Canadian actor (born 1956)
John Kapelos
Kapelos in 2014
Born (1956-03-08 ) March 8, 1956 (age 68) 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]
Career
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]
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Miami Vice (1985) as Andy Sloan
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988, TV Movie) as Costas Gratsos
Nick Knight (1989, TV Movie) as Det. Don Schanke
And the Sea Will Tell (1991, TV Movie) as Len Weinglass
[19]
Forever Knight (1992–1995) as Det. Don Schanke
Seinfeld (1993, Episode: "
The Sniffing Accountant ")
Cool and the Crazy (1994, TV Movie) as The Greek
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Episode 16, aired Jun 10, 1995) as Vassily Savchenko (Lucky Leon)
God, the Devil and Bob (2000) (voice)
Angel (2000) as Roland Meeks
The X-Files (2002) as Special Agent Fordyce
State of Grace (2002) as Milton Figer
The District (2002) as Victor Abbot
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002) as Chief Duke Rittle
Just Cause (2002) as Carlos Ramirez
Boomtown (2002) as Hugo Pinkston
ER (2002) as Mr. Irby
Judging Amy (2003) as Zack Wiley
The Dead Zone (2003) as Patrick Hanchin
Dead Like Me (2003) as Angus Cook
Frasier (2004) as Policeman
Cold Case (2004) as John Butler
Crossing Jordan (2004) as Halper
Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story (2004, TV Movie) as Ray De Lucc
Without a Trace (2004) as Ezra Hafetz
Boston Legal (2004) as Detective Wayne Farley
Queer as Folk (2005) as Don
McBride : Tune in for Murder (2005, TV Movie) as Bob Carter
Gilmore Girls (2005) as Orientation Leader
Flight 29 Down (2005-2007) as Captain Russell
Category 7: The End of the World (2005) as Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Roberts
Desperate Housewives (2006) as Eugene Beale
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006) as Ken
CSI: NY (2006) as Bobby Rossmore
One Tree Hill (2007) as Carl
Monk (2007) as Paulie Flores
Chuck (2008) as Yari Demitrios
The Suite Life on Deck (2008) as Elias
Zeke & Luther (2009) as Discount Dave
iCarly (2009) as Morris
Criminal Minds (2011) as Sheriff Montell
Modern Family (2013, Episode: "
Fulgencio ") as Stavros
Psych (2013) as Tom Swaggerty
Justified (2013–2014) as Picker
[2]
[5]
Transparent (2014) as Gary
Republic of Doyle (2014) as Inspector Vince Pickard
NCIS (2016) as Victor Castor
Impastor (2016) as Judge Brenden Bell
The Expanse (2018, Episode: "
Delta V ") as Ren
The Umbrella Academy (2020) as Jack Ruby
Medical Police (TV series) (2020) as Frank Neri
[20]
Days of Our Lives (2023) as Konstantin Meleounis
Internet
It's All Greek to Me (2007)
References
External links