Kal Penn portrayed Kevin Venkataraghavan, Robin's therapist and boyfriend, on How I Met Your Mother.
Kevin is introduced as Robin's therapist after she seeks professional help during a difficult period. Their relationship becomes complicated because therapist-patient romances raise serious ethical concerns, especially when the therapist is treating one member of the couple. The show uses that tension as both a romantic complication and a source of comedy.
Kal Penn is an American actor known for roles in films such as Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and television series including House and Designated Survivor. His appearance on How I Met Your Mother came during the show's later seasons, when Robin's relationships were central to several storylines.
The distractors are easy to confuse with other guest stars from the series. Enrique Iglesias played Gael, Bob Odenkirk played Arthur Hobbs, and John Cho appeared in a different guest role. None of them portrayed Kevin.