Apr 23, 1977 - Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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,
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| Movie | 2006 | Superman Returns | Stanford | |
| Movie | 2006 | Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | |
| Movie | 2023 | Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Kumar Patel | |
| Movie | 2003 | Love Don't Co$t a Thing | Kenneth Warman | |
| Movie | 2022 | Smile | Dr. Morgan Desai | |
| Movie | 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | |
| Movie | 2004 | Where's the Party Yaar? | Mo | |
| Movie | 2001 | American Desi | Ajay Pandya | |
| Movie | 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Jeeter | |
| Movie | 2007 | Epic Movie | Edward | |
| Movie | 2006 | Man About Town | Alan Fineberg | |
| Movie | 1998 | Express: Aisle to Glory | Jackie Newton | |
| Movie | 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Kumar Patel | |
| Movie | 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Hadji | |
| Movie | 2006 | Bachelor Party Vegas | Z-Bob | |
| Movie | 2006 | Deck the Halls | Amit Sayid (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2004 | Ball and Chain | Bobby | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Namesake | Gogol / Nikhil | |
| Movie | 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Kumar Patel | |
| Movie | 2013 | Dementamania | ||
| Movie | 2015 | The Sisterhood of Night | Gordy Gambhir | |
| Movie | 2003 | Regarding Ardy | Fred | |
| Movie | 2014 | A Prayer for Rain | Motwani | |
| Movie | 2011 | Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz | Kumar Patel | |
| Movie | 2021 | Hot Mess Holiday | Kal Penn | |
| Movie | 2008 | Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam | Kumar | |
| Movie | 2024 | The Underdoggs | Ryan Kauffman | |
| Movie | 2015 | Emily & Tim | Tim (Segment 2) | |
| Movie | 2016 | Better Off Single | Brice | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Layover | Anuj | |
| Movie | N/A | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor | Dr. Sandeep Kapoor | |
| Movie | 2006 | Awesometown | Guy Reading Newspaper | |
| Movie | 2015 | The Girl in the Photographs | Peter Hemmings | |
| Movie | 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Rajeesh | |
| Movie | 2017 | Speech & Debate | James | |
| Movie | 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial | Self | |
| Movie | 2005 | Son of the Mask | Jorge | |
| Movie | 2005 | Sueno | Raj | |
| Movie | 2003 | Cosmopolitan | Vandana's Fiancee | |
| Movie | 2018 | The Ashram | Nitin | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Problem with Apu | Self | |
| Movie | 2005 | Dancing in Twilight | Sam | |
| Movie | 2020 | The Girl in the Woods | ||
| Movie | 2021 | Untitled Horror Movie | Mark | |
| Movie | 2004 | Homeland Security | Harrison | |
| Movie | N/A | Brookfield | Kumar Zimmerman | |
| Movie | 2021 | Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers | Self | |
| Movie | N/A | Patel | ||
| TV Show | 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Kevin Venkataraghavan | 10 |
| TV Show | 2004 | House | Lawrence Kutner | 40 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1996 | Spin City | Buddy | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | 24 | Ahmed Amar | 4 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Angel | Young Man in Fez | 1 |
| TV Show | 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 5 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Mira, Royal Detective | Mikku (voice) | 104 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Henry Chanoor | 1 |
| TV Show | 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Independent Lens | Jagdesh | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Impractical Jokers | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Big Brain Theory | Self - Host | 8 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Battle Creek | Detective Fontanelle | 13 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Big Picture with Kal Penn | Himself - Host | 12 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Tru Calling | Steven | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | We Are Men | Gil Bartis | 11 |
| TV Show | 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Prajeeb | 1 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Deadbeat | Clyde | 13 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Designated Survivor | Seth Wright | 53 |
| TV Show | 1994 | ER | Narajan | 1 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Top Gear | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | New Girl | Tripp | 2 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Superhuman | Self - Host | 8 |
| TV Show | 2022 | The Santa Clauses | Simon Choksi | 6 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Clarice | Shaan Tripathi | 10 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Ventakish (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Fancy Nancy | Mr. Singh (voice) | 123 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | 2 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Kevin Campbell | 3 |
| TV Show | 2003 | All About the Andersons | Doctor George | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | American Horror Story | Mac Marzara | 5 |
| TV Show | 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 4 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Sunnyside | Garrett Modi | 11 |
| TV Show | 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Hunt | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest Host | 8 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1999 | Independent Lens | Vandana's Fiancee | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Kal Penn Approves This Message | Self - Host | 6 |
| TV Show | 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Lie Detector | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest Host | 1 |
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| Movie | 2006 | Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Patel | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2019 | Sunnyside | Creator | Creator |
