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Kal Penn

Biography

Kal Penn

Actor Producer Creator

Born
April 23, 1977
Age
49 years old
Place of birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Years active
1969 – present
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79

Credits

45

Movies

31

TV series

58

Years active

6.6

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Kal Penn

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Career timeline

  1. 1969 · Screen debut

    Sesame Street (TV)

  2. 1977 · Born

    Born in Montclair, New Jersey, USA

  3. 1999 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy48
  • Drama29
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy8
  • Romance8
  • Mystery6
  • Crime5
Highest-rated title House 2004 8.6 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Kal Penn in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization Upcoming Movie
  2. — Contra Upcoming as Dale Stone Movie
  3. — What the F*ck Is My Password?! Upcoming Movie
  4. — Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel Upcoming as Kumar Patel Movie
  5. 2026 Trust Me, I'm a Doctor as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor Movie
  6. 2024 The Underdoggs as Ryan Kauffman Movie
  7. 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Ventakish (voice) TV
  8. 2022 The Santa Clauses as Simon Choksi TV
  9. 2022 Smile as Dr. Morgan Desai Movie
  10. 2021 Hot Mess Holiday as Kal Penn Movie
  11. 2021 Untitled Horror Movie as Mark Movie
  12. 2021 Clarice as Shaan Tripathi TV
  13. 2020 Industry as Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury TV
  14. 2020 The Girl in the Woods Movie
  15. 2020 Mira, Royal Detective as Mikku (voice) TV
  16. 2019 Sunnyside as Garrett Modi TV
  17. 2018 Fancy Nancy as Mr. Singh (voice) TV
  18. 2018 The Ashram as Nitin Movie
  19. 2017 The Layover as Anuj Movie
  20. 2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice as Rajeesh Movie
  21. 2017 Speech & Debate as James Movie
  22. 2016 Better Off Single as Brice Movie
  23. 2016 Designated Survivor as Seth Wright TV
  24. 2015 The Girl in the Photographs as Peter Hemmings Movie
  25. 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV
  26. 2015 Emily & Tim as Tim (Segment 2) Movie
  27. 2015 The Sisterhood of Night as Gordy Gambhir Movie
  28. 2015 Battle Creek as Detective Fontanelle TV
  29. 2014 A Prayer for Rain as Motwani Movie
  30. 2014 Deadbeat as Clyde TV
  31. 2013 We Are Men as Gil Bartis TV
  32. 2011 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Kumar Patel Movie
  33. 2011 Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz as Kumar Patel Movie
  34. 2011 American Horror Story as Mac Marzara TV
  35. 2011 New Girl as Tripp TV
  36. 2010 Top Gear TV
  37. 2008 Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam as Kumar Movie
  38. 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Kumar Patel Movie
  39. 2007 The Big Bang Theory as Kevin Campbell TV
  40. 2007 The Namesake as Gogol / Nikhil Movie
  41. 2007 Epic Movie as Edward Movie
  42. 2006 Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Taj Mahal Badalandabad Movie
  43. 2006 Deck the Halls as Amit Sayid (uncredited) Movie
  44. 2006 Superman Returns as Stanford Movie
  45. 2006 Man About Town as Alan Fineberg Movie
  46. 2006 Bachelor Party Vegas as Z-Bob Movie
  47. 2006 Awesometown as Guy Reading Newspaper Movie
  48. 2005 Sueno as Raj Movie
  49. 2005 How I Met Your Mother as Kevin Venkataraghavan TV
  50. 2005 A Lot Like Love as Jeeter Movie
  51. 2005 Son of the Mask as Jorge Movie
  52. 2004 House as Lawrence Kutner TV
  53. 2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Kumar Patel Movie
  54. 2004 Ball and Chain as Bobby Movie
  55. 2004 Homeland Security as Harrison Movie
  56. 2003 Love Don't Co$t a Thing as Kenneth Warman Movie
  57. 2003 Tru Calling as Steven TV
  58. 2003 All About the Andersons as Doctor George TV
  59. 2003 Where's the Party Yaar? as Mo Movie
  60. 2003 Malibu's Most Wanted as Hadji Movie
  61. 2003 Regarding Ardy as Fred Movie
  62. 2003 Cosmopolitan as Vandana's Fiancee Movie
  63. 2002 National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Taj Mahal Badalandabad Movie
  64. 2001 24 as Ahmed Amar TV
  65. 2001 The Agency as Malek TV
  66. 1999 Angel as Young Man in Fez TV
  67. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Henry Chanoor TV
  68. 1999 Freshmen as Ajay Movie
  69. 1999 Independent Lens as Jagdesh TV
  70. 1998 Express: Aisle to Glory as Jackie Newton Movie
  71. 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Hunt TV
  72. 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Prajeeb TV
  73. 1996 Spin City as Buddy TV
  74. 1994 ER as Narajan TV
  75. 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV
  76. 1969 Sesame Street TV
  1. 2026 Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Movie
  2. 2006 Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj Movie
  1. 2019 Sunnyside TV

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Quick facts

How old is Kal Penn?

Kal Penn is 49 years old, born on April 23, 1977.

Where was Kal Penn born?

Kal Penn was born in Montclair, New Jersey, USA.

What was Kal Penn’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Kal Penn is Sesame Street (1969).

How many movies and series has Kal Penn made?

Our catalogue lists 76 titles for Kal Penn: 45 movies and 31 TV series.

What is Kal Penn’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, House has the highest audience rating, with 8.6/10 on TMDB.

Also born on April 23

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