Kal Penn
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
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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
The Underdoggs
as Ryan Kauffman
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Ventakish (voice)
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
as Self
The Santa Clauses
as Simon Choksi
Hot Mess Holiday
as Kal Penn
Untitled Horror Movie
as Mark
Clarice
as Shaan Tripathi
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
Name That Tune
as Self - Contestant
Industry
as Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury
Kal Penn Approves This Message
as Self - Host
The Girl in the Woods
as Unknown
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
Mira, Royal Detective
as Mikku (voice)
Sunnyside
as Garrett Modi
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest Host
Fancy Nancy
as Mr. Singh (voice)
The Ashram
as Nitin
The Problem with Apu
as Self
The Layover
as Anuj
Superhuman
as Self - Host
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Rajeesh
Speech & Debate
as James
Better Off Single
as Brice
Designated Survivor
as Seth Wright
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
The Girl in the Photographs
as Peter Hemmings
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Unknown
Emily & Tim
as Tim (Segment 2)
The Sisterhood of Night
as Gordy Gambhir
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
as Himself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Battle Creek
as Detective Fontanelle
A Prayer for Rain
as Motwani
Deadbeat
as Clyde
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
We Are Men
as Gil Bartis
Dementamania
as Unknown
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
The Big Brain Theory
as Self - Host
Finding Your Roots
as Self
Impractical Jokers
as Self
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
as Kumar Patel
American Horror Story
as Mac Marzara
New Girl
as Tripp
Top Gear
as Unknown
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
as Kumar
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
as Kumar Patel
The Big Bang Theory
as Kevin Campbell
The Namesake
as Gogol / Nikhil
Epic Movie
as Edward
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Deck the Halls
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
Superman Returns
as Stanford
Man About Town
as Alan Fineberg
Bachelor Party Vegas
as Z-Bob
Awesometown
as Guy Reading Newspaper
Sueno
as Raj
How I Met Your Mother
as Kevin Venkataraghavan
A Lot Like Love
as Jeeter
Son of the Mask
as Jorge
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Dancing in Twilight
as Sam
House
as Lawrence Kutner
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
as Kumar Patel
The Soup
as Self
Ball and Chain
as Bobby
Homeland Security
as Harrison
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
as Kenneth Warman
Tru Calling
as Steven
All About the Andersons
as Doctor George
Where's the Party Yaar?
as Mo
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Hadji
Regarding Ardy
as Fred
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
24
as Ahmed Amar
The Agency
as Malek
American Desi
as Ajay Pandya
Angel
as Young Man in Fez
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Henry Chanoor
Freshmen
as Ajay
Independent Lens
as Jagdesh
Independent Lens
as Vandana's Fiancee
Express: Aisle to Glory
as Jackie Newton
The View
as Self - Guest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Hunt
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Prajeeb
Spin City
as Buddy
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest Host
ER
as Narajan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Unknown
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Sesame Street
as Unknown