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Acting

Kal Penn

Titles: 50movies58TV shows

Career: Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 51/100

Highest rated: The Namesake
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Kal Penn Catalog average

Situational Comedy
5.5average 2.7
Pop Culture
4.2average 2.2
Cringe Humor
4.0average 2.2
Physical Comedy
4.2average 2.4
Contemporary Realism
7.1average 5.4
Wit & Wordplay
5.2average 3.7
Absurdist Humor
3.3average 2.0
Satire & Parody
3.4average 2.3

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
3.1, average 4.7
Psychological
4.1, average 5.6
Historical
1.1, average 2.6
Tension
4.6, average 6.0

Main genres

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Comedy 30
Drama 15
Romance 8
Adventure 4
Thriller 4
Horror 3
Fantasy 3
Family 3

Recurring tags

Absurdist Humor 4
Pop Culture References 4
Witty Dialogue 3
Stoner Comedy 3
Contemporary 3
Character-Driven 3
Coming-of-Age 3
College Comedy 2
Raunchy Comedy 2
Fast-Paced 2
Romantic Comedy 2
Slapstick Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

Upcoming

4 titles

as Kumar Zimmerman

Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel

as Kumar Patel

as Dale Stone

Executive Producer

2020s

10 titles · average score 64

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor

The Underdoggs

as Ryan Kauffman

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

TV show · as Ventakish (voice)

The Santa Clauses

TV show · as Simon Choksi

Smile

as Dr. Morgan Desai

Untitled Horror Movie

as Mark

Hot Mess Holiday

as Kal Penn

Clarice

TV show · as Shaan Tripathi

Mira, Royal Detective

TV show · as Mikku (voice)

Industry

TV show · as Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury

2010s

21 titles · average score 54

Sunnyside

TV show · as Garrett Modi

The Layover

as Anuj

Designated Survivor

TV show · as Seth Wright

Better Off Single

as Brice

The Girl in the Photographs

as Peter Hemmings

Battle Creek

TV show · as Detective Fontanelle

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV show

Deadbeat

TV show · as Clyde

A Prayer for Rain

as Motwani

We Are Men

TV show · as Gil Bartis

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

as Kumar Patel

American Horror Story

TV show · as Mac Marzara

All 21 titles from the 2010s

2000s

31 titles · average score 54

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

as Kumar Patel

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

as Kumar

Epic Movie

as Edward

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

The Namesake

as Gogol / Nikhil

Bachelor Party Vegas

as Z-Bob

A Lot Like Love

as Jeeter

Son of the Mask

as Jorge

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

as Kumar Patel

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

as Kenneth Warman

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

American Desi

as Ajay Pandya

All 31 titles from the 2000s

1990s

10 titles · average score 69

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV show · as Henry Chanoor

Angel

TV show · as Young Man in Fez

Independent Lens

TV show · as Vandana's Fiancee / Jagdesh

Freshmen

as Ajay

Express: Aisle to Glory

as Jackie Newton

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV show · as Hunt

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV show · as Prajeeb

Spin City

TV show · as Buddy

TV show · as Narajan

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV show

1960s

1 title · average score 69

Sesame Street

TV show