Kal Penn
Acting
Born April 23, 1977 · 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, wh…
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
House
Sesame Street
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
ER
24
American Horror Story
The Late Late Show with James Corden
How I Met Your Mother
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
CBS News Sunday Morning
New Girl
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Big Bang Theory
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
The Soup
Angel
Tamron Hall
Independent Lens
Impractical Jokers
Spin City
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Industry
Designated Survivor
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Finding Your Roots
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Agency
The $100,000 Pyramid
Name That Tune
Tru Calling
Match Game