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Kal Penn

Kal Penn

Acting

April 23, 1977 (49 years old)
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Male
56 Movies
63 TV Shows

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

House
House

House

2004 8.6

as Lawrence Kutner

Age 27 (now 49)
40 eps
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004 6.6

as Kumar Patel

Age 27 (now 49)
Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor

2016 7.1

as Seth Wright

Age 39 (now 49)
53 eps
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2008 6.3

as Kumar Patel

Age 31 (now 49)
Epic Movie
Epic Movie

Epic Movie

2007 3.9

as Edward

Age 29 (now 49)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

2011 6.0

as Kumar Patel

Age 34 (now 49)
A Lot Like Love
A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

2005 6.8

as Jeeter

Age 27 (now 49)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
National Lampoon's Van Wilder

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2002 6.0

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

Age 24 (now 49)
Smile
Smile

Smile

2022 6.7

as Dr. Morgan Desai

Age 45 (now 49)
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

2006 5.1

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

Age 29 (now 49)
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005 8.1

as Kevin Venkataraghavan

Age 28 (now 49)
10 eps
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Love Don't Co$t a Thing

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003 7.6

as Kenneth Warman

Age 26 (now 49)
The Namesake
The Namesake

The Namesake

2006 6.8

as Gogol / Nikhil

Age 29 (now 49)
Son of the Mask
Son of the Mask

Son of the Mask

2005 4.2

as Jorge

Age 27 (now 49)
The Layover
The Layover

The Layover

2017 5.4

as Anuj

Age 40 (now 49)
The Girl in the Photographs
The Girl in the Photographs

The Girl in the Photographs

2015 4.9

as Peter Hemmings

Age 38 (now 49)