Kal PennFilmography

Born:: April 23, 1977 in Montclair, NJ
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Kalpen Suresh Modi
Biography:: Kal Penn qualifies as one of the very few Indian-American actors of Gujarati heritage working in Hollywood. He was born Kalpen Suresh Modi on April 23, 1977, in Montclair, NJ, to an engineer father and a mother employed as a fragrance sampler for a perfume manufacturer. Modi bravely and...Read More

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A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas

Actors: John Cho, Kal Penn

Synopsis: Pot-smoking pals Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) team up once again for another wild adventure with this Mandate Pictures production from writer/directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

1/1/09
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Actors: John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Jack Conley, Roger Bart

Synopsis: After successfully seeking out the ultimate slider in the 2004 stoner comedy Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, the cannabis-craving twosome returns in this high-flying sequel that finds them labeled terrorists for attempting to sneak a marijuana-smoking implement on a flight to Amsterdam. Read More

4/25/08
The Namesake

Actors: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson

Synopsis: A couple coming to terms with living in a new culture discover their troubles are compounded by their son in this drama from filmmaker Mira Nair. Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) are a young couple who are brought together in an arranged marriage and soon leave Calcutta to seek their fortune Read More

3/9/07
Epic Movie

Actors: Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, Faune Chambers

Synopsis: Scary Movie screenwriters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer join forces to parody the "biggest" movies ever to hit the silver screen in this comedy that gives such popular box-office hits as Pirates of the Caribbean and Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe the same treatment Read More

1/26/07
Under New Management

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Kal Penn, Mort Nathan

Synopsis: Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj collaborators Mort Nathan and Kal Penn team up once again for this comedic tale of two office workers who transform their once-stuffy workplace into the most happening hot-spot in town after sending their uptight boss on a sordid sex cruise. When business takes a turn Read More

2007
24: Day 6, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Synopsis: Tensions rise between Morris and Milo, putting Chloe in the middle. Meanwhile, Jack deals with a volatile Curtis. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide Read More

2007
House: Season 04

Actors: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Robert Sean Leonard

Synopsis: During his fourth season, the dyspeptic medical detective (Hugh Laurie) is consumed by his search for a new team of associates to replace Foreman and Cameron (Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison), who quit on him, and Chase (Jesse Spencer), whom he fired. The winnowing process begins with an unmanageable Read More

2007
24: Day 6, 7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Synopsis: After escaping the clutches of Fayed, Jack teams with an unlikely ally to track down the terrorist before he attacks again. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide Read More

2007
24: Day 6, 6:00 AM-7:00 AM

Synopsis: The sixth season opens with the country reeling after several terrorist attacks. The late David Palmer's brother Wayne is now the President of the US. Meanwhile, Jack is released by his Chinese captors a shell of his former self. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide Read More

2007
24: Day 6, 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Synopsis: While Jack attempts to quell tension between Assad and Curtis, Ahmed forces an innocent man to become an accomplice. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide Read More

2007
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

Actors: Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan, Daniel Percival, Glen Barry, Anthony Cozens

Synopsis: The protégé of the most skilled mischief maker in college history sets his sights on England's prestigious Camden University to offer an informative course in advanced-level shenanigans in this sequel to the 2002 Ryan Reynolds hit that finds that film's co-star Kal Penn crossing the pond to Read More

12/1/06
Superman Returns

Actors: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint

Synopsis: The Man of Steel returns to the big screen with this continuation of the icon's film legacy that picks up after the events of the first two Christopher Reeve films. Some time has passed since the events of Superman II and the world has gotten used to life without Superman (Brandon Routh) ever Read More

6/28/06
Ball & Chain

Actors: Sunil Malhotra, Lisa Ray, Kal Penn

Synopsis: Two young Texans locked in a pre-arranged marriage do their best to convince their parents to call the impending nuptials off in a romantic comedy directed by Shiraz Jafri and featuring Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle star Kal Penn. Ameet (Sunil Malhotra) and Saima (Lisa Ray) were more than Read More

2006
Sueño

Actors: John Leguizamo, Ana Claudia Talancón, Elizabeth Peña, Nestor Serrano, Jose Maria Yazpik

Synopsis: An aspiring musician looking to break big finds the singer who may finally be able to make his dreams come true in director Renee Chabria's musical drama starring John Leguizamo and Elizabeth Peña. There's nothing that Antonio (Leguizamo) wants more out of life than to be standing on the stage Read More

9/30/05
A Lot Like Love

Actors: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Kathryn Hahn, Kal Penn, Ali Larter, Tyrone Giordano

Synopsis: Two friends who've convinced themselves they would never make a good couple discover they might just be wrong in this romantic comedy. Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda Peet) first met when they were college students sharing a flight from California to New York; Emily spontaneously seduced Read More

4/22/05
Son of the Mask

Actors: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Liam Falconer, Ryan Falconer, Traylor Howard

Synopsis: The strange mask that gave Jim Carrey remarkable powers in the 1994 hit The Mask makes a mess of a seemingly ordinary family in this special effects-laden comic fantasy. Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy) is a cartoonist living quietly in suburbia with his wife Tonya (Traylor Howard), their baby son Alvey Read More

