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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
Guest starring as Lawyer
- Episode 1x02: A League of Their Own (Nov 17, 2023)
Live with Kelly and Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2x67: Kal Penn, Jordan Fisher (Dec 8, 2023)
The Daily Show (2023)
Starring as Host
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x88: Taraji P. Henson (Dec 14, 2023)
- Episode 1x87: Mike Massimino (Dec 13, 2023)
- Episode 1x86: Vir Das (Dec 12, 2023)
- Episode 1x85: Zoya Akhtar (Dec 11, 2023)
- Episode 1x31: Chasten Buttigieg (Mar 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x30: Radhika Jones (Mar 15, 2023)
- Episode 1x29: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (Mar 14, 2023)
- Episode 1x28: Joe Biden (Mar 13, 2023)
The Santa Clauses (2022)
Starring as Simon Choksi
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter Six: A Christmas to Remember (Dec 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five: Across the Yule-Verse (Dec 7, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter Four: The Shoes Off the Bed Clause (Nov 30, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter Three: Into the Wobbly Woods (Nov 23, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter Two: The Secessus Clause (Nov 16, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter One: Good to Ho (Nov 16, 2022)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2023-03-13: Christina Ricci, Kal Penn, Michelle Miller (Mar 13, 2023)
Clarice (2021)
Starring as Shaan Tripathi
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Family Is Freedom (Jun 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x12: Father Time (Jun 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: Achilles Heel (Jun 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Ugly Truth (Apr 8, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful (Apr 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Get Right with God (Mar 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: You Can't Rule Me (Mar 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Are You Alright? (Feb 25, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Ghosts of Highway 20 (Feb 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: The Silence Is Over (Feb 11, 2021)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 3x11: Sasheer Zamata, Jack Black and Kal Penn (Dec 6, 2022)
Kal Penn Approves This Message (2020)
Starring as Kal Penn
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Kal Penn Approves Voter Empowerment (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Kal Penn Approves the Environment (Oct 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Kal Penn Approves Healthcare (Oct 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Kal Penn Approves Judges (Oct 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Kal Penn Approves Education (Sep 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Kal Penn Approves Our Democracy (Sep 22, 2020)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x484: Rick Klein, Kal Penn, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston (Aug 2, 2022)
- Episode 2x315: Gov. Gavin Newsom, Elizabeth Lombardo, Kal Penn (Dec 8, 2021)
The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2023-02-01: Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong (Feb 1, 2023)
Blue's Clues & You! (2019)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 1x11: Happy Birthday Blue (Feb 7, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
Sunnyside (2019)
Starring as Garrett Modi
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Multicultural Tube of Meat (Dec 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: I Don't Know Her (Nov 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Sigma Triangle Squiggly Thing (Nov 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Too Many Lumpies (Nov 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Pants Full of Sandwiches (Nov 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Skirt-Skirt (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Schnorf Town (Oct 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Mondale (Oct 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Dr. Potato (Oct 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Ethiopian Executioner (Oct 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 26, 2019)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x62: Kal Penn (May 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x15: Kal Penn, Kiran Deol, Moses Storm (Oct 9, 2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x99: Kal Penn, Mckenna Grace (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 3x43: Kal Penn, Yung Bleu (Nov 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x19: Kal Penn, Wale (Oct 3, 2019)
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Starring as Host
