Kal Penn
Acting
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
Born: April 23, 1977
Place of Birth: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, celebrities play to win a million dollars for a charity of their choosing. Contestants have 15 questions to win a million dollars in this classic game show.
House
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
The Big Brain Theory
All About the Andersons
As soon as single dad Anthony moves back into his parents' home to provide a stable environment for his 8-year-old son, he immediately remembers why he left in the first place. His mother Flo is always understanding and supportive, but his cantankerous father Joe wants Anthony to abandon his acting hopes and take a "real job" working in the family beauty salon/barber shop. To complicate things, Anthony's old room is being rented out to a medical student, George, leaving Anthony alone in the garage. Torn between teaching his son about determination and providing for him, Anthony is about to put his dreams on hold. It takes his son Tuga to remind him that, aside from each other, their dreams are all they have.
How I Met Your Mother
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
American Horror Story
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, only to find out her seven evil exes stand in the way of their love.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
The Big Bang Theory
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
Filmography
as Self - Contestant
as Ryan Kauffman
as Ventakish (voice)
as Simon Choksi
as Dr. Morgan Desai
as Kal Penn
as Mark
as Shaan Tripathi
as Self - Contestant
as Self - Contestant
as Jay Jonah Atterbury
as Self - Host
as Self - Contestant
as Mikku (voice)
as Garrett Modi
as Self
as Self - Guest Host
as Self - Guest
as Mr. Singh (voice)
as Nitin
as Self
as Anuj
as Self - Host
as Rajeesh
as James
as Brice
as Seth Wright
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Panelist
as Peter Hemmings
as Tim (Segment 2)
as Gordy Gambhir
as Himself - Host
as Self - Guest
as Detective Fontanelle
as Motwani
as Clyde
as Self
as Gil Bartis
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Kumar Patel
as Kumar Patel
as Mac Marzara
as Tripp
as Self - Guest
as Kumar
as Kumar Patel
as Kevin Campbell
as Edward
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
as Gogol / Nikhil
as Stanford
as Alan Fineberg
as Z-Bob
as Guy Reading Newspaper
as Raj
as Kevin Venkataraghavan
as Jeeter
as Jorge
as Sam
as Lawrence Kutner
as Kumar Patel
as Self
as Bobby
as Harrison
as Kenneth Warman
as Steven
as Doctor George
as Hadji
as Fred
as Self - Guest
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
as Ahmed Amar
as Malek
as Ajay Pandya
as Young Man in Fez
as Henry Chanoor
as Jagdesh
as Vandana's Fiancee
as Jackie Newton
as Self - Guest
as Hunt
as Prajeeb
as Buddy
as Self - Guest Host
as Narajan
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
as Dale Stone