Kal Penn
Birthday
1977/04/23 (47 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Also know as
Kalpen Suresh Modi, Cal Pen, Καλ Πεν, カル・ペン, 凱爾潘
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,
Acting
(2006) Superman Returns
as Stanford
(2006) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
(2023) Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
as Self
(2004) Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
as Kumar Patel
(2003) Love Don't Co$t a Thing
as Kenneth Warman
(2022) Smile
as Dr. Morgan Desai
(2002) National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
(2004) Where's the Party Yaar?
as Mo
(2001) American Desi
as Ajay Pandya
(2005) A Lot Like Love
as Jeeter
(2007) Epic Movie
as Edward
(2006) Man About Town
as Alan Fineberg
(1998) Express: Aisle to Glory
as Jackie Newton
(2008) Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
as Kumar Patel
(2003) Malibu's Most Wanted
as Hadji
(2006) Bachelor Party Vegas
as Z-Bob
(2006) Deck the Halls
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
(2004) Ball and Chain
as Bobby
(2006) The Namesake
as Gogol / Nikhil
(2011) A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Kumar Patel
(2013) Dementamania
as ---
(2015) The Sisterhood of Night
as Gordy Gambhir
(2003) Regarding Ardy
as Fred
Jodie
as Sandeep (voice)
(2014) A Prayer for Rain
as Motwani
(2011) Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
as Kumar Patel
(2021) Hot Mess Holiday
as Kal Penn
(2008) Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
as Kumar
(2024) The Underdoggs
as Ryan Kauffman
(2016) Better Off Single
as Brice
(2015) Emily & Tim
as Tim (Segment 2)
(2017) The Layover
as Anuj
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
(2006) Awesometown
as Guy Reading Newspaper
(2015) The Girl in the Photographs
as Peter Hemmings
(2017) Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Rajeesh
(2017) Speech & Debate
as James
(2009) We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
(2005) Son of the Mask
as Jorge
(2005) Sueno
as Raj
(2003) Cosmopolitan
as Vandana's Fiancee
(2018) The Ashram
as Nitin
(2017) The Problem with Apu
as Self
(2005) Dancing in Twilight
as Sam
(2020) The Girl in the Woods
as ---
(2021) Untitled Horror Movie
as Mark
(2004) Homeland Security
as Harrison
(2005) How I Met Your Mother
as Kevin Venkataraghavan
(2004) House
as Lawrence Kutner
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(1996) Spin City
as Buddy
(2001) 24
as Ahmed Amar
(1999) Angel
as Young Man in Fez
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2020) Mira, Royal Detective
as Mikku (voice)
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Henry Chanoor
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(2012) Finding Your Roots
as Self
(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
(1999) Independent Lens
as Jagdesh
(2011) Impractical Jokers
as Self
(2013) The Big Brain Theory
as Self - Host
(2015) Battle Creek
as Detective Fontanelle
(2015) The Big Picture with Kal Penn
as Himself - Host
(2003) Tru Calling
as Steven
(2013) We Are Men
as Gil Bartis
(1996) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Prajeeb
(2014) Deadbeat
as Clyde
(2016) Designated Survivor
as Seth Wright
(1994) ER
as Narajan
(2010) Top Gear
as ---
(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
(2011) New Girl
as Tripp
(2017) Superhuman
as Self - Host
(2022) The Santa Clauses
as Simon Choksi
(2021) Clarice
as Shaan Tripathi
(2023) Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Ventakish (voice)
(2021) Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
(2018) Fancy Nancy
as Mr. Singh (voice)
(2016) Match Game
as Self - Panelist
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2007) The Big Bang Theory
as Kevin Campbell
(2003) All About the Andersons
as Doctor George
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(2011) American Horror Story
as Mac Marzara
(2016) To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
(2019) Sunnyside
as Garrett Modi
(2016) The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2019) A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2013) Hollywood Game Night
as Self
(1997) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Hunt
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self - Guest Host
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as ---
(1999) Independent Lens
as Vandana's Fiancee
(2020) Kal Penn Approves This Message
as Self - Host
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
(2018) Lie Detector
as Self