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Kal Penn

Acting · Born April 23, 1977 · 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

Movies with Kal Penn

• Smile (2022) — Dr. Morgan Desai
• Superman Returns (2006) — Stanford
• Son of the Mask (2005) — Jorge
• National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) — Taj Mahal Badalandabad
• Epic Movie (2007) — Edward
• The Layover (2017) — Anuj
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) — Kumar Patel
• Deck the Halls (2006) — Amit Sayid (uncredited)
• A Lot Like Love (2005) — Jeeter
• Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003) — Kenneth Warman
• A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) — Kumar Patel
• The Underdoggs (2024) — Ryan Kauffman

TV shows with Kal Penn

• House (2004) — Lawrence Kutner
• American Horror Story (2011) — Mac Marzara
• How I Met Your Mother (2005) — Kevin Venkataraghavan
• Designated Survivor (2016) — Seth Wright
• Fancy Nancy (2018) — Mr. Singh (voice)
• Mira, Royal Detective (2020) — Mikku (voice)
• The Santa Clauses (2022) — Simon Choksi
• Battle Creek (2015) — Detective Fontanelle