncredited)
The Layover
Anuj
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Kenneth Warman
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Rajeesh
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Ventakish (voice)
Impractical Jokers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Spin City
Buddy
Malibu's Most Wanted
Hadji
Sesame Street
Industry
Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury
Clarice
Shaan Tripathi
Tru Calling
Steven
The Underdoggs
Ryan Kauffman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Namesake
Gogol / Nikhil
The Santa Clauses
Simon Choksi