Kal Penn: movies and TV shows
Kal Penn has 118 credits in the archive: 56 films and 62 TV series, from 1969 to 2026. Highest rated: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (9.8/10).
Career timeline
1969 – 2026 · busiest year: 2003 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor | Dr. Sandeep Kapoor | Film | — | 49 |
| 2026 | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor | Film | — | 49 | |
| 2025 | Celebrity Weakest Link | Self - Contestant | TV | 5.0 | 48 |
| 2024 | The Underdoggs | Ryan Kauffman | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Ventakish (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 46 |
| 2023 | Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong | Self | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2022 | Smile | Dr. Morgan Desai | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 2022 | The Santa Clauses | Simon Choksi | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant | TV | 7.1 | 44 |
| 2021 | Clarice | Shaan Tripathi | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 2021 | Name That Tune | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 2021 | Untitled Horror Movie | Mark | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 2021 | Hot Mess Holiday | Kal Penn | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 2021 | Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2020 | Industry | Jay 'Jonah' Atterbury | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 2020 | Mira, Royal Detective | Mikku (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | TV | 9.8 | 43 |
| 2020 | The Girl in the Woods | Film | 6.6 | 43 | |
| 2020 | Kal Penn Approves This Message | Self - Host | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 42 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.3 | 42 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 42 |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | TV | 3.4 | 42 |
| 2019 | Sunnyside | Garrett Modi | TV | 5.2 | 42 |
| 2019 | Sunnyside | TV | 5.2 | 42 | |
| 2018 | Fancy Nancy | Mr. Singh (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 2018 | The Ashram | Nitin | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 2017 | The Layover | Anuj | Film | 5.4 | 40 |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Rajeesh | Film | 5.2 | 40 |
| 2017 | Superhuman | Self - Host | TV | 4.0 | 40 |
| 2017 | Speech & Debate | James | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 2017 | The Problem with Apu | Self | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | Seth Wright | TV | 7.1 | 39 |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | TV | 6.4 | 39 |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | TV | 5.7 | 39 |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 2016 | Better Off Single | Brice | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | TV | 6.1 | 38 | |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 38 |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Detective Fontanelle | TV | 6.9 | 38 |
| 2015 | Emily & Tim | Tim (Segment 2) | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 2015 | The Girl in the Photographs | Peter Hemmings | Film | 4.9 | 38 |
| 2015 | The Sisterhood of Night | Gordy Gambhir | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 2015 | The Big Picture with Kal Penn | Himself - Host | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 37 |
| 2014 | Deadbeat | Clyde | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 2014 | A Prayer for Rain | Motwani | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self | TV | 6.5 | 36 |
| 2013 | We Are Men | Gil Bartis | TV | 5.5 | 36 |
| 2013 | The Big Brain Theory | Self - Host | TV | 8.3 | 36 |
| 2013 | Dementamania | Film | 4.4 | 36 | |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 35 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Mac Marzara | TV | 8.1 | 34 |
| 2011 | New Girl | Tripp | TV | 7.4 | 34 |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers | Self | TV | 7.9 | 34 |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Kumar Patel | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 2011 | Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz | Kumar Patel | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 2010 | Top Gear | TV | 6.1 | 33 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 32 |
| 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial | Self | Film | 4.6 | 32 |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Kumar Patel | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam | Kumar | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Kevin Campbell | TV | 7.9 | 30 |
| 2007 | Epic Movie | Edward | Film | 3.9 | 30 |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Stanford | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Amit Sayid (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 2006 | Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | Film | 5.1 | 29 |
| 2006 | Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj | Film | 5.1 | 29 | |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Alan Fineberg | Film | 5.2 | 29 |
| 2006 | Awesometown | Guy Reading Newspaper | Film | 7.4 | 29 |
| 2006 | The Namesake | Gogol / Nikhil | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 2006 | Bachelor Party Vegas | Z-Bob | Film | 4.9 | 29 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Kevin Venkataraghavan | TV | 8.1 | 28 |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Jorge | Film | 4.2 | 28 |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Jeeter | Film | 6.8 | 28 |
| 2005 | Sueno | Raj | Film | 4.5 | 28 |
| 2005 | Dancing in Twilight | Sam | Film | 3.8 | 28 |
| 2004 | House | Lawrence Kutner | TV | 8.6 | 27 |
| 2004 | The Soup | Self | TV | 6.3 | 27 |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Kumar Patel | Film | 6.6 | 27 |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Harrison | Film | 4.8 | 27 |
| 2004 | Ball and Chain | Bobby | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 26 |
| 2003 | Love Don't Co$t a Thing | Kenneth Warman | Film | 7.7 | 26 |
| 2003 | Tru Calling | Steven | TV | 7.3 | 26 |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons | Doctor George | TV | 8.3 | 26 |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Hadji | Film | 5.3 | 26 |
| 2003 | Where's the Party Yaar? | Mo | Film | 4.9 | 26 |
| 2003 | Regarding Ardy | Fred | Film | — | 26 |
| 2003 | Cosmopolitan | Vandana's Fiancee | Film | 7.5 | 26 |
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Taj Mahal Badalandabad | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 2001 | 24 | Ahmed Amar | TV | 7.8 | 24 |
| 2001 | The Agency | Malek | TV | 6.9 | 24 |
| 2001 | American Desi | Ajay Pandya | Film | 5.9 | 24 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Henry Chanoor | TV | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1999 | Angel | Young Man in Fez | TV | 7.9 | 22 |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Himself | TV | 7.7 | 22 |
| 1999 | Independent Lens | Jagdesh | TV | 6.6 | 22 |
| 1999 | Independent Lens | Vandana's Fiancee | TV | 6.6 | 22 |
| 1999 | Freshmen | Ajay | Film | 5.0 | 22 |
| 1998 | Express: Aisle to Glory | Jackie Newton | Film | 9.0 | 21 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 20 |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Hunt | TV | 8.1 | 20 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.4 | 19 |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Prajeeb | TV | 7.8 | 19 |
| 1996 | Spin City | Buddy | TV | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1994 | ER | Narajan | TV | 7.8 | 17 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 15 | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 11 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | TV | 7.1 | 7 | |
| What the F*ck Is My Password?! | Film | — | — | ||
| Contra | Dale Stone | Film | — | — | |
| Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel | Kumar Patel | Film | — | — | |
| Patel | Film | — | — | ||
| Patel | Film | — | — | ||
| Brookfield | Kumar Zimmerman | Film | 4.0 | — |