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Acting

Kal Penn

Career: Active from 1998 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 50/100

Highest rated: The Namesake
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Kal Penn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
3.1, average 4.7
Historical
1.1, average 2.6
Tension
4.4, average 6.0
Psychological
4.1, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Coming-of-Age 4
Pop Culture References 4
Witty Dialogue 3
Stoner Comedy 3
Character-Driven 3
College Comedy 3
Contemporary 3
High School Drama 2
Social Commentary 2
Ensemble Cast 2
Absurdist Humor 2
Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

as Kumar Zimmerman

as Dale Stone

Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel

as Kumar Patel

Executive Producer

2020s

10 titles · average score 64

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor

The Underdoggs

48

as Ryan Kauffman

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

83

TV show · as Ventakish (voice)

The Santa Clauses

58

TV show · as Simon Choksi

Smile

69

as Dr. Morgan Desai

Untitled Horror Movie

61

as Mark

Hot Mess Holiday

58

as Kal Penn

Clarice

53

TV show · as Shaan Tripathi

Mira, Royal Detective

69

TV show · as Mikku (voice)

Industry

79

TV show · as Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury

2010s

21 titles · average score 54

Sunnyside

52

TV show · as Garrett Modi

The Layover

24

as Anuj

Designated Survivor

68

TV show · as Seth Wright

Better Off Single

34

as Brice

The Girl in the Photographs

31

as Peter Hemmings

Battle Creek

77

TV show · as Detective Fontanelle

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

65

TV show

Deadbeat

70

TV show · as Clyde

A Prayer for Rain

53

as Motwani

We Are Men

32

TV show · as Gil Bartis

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

62

as Kumar Patel

American Horror Story

72

TV show · as Mac Marzara

2000s

31 titles · average score 53

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

58

as Kumar Patel

Epic Movie

19

as Edward

The Namesake

79

as Gogol / Nikhil

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

31

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

Bachelor Party Vegas

43

as Z-Bob

Son of the Mask

19

as Jorge

How I Met Your Mother

75

TV show · as Kevin Venkataraghavan

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

69

as Kumar Patel

House

84

TV show · as Lawrence Kutner

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

42

as Kenneth Warman

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

42

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

American Desi

46

as Ajay Pandya

1990s

10 titles · average score 69

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Henry Chanoor

Angel

80

TV show · as Young Man in Fez

Independent Lens

49

TV show · as Jagdesh / Vandana's Fiancee

Freshmen

as Ajay

Express: Aisle to Glory

as Jackie Newton

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

84

TV show · as Hunt

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

66

TV show · as Prajeeb

Spin City

71

TV show · as Buddy

79

TV show · as Narajan

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

47

TV show

1960s

1 title · average score 69

Sesame Street

69

TV show