Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 23, 1977
Place of Birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Credits
112 titles
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
Known For
Filmography
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
The Underdoggs
Ryan Kauffman
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Ventakish (voice)
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Self
The Santa Clauses
Simon Choksi
Smile
Dr. Morgan Desai
Hot Mess Holiday
Kal Penn
Untitled Horror Movie
Mark
Clarice
Shaan Tripathi
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
Industry
Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury
Kal Penn Approves This Message
Self - Host
The Girl in the Woods
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
Mira, Royal Detective
Mikku (voice)
Sunnyside
Garrett Modi
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Fancy Nancy
Mr. Singh (voice)
The Ashram
Nitin
The Problem with Apu
Self
The Layover
Anuj
Superhuman
Self - Host
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Rajeesh
Speech & Debate
James
Better Off Single
Brice
Designated Survivor
Seth Wright
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
Match Game
Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
The Girl in the Photographs
Peter Hemmings
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Emily & Tim
Tim (Segment 2)
The Sisterhood of Night
Gordy Gambhir
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
Himself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Battle Creek
Detective Fontanelle
A Prayer for Rain
Motwani
Deadbeat
Clyde
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
We Are Men
Gil Bartis
Dementamania
Hollywood Game Night
Self
The Big Brain Theory
Self - Host
Finding Your Roots
Self
Impractical Jokers
Self