John Kapelos | |
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![]() Kapelos in 2014 | |
Born | London, Ontario, Canada | March 8, 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. [1] He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club [2] and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight . [3] [4]
An alumnus of The Second City, Chicago, [5] [6] Kapelos's theatrical work spans eight years from Second City's Touring Company (1978–1982) to six revues as a member of the famed Resident Company (1982–1986), and finally Second City's critically acclaimed return to off-Broadway in Orwell That Ends Well at the former Village Gate in New York City. [2] [7]
Kapelos' work in film includes appearances in three John Hughes films, Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Weird Science , which all earned him notice in the 1980s as a character actor. [5] He also appeared in 1999's The Deep End of the Ocean , which received praise from both The New York Times [8] and Roger Ebert [9] from The Chicago Sun Times .
Other film appearances include Schepisi's Roxanne , [10] [11] with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah, and Garry Marshall's Nothing in Common , [10] opposite Tom Hanks, and Touchstone’s Stick It . While he has often appeared in comedies, several roles, including The Boost , [12] with James Woods, and Internal Affairs [10] with Richard Gere, have been dramatic roles.
On television, Kapelos has appeared in numerous shows. Those appearances include Miami Vice as a corrupt public defender, Desperate Housewives , Queer as Folk , The X-Files , Seinfeld , Home Improvement , Dead Like Me , ER , and Boston Legal . [10] He also played a security guard in a 2010 episode of the television series Nikita , filmed at the University of Toronto. More recently, he has appeared in a recurring role on Days of Our Lives .
Kapelos also guest teaches at the AIA Studios focusing on improv/acting workshops; [13] produced a four-part series on YouTube featuring monologues by NPR-contributor Michael Raysses called Greek to Me, [14] and manages an independent record label called Carpuzi Records, which has produced sound recordings featuring him and some of the Second City alumni, such as Dan Castellaneta. [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Thief | Mechanic #3 | |
1982 | Tootsie | Actor at Party | Uncredited |
1983 | Doctor Detroit | Rush Street Dude | |
1983 | Class | Bellman | |
1984 | Sixteen Candles | Rudy | |
1884 | The Naked Face | Frank | |
1985 | The Breakfast Club | Carl | |
1985 | Weird Science | Dino | |
1985 | My Man Adam | Mr. Rangle | |
1985 | Head Office | General Sepulveda | |
1986 | Off Beat | Lou Wareham | |
1986 | Nothing in Common | Roger the Commercial Director | |
1987 | Roxanne | Chuck | |
1988 | Vibes | Eugene | |
1988 | The Boost | Joel Miller | |
1989 | All's Fair | Eddie | |
1990 | Internal Affairs | Steven Arrocas | |
1991 | Defenseless | Jack Hammer | |
1992 | We're Talkin' Serious Money | Marty 'the Greek' | |
1992 | Man Trouble | Detective Melvenos | |
1993 | Guilty as Sin | Ed Lombardo | |
1994 | The Shadow | Duke Rollins | |
1996 | The Craft | Ray | uncredited |
1996 | The Late Shift | ||
1997 | The Relic | McNally | |
1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Walter Lippinscott | |
1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | George Karras | |
1999 | Blood Type (1999) | ER Policeman | |
2000 | Bad Faith | Lou Miles | |
2001 | Legally Blonde | Dewey Newcombe | uncredited |
2001 | Ignition | Conor's Lawyer | |
2002 | Auto Focus | Bruno Gerussi [2] | |
2003 | Fast Food High | John Redding | |
2003 | I Accuse | Det. Murray | |
2003 | Mimic 3: Sentinel | Det. Gary Dumars | Video |
2004 | Shallow Ground | Leroy Riley | |
2004 | Knuckle Sandwich | Mr. O'Doogle | |