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: A Global Corruption Tour (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Is Money Bullshit? (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: The Death Episode (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Counterfeiting Kills Economies (And Helps Them Too) (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: A.I. is the Future. Will It Keep Us Around to Enjoy It? (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: The Rubber Episode (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Are Rich People Dicks or Do Dicks Get Rich (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Money Laundering: A How To Guide (Feb 22, 2019)
Pod Save America (2018)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2023-09-26: Is Trump Really up 10? (Sep 26, 2023)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x145: Penn Badgley, Kal Penn, Heidi Gardner (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 1x22: Kal Penn, Mike Tyson (May 30, 2017)
Designated Survivor (2016)
Starring as Seth Wright
(53 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: #truthorconsequences (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: #undecided (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: #scaredsh*tless (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: #identity/crisis (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: #whocares (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: #nothingpersonal (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: #makehistory (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: #privacyplease (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: #slipperyslope (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: #thesystemisbroken (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 2x22: Run (May 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x21: Target (May 9, 2018)
- Episode 2x20: Bad Reception (May 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x19: Capacity (Apr 25, 2018)
- Episode 2x18: Kirkman Agonistes (Apr 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x17: Overkill (Apr 11, 2018)
- Episode 2x16: Fallout (Apr 4, 2018)
- Episode 2x15: Summit (Mar 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x14: In the Dark (Mar 21, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Original Sin (Mar 14, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: The Final Frontier (Mar 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Grief (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Line of Fire (Dec 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Three-Letter Day (Dec 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Home (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Family Ties (Nov 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Two Ships (Nov 1, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Suckers (Oct 25, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Equilibrium (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Outbreak (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Sting of the Tail (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: One Year In (Sep 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x21: Brace for Impact (May 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x20: Bombshell (May 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x19: Misalliance (May 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x18: Lazarus (Apr 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x17: The Ninth Seat (Apr 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x16: Party Lines (Apr 12, 2017)
- Episode 1x15: One Hundred Days (Apr 5, 2017)
- Episode 1x14: Commander-in-Chief (Mar 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x13: Backfire (Mar 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: The End of the Beginning (Mar 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: Warriors (Mar 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: The Oath (Dec 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: The Blueprint (Dec 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: The Results (Nov 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: The Traitor (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: The Interrogation (Nov 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Mission (Oct 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: The Enemy (Oct 12, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Confession (Oct 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The First Day (Sep 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 21, 2016)
Match Game (2016)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x14: Code Blue (Aug 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Alexandra Wentworth, Kal Penn, Jack McBrayer, Niecy Nash, Mario Cantone, Cheryl Hines (Jul 31, 2016)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: Kal Penn vs Kathy Najimy and Neil DeGrasse Tyson vs Gilbert Gottfried (Sep 1, 2021)
- Episode 5x04: Ali Wentworth vs Sara Haines and Kal Penn vs Michelle Buteau (Jun 23, 2021)
- Episode 4x02: Italia Ricci vs. Kal Penn and Ayesha Curry vs. Graham Elliot (Jun 16, 2019)
- Episode 2x13: Taye Diggs vs Jenna Fischer and Kal Penn vs Abby Elliott (Sep 24, 2017)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: Theresa Caputo, Kal Penn, Denise Richards, Matt McGorry (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Oliver Hudson, Candace Cameron Bure, Kal Penn, Ross Matthews (Jul 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Justin Long, Arielle Kebbel, Nikki Glaser, Kal Penn (Jun 21, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Kal Penn, Adam Rodriguez, Nikki Glaser, Justin Long (Jan 8, 2017)
