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