
John Kapelos
Biography
John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight. He is also fondly remembered as Jerry Seinfeld's unjustly accused accountant.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
Loaded for Bear as Ben
2024I Don't Know as Nicky
2023The Last Word as Brett Harper
2023Beacon 23 as Jocko
2022The Class as Nate
2022The Lincoln Lawyer as Peter Sterghos
2021Val as Bryan Foley
2021Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead as Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2021Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent as Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2020Big Sky as Father Ted Maynard
2020Medical Police as Matteo Neri
2020Medical Police as Frank Neri
2020Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver as Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2019Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder as Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2019Tellers as Craig
2019Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For as Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2019Love Shot as Tony
2019The Umbrella Academy as Jack Ruby
2019The Unicorn as Louis
2018Magnum P.I. as Hector Aquino
201822 Chaser as Bissey
2018BLOOD TYPE as ER Policeman
2017The Shape of Water as Mr. Arzounian
2017First Round Down as Sonny
2016Creature Features as Self
2016Conviction as Jim McNally
2015The Expanse as Ren
2015Love on the Air as Gus
2015Impastor as Judge Brenden Bell
2015Togetherness as Contractor
2014Transparent as Gary
2014I Didn't Do It as Uncle Patsy
2013Afternoon Delight as Jack
2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer as Detective Brady
2013Miss Dial as Creepy Guy
2012Not That Funny as Kevork Sarkissian
2011The Exes as Giovanni
2011Suits as Elias Gould
2011Franklin & Bash as Roland Stray
2011Shameless as Larry Burke
2010Farewell Mr. Kringle as Harley
2010Law & Order: LA as Mark Buckley
2010Lost Girl as Wayne
2010Don't You Forget About Me as Self
2010Justified as Ethan Picker
2010Republic of Doyle as Inspector Vince Pickard
2009Modern Family as Stavros
2009Junkyard Dog as Hellerman
2009Tripping Forward as Vladdy
2009Chasing a Dream as Frank McGuire
2009Castle as Joe Pulgatti
2008The Beneficiary as Roy Vidrow
2008The Suite Life on Deck as Elias
2008The Mentalist as Hank Draber
2008Celebrating Sixteen Candles as Himself
2008Sincerely Yours as Self
2008Gemini Division
2008The Babysitter as Mr Jones
2008Snow Buddies as Jean George
2007Whisper as Whitley
2007Chuck as Yari Demitrios
2007Everybody Wants to Be Italian as Steve Bottino
2007iCarly as Morris
2007Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango as Captain Bob Russell
2006Shark as Presiding Officer
2006Psych as Tom Swagerty
2006Fifty Pills as Harold
2006Stick It as Chris DeFrank
2006Mr. Soul
2005Category 7: The End of the World as Jim Roberts
2005The River King as Joey Tosh
2005Flight 29 Down
2005McBride: Tune in for Murder as Bob Carter
2005Shallow Ground as Leroy Riley
2004House as Dr. Kurtz
2004Desperate Housewives as Eugene Beale
2004Boston Legal as Detective Wayne Farley
2004CSI: NY as Bobby Rossmore
2004Phil the Alien as The General
2003I Accuse as Det. Murray
2003Cold Case as John Butler
2003NCIS as Victor Castor
2003One Tree Hill as Carl
2003Las Vegas
2003Dead Like Me as Angus Cook
2003Mimic: Sentinel as Det. Gary Dumars
2003Fast Food High as John Redding
2003111 Gramercy Park as Gus Barlow
2002Auto Focus as Bruno Gerussi
2002Boomtown as Hugo Pinkston
2002Without a Trace as Ezra Hafetz
2002Just Cause
2002Monk as Paulie Flores
2002The Dead Zone as Patrick Hanchin
2002Ignition as Conor's Lawyer
2001Crossing Jordan as Halper
2001Legally Blonde as Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)
2001State of Grace as Milton Figer
2001Fire & Ice as Andy Kurtz
2000Cold Blooded as Lou Miles
2000The District as Victor Abbot
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Duke Rittle
2000Gilmore Girls as Orientation Leader
2000God, the Devil and Bob
1999Angel as Roland Meeks
1999Double Jeopardy as Man on Pay Phone (uncredited)
1999The West Wing as Seymour Little
1999Judging Amy as Zack Wiley
1999The Deep End of the Ocean as George Karras
1998Young Hearts Unlimited as Jensen
1998First Wave as Phil Tennant
1998Johnny Skidmarks as Walter Lippinscott
1997Timecop
1997The Practice as Officer John Rydell
1997The Relic as McNally
1996Once a Thief
1996The Craft as Ray (uncredited)
1996Wiseguy as Dave Goss
1996The Late Shift as Robert Morton
1994ER as Mr. Irby
1994Cool and the Crazy as The Greek
1994The Shadow as Duke Rollins
1994Deep Red as Mack Waters
1994For the Love of Aaron as Dr. Teplitsky
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Milton Getz
1993Dave's World as Leo
1993Frasier as Policeman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Lucky Leon
1993The X-Files as Special Agent Fordyce
1993Guilty as Sin as Ed Lombardo
1993Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife as Bernie McNeil
1992Man Trouble as Detective Melvenos
1992We're Talkin' Serious Money as Marty "the Greek"
1992Forever Knight
1992Forever Knight as Det. Don Schanke
1992Highway Heartbreaker as Det. Baker
1992Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story as Prosecutor Paul Chaiet
1991Palace Guard
1991Defenseless as Jack Hammer
1991And the Sea Will Tell as Len Weinglass
1990Counterstrike as Manny
1990Shannon's Deal
1990Grand as Ray
1990Internal Affairs as Steven Arrocas
1989Nick Knight as Det. Don Schanke
1989Seinfeld as Barry Prophet
1989Quantum Leap as Dr. Mustafa El Razul
1989All's Fair as Eddie
1988The Boost as Joel Miller
1988Vibes as Eugene
1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Costas Gratsos
1987Roxanne as Chuck
1986L.A. Law as Jack Lewis
1986Nothing in Common as Roger the Commercial Director
1986Off Beat as Lou Wareham
1986Matlock as Sgt. Sam Hayden
1985My Man Adam as Mr. Rangle
1985Weird Science as Kandy Bar Owner
1985Head Office as General Sepulveda
1985The Breakfast Club as Carl
1984The Impostor
1984Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Howard Tartarus
1984Who's the Boss?
1984Miami Vice as Andy Sloan
1984The Naked Face as Frank
1984Sixteen Candles as Rudy Ryszczyk
1983Class as Bellman
1982Tootsie as Actor at Party (uncredited)
1981Thief as Mechanic #3
—Once a Week for Life as Theo Galanis









