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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 Hous…
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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
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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
The Underdoggs
as Ryan Kauffman
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
as Self
Smile
as Dr. Morgan Desai
Hot Mess Holiday
as Kal Penn
Untitled Horror Movie
as Mark
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
as Self
The Girl in the Woods
The Ashram
as Nitin
The Problem with Apu
as Self
The Layover
as Anuj
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Rajeesh
Speech & Debate
as James
Better Off Single
as Brice
The Girl in the Photographs
as Peter Hemmings
Emily & Tim
as Tim (Segment 2)
The Sisterhood of Night
as Gordy Gambhir
A Prayer for Rain
as Motwani
Dementamania
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
as Kumar Patel
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
as Kumar
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
as Kumar Patel
The Namesake
as Gogol / Nikhil
Epic Movie
as Edward
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Deck the Halls
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
Superman Returns
as Stanford
Man About Town
as Alan Fineberg
Bachelor Party Vegas
as Z-Bob
Awesometown
as Guy Reading Newspaper
Sueno
as Raj
A Lot Like Love
as Jeeter
Son of the Mask
as Jorge
Dancing in Twilight
as Sam
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
as Kumar Patel
Ball and Chain
as Bobby
Homeland Security
as Harrison
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
as Kenneth Warman
Where's the Party Yaar?
as Mo
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Hadji
Regarding Ardy
as Fred
No Poster
Cosmopolitan
as Vandana's Fiancee
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
American Desi
as Ajay Pandya
Freshmen
as Ajay
Express: Aisle to Glory
as Jackie Newton
No Poster
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
No Poster
Brookfield
as Kumar Zimmerman
No Poster
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
No Poster
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
as Kumar Patel
No Poster
Patel
No Poster
Contra
as Dale Stone