Kal Penn
Acting
Born: 1977-04-23 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Henry Chanoor
House
Lawrence Kutner
Sesame Street
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
24
Ahmed Amar
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host
American Horror Story
Mac Marzara
The View
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
How I Met Your Mother
Kevin Venkataraghavan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
New Girl
Tripp
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hunt
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
ER
Narajan
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
The Big Bang Theory
Kevin Campbell
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Prajeeb
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Angel
Young Man in Fez
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Spin City
Buddy
Impractical Jokers
Self
Designated Survivor
Seth Wright
Industry
Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury
Tru Calling
Steven
The Soup
Self
Independent Lens
Jagdesh
Independent Lens
Vandana's Fiancee
Finding Your Roots
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Smile
Dr. Morgan Desai
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
Clarice
Shaan Tripathi