2004 | Phil the Alien | The General | |
2005 | Aurora Borealis | Stu | |
2005 | The River King | Joey Tosh | |
2006 | Stick It | Chris DeFrank | |
2006 | Fifty Pills | Harold | |
2006 | Mr. Soul | Bill Corrigan | |
2007 | Whisper | Whitley | |
2007 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | Steve Bottino | [16] |
2008 | Snow Buddies | Jean George | Video |
2009 | Tripping Forward | Vladdy | |
2010 | Junkyard Dog | Hellerman | |
2010 | Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws | Video | |
2012 | Not That Funny | Kevork Sarkissian | |
2013 | Afternoon Delight | Jack | |
2013 | Miss Dial | Creepy Guy | |
2013 | Free Ride | Coast Guard Captain | |
2013 | Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum | Maggs | |
2015 | Underdog Kids | Teacher | |
2016 | First Round Down | Sonny | [17] |
2017 | The Shape of Water | Mr. Arzoumanian | [10] |
2018 | The Unicorn | Louis | |
2018 | Blood Type | ER Police Officer Lewis | |
2018 | 22 Chaser | Bissey | |
2018 | Love Shot | Tony |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Miami Vice | Andy Sloan | |
1988 | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Costas Gratsos | TV Movie |
1989 | Nick Knight | Det. Don Schanke | TV Movie |
1990 | Counterstrike | Manny | Episode: "Cry of the Children" |
1991 | And the Sea Will Tell | Len Weinglass | TV Movie [18] |
1992-1995 | Forever Knight | Det. Don Schanke | |
1993 | Seinfeld | Episode: "The Sniffing Accountant" | |
1994 | Cool and the Crazy | The Greek | TV Movie |
1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Vassily Savchenko (Lucky Leon) | (Episode 16, aired Jun 10, 1995) |
2000 | God, the Devil and Bob | (voice) | |
2000 | Angel | Roland Meeks | |
2002 | The X-Files | Special Agent Fordyce | |
2002 | State of Grace | Milton Figer | |
2002 | The District | Victor Abbot | |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Chief Duke Rittle | |
2002 | Just Cause | Carlos Ramirez | |
2002 | Boomtown | Hugo Pinkston | |
2002 | ER | Mr. Irby | |
2003 | Judging Amy | Zack Wiley | |
2003 | The Dead Zone | Patrick Hanchin | |
2003 | Dead Like Me | Angus Cook | |
2004 | Frasier | Policeman | |
2004 | Cold Case | John Butler | |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | Halper | |
2004 | Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story | Ray De Lucc | TV Movie |
2004 | Without a Trace | Ezra Hafetz | |
2004 | Boston Legal | Detective Wayne Farley | |
2005 | Queer as Folk | Don | |
2005 | McBride: Tune in for Murder | Bob Carter | TV Movie |
2005 | Gilmore Girls | Orientation Leader | |
2005-2007 | Flight 29 Down | Captain Russell | |
2005 | Category 7: The End of the World | Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Roberts | |
2006 | Desperate Housewives | Eugene Beale | |
2006 | The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman | Ken | |
2006 | CSI: NY | Bobby Rossmore | |
2007 | One Tree Hill | Carl | |
2007 | Monk | Paulie Flores | |
2008 | Chuck | Yari Demitrios | |
2008 | The Suite Life on Deck | Elias | |
2009 | Zeke & Luther | Discount Dave | |
2009 | iCarly | Morris | |
2011 | Shameless | Larry Burke | [19] |
2011 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Montell | |
2013 | Modern Family | Stavros | Episode: "Fulgencio" |
2013 | Psych | Tom Swaggerty | |
2013-2014 | Justified | Picker | [2] [5] |
2014 | Transparent | Gary | |
2014 | Republic of Doyle | Inspector Vince Pickard | |
2016 | NCIS | Victor Castor | |
2016 | Impastor | Judge Brenden Bell | |
2018 | The Expanse | Ren | Episode: "Delta V" |
2020 | The Umbrella Academy | Jack Ruby | |
2020 | Medical Police (TV series) | Frank Neri | [ citation needed ] |
2014 | The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series) | Peter Sterghos | S3:E6[ citation needed ] |
2023-2024 | Days of Our Lives | Konstantin Meleounis |