2/18/05
Bachelor Party, Vegas

Synopsis: Some folks say that "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas," and for five pals on a trip to Sin City to give their best friend one last taste of the wild life before settling down, they better hope that the old adage holds true. Anything can happen in Las Vegas on any given day; give a group of Read More

2005
Man About Town

Actors: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Samuel Ball, Mike Binder

Synopsis: An unscrupulous Hollywood agent seeks to balance the success of his professional status with the abysmal reality of his personal life in director Miek Binder's existential comedy drama. When it comes to playing the Hollywood game, no one does it better than Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck). Yet despite Read More

2005
Dancing in Twilight

Actors: Erick Avari, Kal Penn, Sheetal Sheth, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher

Synopsis: Erick Avari, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher, and Kal Penn star in director Bob Roe's heartfelt tale of devastating loss, unfading love, and the courage that it takes to carry on despite being consumed by grief. The living embodiment of the American Dream, Indian immigrant Madhav Singh (Avari) was a Read More

2005
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

Actors: John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris, David Krumholtz

Synopsis: Directed by Danny Leiner, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle follows the life-changing (and mind-altering) journey of Korean-American investment banker Harold (John Cho) and Indian-American medical-school candidate Kumar (Kal Penn). Both underdogs, Harold and Kumar decide to spend what would have Read More

7/30/04
Homeland Security

Actors: Scott Glenn, Tom Skerritt, Grant Show, Marisol Nichols, Kal Penn

Synopsis: The NBC made-for-TV movie Homeland Security endeavors to put a human face on the events leading up to 9/11, and the post-tragedy formation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On the verge of retirement, FBI agent Joe Johnson (Scott Glenn) is brought back to help organize the department Read More

2004
Love Don't Cost a Thing

Actors: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Kenan Thompson, Kal Penn, Steve Harvey

Synopsis: The sophomore outing for writer/director/actress Troy Beyer, Love Don't Cost a Thing is a romantic teen comedy based on the screenplay for the 1987 Partick Dempsey film Can't Buy Me Love. Nick Cannon stars as Alvin, a brilliant but awkward teenager -- and budding engineer -- who seizes a golden Read More

12/12/03
Dude, Where's the Party?

Actors: Kal Penn, Sunil Malhotra, Prem Shah, Serena Varghese, Tina Cherian, Mousmi Dave, Sunil Thakkar, Indrevan Trivedi

Synopsis: Before leaving India for college in Houston, Hari (Sunil Malhotra) consults an astrologer, who tells him that he'll meet the woman of his dreams there, that her name will begin with a "P," and that she'll fall from the sky. Hari moves in with friends of the family, the Bakshis, and meets Mo (Kal Penn Read More

9/5/03
Malibu's Most Wanted

Actors: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall

Synopsis: A rich kid who likes to pretend he's from the wrong side of the tracks gets a taste of the real thing in this comedy. Brad Gluckman (Jamie Kennedy) is the son of a wealthy and socially prominent couple (Ryan O'Neal and Bo Derek) and grew up in the lap of luxury in Malibu, CA. However, Brad likes Read More

4/18/03
Cosmopolitan

Actors: Roshan Seth, Carol Kane, Madhur Jaffrey, Purva Bedi, Taj Crown

2003
National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Daniel Cosgrove

Synopsis: The "National Lampoon" franchise is resurrected for another politically incorrect collegiate romp with this R-rated gross-out sex comedy. National Lampoon's Van Wilder revolves around the exploits of its title character (Ryan Reynolds), a seventh-year senior who's made it his goal in life to help Read More

4/5/02
American Desi

Actors: Deep Katdare, Purva Bedi, Ronobir Lahiri, Rizwan Manji, Kal Penn, Aladdin

Synopsis: A feature film debut for Indian director Piyush Dinker Pandya, American Desi centers around Krishna Reddy (Deep Katdare), who calls himself Kris to escape the traditionalism of his Indian family. Desiring to be an all-American type of guy, Kris enters college with good friend Eric (Eric Axen) and Read More

3/16/01
NYPD Blue: Baby Love

Actors: Henry Simmons

Synopsis: The firebombing of a shop owned by Arabs has the odious aroma of a post-9/11 hate crime. Investigating the kidnapping of a baby from a hospital, the detectives follow the trail of clues to the infant's father. Andy (Dennis Franz) offers to partner up with Eddie Gibson (John O'Donohue) and resumes Read More

2001
ER: The Longer You Stay

Synopsis: Originally scheduled for September 27, 2001, this ER episode was moved back to October 4 due to network coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Weaver (Laura Innes) heads to Doc Magoo's on personal business and fails to answer her pager when Chen (Ming-Na) and Malucchi (Erik Palladino) need her. Read More

2001
Angel: That Vision Thing

Synopsis: Beaurocratic Wolfram & Hart antagonist Gavin Park (Daniel Dae Kim, see "Over the Rainbow") brings an unlikely weapon to bear upon Angel (David Boreanaz) -- building-code violation notices for the Art Deco hotel the vampire detective calls home. Angel has more pressing issues to worry about Read More

2001
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beer Bad

Synopsis: Having opted out of college, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) takes a job at the local student pub as a bartender. His first night is a humiliating one with snobby student Colm (Eric Matheny) antagonizing him "like a Bad Will Hunting." Colm and his buddies then proceed to guzzle case after case of Black Read More

1999