Kal Penn
Born 1977
Known for Epic Movie, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
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
Movie Credits
The Girl in the Photographs (2015)
Epic Movie (2007)
Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
The Namesake (2006)
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
Where's the Party Yaar? (2003)
American Desi (2001)
The Problem with Apu (2017)
Better Off Single (2016)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Dementamania (2013)
Ball and Chain (2004)
A Lot Like Love (2005)
Dancing in Twilight (2005)
Son of the Mask (2005)
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
The Ashram (2018)
Speech & Debate (2017)
The Layover (2017)
The Sisterhood of Night (2014)
Smile (2022)
Hot Mess Holiday (2021)
Untitled Horror Movie (2021)
Man About Town (2006)
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
Emily & Tim (2015)
Superman Returns (2006)
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
The Underdoggs (2024)
