In House M.D., Kal Penn played Dr. Lawrence Kutner.
Lawrence Kutner joins House’s second major diagnostic team after the selection process that reshapes the department. Kal Penn portrays him as an energetic physician with a sports-medicine background and a willingness to pursue unconventional ideas. Kutner’s curiosity and enthusiasm make him a distinctive member of the later team.
The role is especially notable because Penn left House M.D. to work in the administration of President Barack Obama. The series wrote Kutner’s departure into the story, creating a major emotional and professional shock for House and the other doctors.
Kal Penn is the actor’s professional name; he was born Kalpen Suresh Modi. That detail can cause confusion in cast references, but the credited performer on House M.D. is Kal Penn. Omar Epps played Foreman, Peter Jacobson played Taub, and Jesse Spencer played Chase, so none of those actors is the correct answer.