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Kalpen Suresh Modi was born on April 23, 1977 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He is an American actor and producer.

Penn's feature film debut came in 1998 in Express: Aisle to Glory. He has since appeared in American Desi, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Malibu's Most Wanted, A Lot Like Love, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Dude, Where's the Party?, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Superman Returns, National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, Epic Movie, The Namesake, and will be a part of the upcoming Harold & Kumar 2.

In January 2007, Penn appeared in the first four episodes of the sixth season of 24 as Ahmed Amar, a teenage terrorist. Also he appeared in the spoof comedy Epic Movie as well as the television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

His last credits include TV series "House M.D." (2007-2008) and movie Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008).

Filmography

• Under New Management (2008)
• Two Sisters (2008) (TV) 
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
• "House M.D." (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
• Epic Movie (2007)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2007)
• "24" (4 episodes, 2007)
• "The Call" (1 episode 2007)
• Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
• Deck the Halls (2006)
• The Namesake (2006)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• The Danny Comden Project (2006) (TV)
• Bachelor Party Vegas (2006) (V)
• Man About Town (2006)
• Sueño (2005)
• A Lot Like Love (2005)
• Son of the Mask (2005)
• Dancing in Twilight (2005)
• Awesometown (2005) (TV)
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
• Ball & Chain (2004)
• Homeland Security (2004) (TV)
• Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
• "Tru Calling" (1 episode, 2003)
• "All About the Andersons" (2003) TV series
• Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
• Where's the Party Yaar? (2003)
• Regarding Ardy (2003) (TV)
• Cosmopolitan (2003) (TV)
• Badger (2002)
• Van Wilder (2002)
• Hector (2002)
• "The Agency" (1 episode, 2001)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 2001)
• "ER" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Angel" (1 episode, 2001)
• "That's Life" (1 episode, 2001)
• American Desi (2001)
• "Spin City" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1 episode, 1999)
• Freshmen (1999)
• Brookfield (1999) (TV)
• Express: Aisle to Glory (1998)