
Kal Penn
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1977-04-23
Place of birth: 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

Superman Returns
2006Stanford
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
2006Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023Self
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004Kumar Patel
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003Kenneth Warman
Smile
2022Dr. Morgan Desai
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Where's the Party Yaar?
2003Mo
American Desi
2001Ajay Pandya
A Lot Like Love
2005Jeeter
Epic Movie
2007Edward
Man About Town
2006Alan Fineberg
Express: Aisle to Glory
1998Jackie Newton
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008Kumar Patel
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003Hadji
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006Z-Bob
Deck the Halls
2006Amit Sayid (uncredited)
Ball and Chain
2004Bobby
The Namesake
2006Gogol / Nikhil