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack (2016)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode S01 Special: Late Night Snack Special: Best of Animation (Jul 21, 2017)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2016-11-02: Kal Penn (Nov 2, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2016-09-26: Rob Lowe; Kal Penn; Emma Willmann (Sep 26, 2016)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-02-03: Kal Penn, Josh Groban (Feb 3, 2021)
- Episode 2019-02-21: Kal Penn, Chris O'Dowd (Feb 21, 2019)
Battle Creek (2015)
Starring as Detective Fontanelle White
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Sympathy for the Devil (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 1x12: Homecoming (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x11: The Hand Off (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: Stockholm (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Gingerbread Man (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Old Wounds (Apr 26, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Mama's Boy (Apr 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Cereal Killer (Apr 5, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Old Flames (Mar 29, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Heirlooms (Mar 22, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Man's Best Friend (Mar 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Syruptitious (Mar 8, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: The Battle Creek Way (Mar 1, 2015)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2015-03-24: Ted Cruz's Presidential Run (Mar 24, 2015)
Deadbeat (2014)
Starring as Clyde
(13 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Death List Three (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x12: Abra-Cadaver (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x11: Medieval Dead (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x10: Diaper Training (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x09: The Shawshanked Redemption (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: The Duchess of Stourbridge (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Am-Ish (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: Hawk Smith (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Weeknight at Skillitz (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: The Cindy 500 (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Bong Pong (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: Digging Up the Past (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: El Caboose (Apr 20, 2016)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-25: Anna Kendrick, Kal Penn, Edi Patterson (Sep 25, 2019)
- Episode 2018-02-27: Kelly Clarkson, Kal Penn (Feb 27, 2018)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2015-08-04: Don Rickles, Kate Mara, Penn & Teller (Aug 4, 2015)
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: Chrisley's Believe It or Not (Jun 28, 2020)
- Episode 6x08: Whatcha Hough To? (Sep 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: The Office Party (Aug 22, 2013)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 5x04: Dreaming of a New Land (Jan 29, 2019)
Live! with Kelly (2011)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 3x111: David Muir, Kal Penn, Jeremy Jordan, James White (Feb 13, 2017)
American Horror Story (2011)
Guest starring as Mac Marzara
(5 episodes)
- Episode 11x07: The Sentinel (Nov 9, 2022)
- Episode 11x04: Black Out (Oct 26, 2022)
- Episode 11x03: Smoke Signals (Oct 26, 2022)
- Episode 11x02: Thank You for Your Service (Oct 19, 2022)
- Episode 11x01: Something's Coming (Oct 19, 2022)
New Girl (2011)
Guest starring as Tripp
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x18: A Chill Day In (Apr 26, 2016)
- Episode 5x16: Helmet (Apr 19, 2016)
- Episode 5x15: Jeff Day (Apr 19, 2016)
MasterChef (2010)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode S07 Special: MasterChef Celebrity Showdown 2017 (Jan 2, 2017)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Guest starring as Dr. Campbell
(3 episodes)
- Episode 12x21: The Plagiarism Schism (May 2, 2019)
- Episode 12x18: The Laureate Accumulation (Apr 4, 2019)
- Episode 12x13: The Confirmation Polarization (Jan 17, 2019)
Spike Guys' Choice Awards (2007)
Starring as Host
- Episode 2008-06-22: Guys Choice Awards 2008 (Jun 22, 2008)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 19x20: The Underdoggs, Which Brings Me to You, The Brothers Sun (Jan 27, 2024)
- Episode 18x11: She Said; The Santa Clauses; A Christmas Story Christmas (Nov 19, 2022)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Guest starring as Kevin
(8 episodes)
- Episode 7x16: The Drunk Train (Feb 13, 2012)
- Episode 7x14: 46 Minutes (Jan 16, 2012)
- Episode 7x13: Tailgate (Jan 2, 2012)
- Episode 7x10: Tick Tick Tick... (Nov 14, 2011)
- Episode 7x09: Disaster Averted (Nov 7, 2011)
- Episode 7x06: Mystery vs. History (Oct 17, 2011)
- Episode 7x05: Field Trip (Oct 10, 2011)
