Biography
Kal Penn
Acting
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 off…
Career works
112
Movies
53
Series
59
Career average
6.3/10
Birth date
04/23/1977
Place of birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Underdoggs
2024 · 7.0
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023 · 6.0
Smile
2022 · 6.7
Hot Mess Holiday
2021 · 6.0
Untitled Horror Movie
2021 · 4.3
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
2021
The Girl in the Woods
2020 · 6.1
The Ashram
2018 · 5.6
The Problem with Apu
2017 · 4.8
The Layover
2017 · 5.4
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 · 5.2
Speech & Debate
2017 · 5.9
Better Off Single
2016 · 5.0
The Girl in the Photographs
2015 · 4.9
Emily & Tim
2015 · 5.6
Series
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025 · 4.0
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023 · 7.9
The Santa Clauses
2022 · 7.1
Clarice
2021 · 6.9
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · 7.0
Name That Tune
2021 · 7.1
Industry
2020 · 6.8
Kal Penn Approves This Message
2020 · 7.0
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · 9.8
Mira, Royal Detective
2020 · 6.5
Sunnyside
2019 · 5.2
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · 3.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.4
Tamron Hall
2019 · 4.7
Fancy Nancy
2018 · 7.9