Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-04-23 (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
کال پن

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,

Known For

7.9%

The Big Bang Theory

Sep 24, 2007

8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

8.1%

American Horror Story

Oct 5, 2011

8.1%

How I Met Your Mother

Sep 19, 2005

5.8%

Superman Returns

Jun 28, 2006

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

6.7%

Smile

Sep 23, 2022

6.5%

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Jul 2, 2004

4.2%

Son of the Mask

Feb 11, 2005

6.0%

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Mar 29, 2002

8.1%

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Mar 10, 1997

7.8%

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Nov 6, 2001

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Acting

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

2024

The Underdoggs as Ryan Kauffman

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

2022		The Santa Clauses as Simon Choksi
2022		Smile as Dr. Morgan Desai

2021		Hot Mess Holiday as Kal Penn
2021		Untitled Horror Movie as Mark
2021		Clarice as Shaan Tripathi
2021		Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant

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

2019		Sunnyside as Garrett Modi
2019		A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest Host
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019		Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

2018		Fancy Nancy as Mr. Singh (voice)
2018		The Ashram as Nitin
2018		Lie Detector as Self

2017		The Problem with Apu as Self
2017		The Layover as Anuj
2017		Superhuman 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 as Seth Wright
2016		The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016		Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016		To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist

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

2014		A Prayer for Rain as Motwani
2014		Deadbeat as Clyde
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self

2013		We Are Men as Gil Bartis
2013		Dementamania
2013		Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013		The Big Brain Theory as Self - Host

2012

Finding Your Roots as Self

2011		Impractical Jokers as Self
2011		A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Kumar Patel
2011		Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz as Kumar Patel
2011		American Horror Story as Mac Marzara
2011		New Girl as Tripp

2010

Top Gear

2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 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 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 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 as Self
2005		Dancing in Twilight as Sam

2004		House 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 as Steven
2003		All About the Andersons as Doctor George
2003		Malibu's Most Wanted as Hadji
2003		Regarding Ardy as Fred
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003		Cosmopolitan as Vandana's Fiancee

2002

National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

2001		24 as Ahmed Amar
2001		American Desi as Ajay Pandya

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