Kal Penn

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 98

Gender Male

Birthday April 23, 1977 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Kalpen Suresh Modi
Cal Pen
Καλ Πεν
カル・ペン
凱爾潘

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Kal Penn

Biography

Kal Penn (born Kalpen Suresh Modi) is an American actor, comedian, and former White House staff member in the Obama administration. He is best known for his roles as Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar movie franchise, Taj Mahal Badalandabad in Van Wilder and Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj,

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Acting

—		Trust Me, I'm a Doctor as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
—		Jodie as Sandeep (voice)

2024

as Ryan Kauffman

2023		Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (1 episode) as Ventakish (voice)
2023		Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong as Self

2022		The Santa Clauses (6 episodes) as Simon Choksi
2022		Smile as Dr. Morgan Desai

2021		Hot Mess Holiday as Kal Penn
2021		Untitled Horror Movie as Mark
2021		Clarice (10 episodes) as Shaan Tripathi
2021		Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (1 episode) as Self - Contestant

2020		Kal Penn Approves This Message (6 episodes) as Self - Host
2020		The Girl in the Woods
2020		Mira, Royal Detective (104 episodes) as Mikku (voice)

2019		Sunnyside (11 episodes) as Garrett Modi
2019		A Little Late with Lilly Singh (3 episodes) as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show (3 episodes) as Self
2019		Tamron Hall (1 episode) as Self - Guest

2018		Fancy Nancy (123 episodes) as Mr. Singh (voice)
2018		The Ashram as Nitin

2017		The Problem with Apu as Self
2017		The Layover as Anuj
2017		Superhuman (8 episodes) as Self - Host
2017		Once Upon a Time in Venice as Rajeesh
2017		Speech & Debate as James

2016		Better Off Single as Brice
2016		Designated Survivor (53 episodes) as Seth Wright
2016		The $100,000 Pyramid (2 episodes) as Self
2016		Match Game (2 episodes) as Self - Panelist
2016		To Tell the Truth (4 episodes) as Self - Panelist

2015		The Girl in the Photographs as Peter Hemmings
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 episode)
2015		Emily & Tim as Tim (Segment 2)
2015		The Sisterhood of Night as Gordy Gambhir
2015		The Big Picture with Kal Penn (12 episodes) as Himself - Host
2015		The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2015		Battle Creek (13 episodes) as Detective Fontanelle

2014		A Prayer for Rain as Motwani
2014		Deadbeat (13 episodes) as Clyde
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 episode) as Self

2013		We Are Men (8 episodes) as Gil Bartis
2013		Dementamania
2013		Hollywood Game Night (1 episode) as Self
2013		The Big Brain Theory (8 episodes) as Self - Host

2012

(1 episode) as Self

2011		Impractical Jokers (1 episode) as Self
2011		Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz as Kumar Patel
2011		A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Kumar Patel
2011		American Horror Story (5 episodes) as Mac Marzara
2011		New Girl (2 episodes) as Tripp

2010

(1 episode)

2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2009		We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self

2008		Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam as Kumar
2008		Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Kumar Patel

2007		The Big Bang Theory (3 episodes) as Kevin Campbell
2007		Epic Movie as Edward

2006		Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
2006		Deck the Halls as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
2006		The Namesake as Gogol / Nikhil
2006		Superman Returns as Stanford
2006		Man About Town as Alan Fineberg
2006		Bachelor Party Vegas as Z-Bob
2006		Awesometown as Guy Reading Newspaper

2005		Sueno as Raj
2005		How I Met Your Mother (10 episodes) as Kevin Venkataraghavan
2005		A Lot Like Love as Jeeter
2005		Son of the Mask as Jorge
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode) as Self
2005		Dancing in Twilight as Sam

2004		House (40 episodes) as Lawrence Kutner
2004		Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Kumar Patel
2004		Where's the Party Yaar? as Mo
2004		Ball and Chain as Bobby
2004		Homeland Security as Harrison

2003		Love Don't Co$t a Thing as Kenneth Warman
2003		Tru Calling (1 episode) as Steven
2003		All About the Andersons (1 episode) as Doctor George
2003		Malibu's Most Wanted as Hadji
2003		Regarding Ardy as Fred
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode)
2003		Cosmopolitan as Vandana's Fiancee

2002

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

2001		24 (4 episodes) as Ahmed Amar
2001		American Desi as Ajay Pandya

1999		Angel (1 episode) as Young Man in Fez
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Henry Chanoor
1999		Independent Lens (1 episode) as Vandana's Fiancee (1 episode) as Jagdesh

1998

as Jackie Newton

1997		The View (1 episode) as Self - Guest
1997		Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1 episode) as Hunt

1996		Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 episode) as Prajeeb
1996		Spin City (1 episode) as Buddy
1996		The Daily Show (8 episodes) as Self - Guest Host

1994

(1 episode) as Narajan

1992

(1 episode)

1988

(5 episodes) as Self - Guest

1979

(1 episode) as Self

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… Producer

2006

… Executive Producer

Creator

2019

… Creator

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