Kal Penn
Acting · Born 1977-04-23 · age 49 · Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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
Titles
The Big Bang Theory
House
American Horror Story
How I Met Your Mother
Superman Returns
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Smile
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Son of the Mask
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
24
Epic Movie
New Girl
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
A Lot Like Love
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Designated Survivor
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Angel
ER
Deck the Halls
The Layover
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Spin City
Malibu's Most Wanted
Sesame Street
Clarice
Industry
Tru Calling
The Underdoggs
The Namesake
The Santa Clauses
Man About Town
The Girl in the Photographs
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Speech & Debate
Battle Creek
The Sisterhood of Night
Deadbeat
Bachelor Party Vegas
Untitled Horror Movie
Top Gear
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Fancy Nancy
A Prayer for Rain
Better Off Single
The Ashram
Independent Lens
The Agency
Where's the Party Yaar?
Awesometown
Mira, Royal Detective
Sueno
Emily & Tim
Sunnyside