- Episode 7x04: The Stinson Missile Crisis (Oct 3, 2011)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2015-02-17: Thomas Lennon (guest host), Kal Penn, Lindsay Sloane, Troy Walker (Feb 17, 2015)
House (2004)
Starring as Dr. Lawrence Kutner
(26 episodes)
- Episode 5x19: Locked In (Mar 30, 2009)
- Episode 5x18: Here Kitty (Mar 16, 2009)
- Episode 5x17: The Social Contract (Mar 9, 2009)
- Episode 5x16: The Softer Side (Feb 23, 2009)
- Episode 5x15: Unfaithful (Feb 16, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: The Greater Good (Feb 2, 2009)
- Episode 5x13: Big Baby (Jan 26, 2009)
- Episode 5x12: Painless (Jan 19, 2009)
- Episode 5x11: Joy to the World (Dec 9, 2008)
- Episode 5x10: Let Them Eat Cake (Dec 2, 2008)
- Episode 5x09: Last Resort (Nov 25, 2008)
- Episode 5x08: Emancipation (Nov 18, 2008)
- Episode 5x07: The Itch (Nov 11, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: Joy (Oct 28, 2008)
- Episode 5x05: Lucky Thirteen (Oct 21, 2008)
- Episode 5x04: Birthmarks (Oct 14, 2008)
- Episode 5x03: Adverse Events (Sep 30, 2008)
- Episode 5x02: Not Cancer (Sep 23, 2008)
- Episode 5x01: Dying Changes Everything (Sep 16, 2008)
- Episode 4x16: Wilson's Heart (May 19, 2008)
- Episode 4x15: House's Head (May 12, 2008)
- Episode 4x14: Living the Dream (May 5, 2008)
- Episode 4x13: No More Mr. Nice Guy (Apr 28, 2008)
- Episode 4x12: Don't Ever Change (Feb 5, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Frozen (Feb 3, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: It's a Wonderful Lie (Jan 29, 2008)
Guest starring as Dr. Lawrence Kutner
(10 episodes)
- Episode 8x22: Everybody Dies (May 21, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x24: Both Sides Now (May 11, 2009)
- Episode 4x09: Games (Nov 27, 2007)
- Episode 4x08: You Don't Want to Know (Nov 20, 2007)
- Episode 4x07: Ugly (Nov 13, 2007)
- Episode 4x06: Whatever It Takes (Nov 6, 2007)
- Episode 4x05: Mirror Mirror (Oct 30, 2007)
- Episode 4x04: Guardian Angels (Oct 23, 2007)
- Episode 4x03: 97 Seconds (Oct 9, 2007)
- Episode 4x02: The Right Stuff (Oct 2, 2007)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-11-08: Gwyneth Paltrow, Kal Penn, Hardy (Nov 8, 2021)
- Episode 2020-09-29: Senator Bernie Sanders, Kal Penn, Haim (Sep 29, 2020)
24 (2001)
Guest starring as Ahmed Amar
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x04: Day 6: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (Jan 15, 2007)
- Episode 6x03: Day 6: 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. (Jan 15, 2007)
- Episode 6x02: Day 6: 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. (Jan 14, 2007)
- Episode 6x01: Day 6: 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. (Jan 14, 2007)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Henry Chanoor
- Episode 8x12: Outsider (Jan 16, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode S12 Special: SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout (Jul 12, 2019)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Guest starring as Hunt
- Episode 4x05: Beer Bad (Nov 2, 1999) [Co-Star]
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Guest starring as Prajeeb
- Episode 5x04: You Can't Twin (May 13, 2000) [Co-Star]
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Kal Penn
- Episode 2023-01-24: Jocelyn Delk Adams, Dave Karger, Kal Penn, Charlotte Flair (Jan 24, 2023)
Crew Credits
Designated Survivor (2016)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
(14 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: Brace for Impact (May 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x18: Lazarus (Apr 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x17: The Ninth Seat (Apr 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x16: Party Lines (Apr 12, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: Warriors (Mar 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: The Blueprint (Dec 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: The Results (Nov 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: The Traitor (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: The Interrogation (Nov 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Mission (Oct 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: The Enemy (Oct 12, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Confession (Oct 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The First Day (Sep 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 21, 2016)
Show crew as Consultant
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Fallout (Apr 4, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Original Sin (Mar 14, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: The Final Frontier (Mar 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Grief (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Line of Fire (Dec 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Three-Letter Day (Dec 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Home (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Equilibrium (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Outbreak (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Sting of the Tail (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: One Year In (Sep 27, 2017)