Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1977-04-23 (Age: 49)
Place of Birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Kal Penn
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
Filmography (47)
The Underdoggs
2024
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023
Smile
2022
Hot Mess Holiday
2021
Untitled Horror Movie
2021
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
2021
The Girl in the Woods
2020
The Ashram
2018
The Problem with Apu
2017
The Layover
2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Speech & Debate
2017
Better Off Single
2016
The Girl in the Photographs
2015
