Cast
Kal Penn
Acting
Cast
Kal Penn
Known for
Acting
Born
1977-04-23
From
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Kalpen Suresh Modi, Cal Pen, Καλ Πεν
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
Smile
as Dr. Morgan Desai
Superman Returns
as Stanford
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
as Kenneth Warman
Epic Movie
as Edward
The Layover
as Anuj
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Son of the Mask
as Jorge
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
as Kumar Patel
Deck the Halls
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
as Kumar Patel
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Rajeesh
A Lot Like Love
as Jeeter
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Kumar Patel
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Hadji
The Underdoggs
as Ryan Kauffman
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Man About Town
as Alan Fineberg
The Namesake
as Gogol / Nikhil
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
Awesometown
as Guy Reading Newspaper
The Girl in the Photographs
as Peter Hemmings
Speech & Debate
as James
Bachelor Party Vegas
as Z-Bob
Ball and Chain
as Bobby
Sueno
as Raj
The Ashram
as Nitin
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
as Kumar
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
as Self
The Sisterhood of Night
as Gordy Gambhir
Untitled Horror Movie
as Mark
Emily & Tim
as Tim (Segment 2)
Cosmopolitan
as Vandana's Fiancee
Homeland Security
as Harrison
Hot Mess Holiday
as Kal Penn
American Desi
as Ajay Pandya
Regarding Ardy
as Fred
The Problem with Apu
as Self
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Better Off Single
as Brice
A Prayer for Rain
as Motwani
Patel
Where's the Party Yaar?
as Mo
Contra
as Dale Stone
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Express: Aisle to Glory
as Jackie Newton
Dementamania
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
as Self
Brookfield
as Kumar Zimmerman
Dancing in Twilight
as Sam
The Girl in the Woods
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
as Kumar Patel
Freshmen
as Ajay
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
as Kumar Patel