Kal Penn
Age: N/A | From: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Kalpen Suresh Modi , Cal Pen , Καλ Πεν , カル・ペン , 凱爾潘 , کال پن
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 17
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Henry Chanoor
House
(2004) Lawrence Kutner
American Horror Story
(2011) Mac Marzara
24
(2001) Ahmed Amar
Designated Survivor
(2016) Seth Wright
Angel
(1999) Young Man in Fez
ER
(1994) Narajan
Finding Your Roots
(2012) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ryan Kauffman | |
| 2023 | Ventakish (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Simon Choksi | |
| Dr. Morgan Desai | ||
| 2021 | Kal Penn | |
| Mark | ||
| Shaan Tripathi | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2020 | Self - Host | |
| N/A | ||
| Mikku (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Garrett Modi | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2018 | Mr. Singh (voice) | |
| Nitin | ||
| 2017 | Self | |
| Anuj | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Rajeesh | ||
| James | ||
| 2016 | Brice | |
| Seth Wright | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Panelist | ||
| Self - Panelist | ||
| 2015 | Peter Hemmings | |
| N/A | ||
| Tim (Segment 2) | ||
| Gordy Gambhir | ||
| Himself - Host | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Detective Fontanelle | ||
| 2014 | Motwani | |
| Clyde | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Gil Bartis | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| 2011 | Self | |
| Kumar Patel | ||
| Kumar Patel | ||
| Mac Marzara | ||
| Tripp | ||
| 2010 | N/A | |
| 2009 | Self - Guest | |
| Self | ||
| 2008 | Kumar | |
| Kumar Patel | ||
| 2007 | Kevin Campbell | |
| Edward | ||
| 2006 | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | |
| Amit Sayid (uncredited) | ||
| Gogol / Nikhil | ||
| Stanford | ||
| Alan Fineberg | ||
| Z-Bob | ||
| Guy Reading Newspaper | ||
| 2005 | Raj | |
| Kevin Venkataraghavan | ||
| Jeeter | ||
| Jorge | ||
| Self | ||
| Sam | ||
| 2004 | Lawrence Kutner | |
| Kumar Patel | ||
| Mo | ||
| Bobby | ||
| Harrison | ||
| 2003 | Kenneth Warman | |
| Steven | ||
| Doctor George | ||
| Hadji | ||
| Fred | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vandana's Fiancee | ||
| 2002 | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | |
| 2001 | Ahmed Amar | |
| Ajay Pandya | ||
| 1999 | Young Man in Fez | |
| Henry Chanoor | ||
| Jagdesh | ||
| Vandana's Fiancee | ||
| 1998 | Jackie Newton | |
| 1997 | Self - Guest | |
| Hunt | ||
| 1996 | Prajeeb | |
| Buddy | ||
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| 1994 | Narajan | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1988 | Self - Guest | |
| Sandeep (voice) | ||
| Dr. Sandeep Kapoor | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Executive Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |