Kal Penn
Acting
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
Born: April 23, 1977
Place of Birth: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Ryan Kauffman
as Ventakish (voice)
as Simon Choksi
as Dr. Morgan Desai
as Kal Penn
as Mark
as Shaan Tripathi
as Self - Contestant
as Self - Host
as Self - Contestant
as Mikku (voice)
as Garrett Modi
as Self
as Self - Guest Host
as Self - Guest
as Mr. Singh (voice)
as Nitin
as Self
as Self
as Anuj
as Self - Host
as Rajeesh
as James
as Brice
as Seth Wright
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Panelist
as Peter Hemmings
as Tim (Segment 2)
as Gordy Gambhir
as Himself - Host
as Self - Guest
as Detective Fontanelle
as Motwani
as Clyde
as Self
as Gil Bartis
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Kumar Patel
as Kumar Patel
as Mac Marzara
as Tripp
as Self - Guest
as Kumar
as Kumar Patel
as Kevin Campbell
as Edward
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
as Gogol / Nikhil
as Stanford
as Alan Fineberg
as Z-Bob
as Guy Reading Newspaper
as Raj
as Kevin Venkataraghavan
as Jeeter
as Jorge
as Sam
as Lawrence Kutner
as Kumar Patel
as Bobby
as Harrison
as Kenneth Warman
as Steven
as Doctor George
as Hadji
as Fred
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
as Ahmed Amar
as Ajay Pandya
as Young Man in Fez
as Henry Chanoor
as Jagdesh
as Vandana's Fiancee
as Jackie Newton
as Self - Guest
as Hunt
as Prajeeb
as Buddy
as Self - Guest Host
as Narajan
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor