Kal Penn

Kal Penn

Filmography

As Cast

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor (2026)
as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Celebrity Weakest Link (2025)
as Self - Contestant
The Underdoggs (2024)
as Ryan Kauffman
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong (2023)
as Self
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
as Ventakish (voice)
Smile (2022)
as Dr. Morgan Desai
The Santa Clauses (2022)
as Simon Choksi
Hot Mess Holiday (2021)
as Kal Penn
Untitled Horror Movie (2021)
as Mark
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers (2021)
as Self
Clarice (2021)
as Shaan Tripathi
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)
as Self - Contestant
Name That Tune (2021)
as Self - Contestant
The Girl in the Woods (2020)
Mira, Royal Detective (2020)
as Mikku (voice)
Kal Penn Approves This Message (2020)
as Self - Host
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020)
as Self - Contestant
Industry (2020)
as Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury
Tamron Hall (2019)
as Self - Guest
Sunnyside (2019)
as Garrett Modi
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self - Guest Host
The Ashram (2018)
as Nitin
Fancy Nancy (2018)
as Mr. Singh (voice)
The Layover (2017)
as Anuj
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
as Rajeesh
Speech & Debate (2017)
as James
The Problem with Apu (2017)
as Self
Superhuman (2017)
as Self - Host
Better Off Single (2016)
as Brice
Designated Survivor (2016)
as Seth Wright
Match Game (2016)
as Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth (2016)
as Self - Panelist
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
as Self
The Sisterhood of Night (2015)
as Gordy Gambhir
Emily & Tim (2015)
as Tim (Segment 2)
The Girl in the Photographs (2015)
as Peter Hemmings
Battle Creek (2015)
as Detective Fontanelle
The Big Picture with Kal Penn (2015)
as Himself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
A Prayer for Rain (2014)
as Motwani
Deadbeat (2014)
as Clyde
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
as Self
Dementamania (2013)
The Big Brain Theory (2013)
as Self - Host
We Are Men (2013)
as Gil Bartis
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
as Self
Finding Your Roots (2012)
as Self
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
as Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz (2011)
as Kumar Patel
Impractical Jokers (2011)
as Self
New Girl (2011)
as Tripp
American Horror Story (2011)
as Mac Marzara
Top Gear (2010)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009)
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
as Self - Guest
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
as Kumar Patel
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam (2008)
as Kumar
Epic Movie (2007)
as Edward
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
as Kevin Campbell
Superman Returns (2006)
as Stanford
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Man About Town (2006)
as Alan Fineberg
Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
as Z-Bob
Deck the Halls (2006)
as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
The Namesake (2006)
as Gogol / Nikhil
Awesometown (2006)
as Guy Reading Newspaper
A Lot Like Love (2005)
as Jeeter
Son of the Mask (2005)
as Jorge
Sueno (2005)
as Raj
Dancing in Twilight (2005)
as Sam
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
as Kevin Venkataraghavan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
as Self
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
as Kumar Patel
Ball and Chain (2004)
as Bobby
Homeland Security (2004)
as Harrison
House (2004)
as Lawrence Kutner
The Soup (2004)
as Self
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
as Kenneth Warman
Where's the Party Yaar? (2003)
as Mo
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
as Hadji
Regarding Ardy (2003)
as Fred
Cosmopolitan (2003)
as Vandana's Fiancee
Tru Calling (2003)
as Steven
All About the Andersons (2003)
as Doctor George
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Guest
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
American Desi (2001)
as Ajay Pandya
24 (2001)
as Ahmed Amar
The Agency (2001)
as Malek
Freshmen (1999)
as Ajay
Angel (1999)
as Young Man in Fez
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Henry Chanoor
Independent Lens (1999)
as Jagdesh
Independent Lens (1999)
as Vandana's Fiancee
Express: Aisle to Glory (1998)
as Jackie Newton
The View (1997)
as Self - Guest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
as Hunt
Spin City (1996)
as Buddy
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
as Prajeeb
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self - Guest Host
ER (1994)
as Narajan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
as Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
as Self
Sesame Street (1969)
Brookfield
as Kumar Zimmerman
Patel
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
Contra
as Dale Stone
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
as Kumar Patel

As Crew

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor (2026)
Executive Producer
Sunnyside (2019)
Creator
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
Executive Producer
Patel
Executive Producer