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John Kapelos

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 8, 1956 (69 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Afternoon Delight
  • The Dead Zone
  • Nash Bridges
  • Free Ride
  • Flight 29 Down
  • Love on the Air
  • Pandemic
  • Ignition
  • Val
  • Junkyard Dog
  • Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story
  • First Round Down
  • Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
  • The Class
  • Palace Guard

Known For

  • The Breakfast Club
  • Roxanne
  • Internal Affairs
  • The River King
  • Nothing in Common
  • The Boost
  • Everybody Wants to Be Italian
  • Love on the Air
  • Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
  • The Late Shift
  • Forever Knight
  • I Accuse
  • Man Trouble
  • Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
  • Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
  • Category 7: The End of the World
  • Nick Knight
  • Johnny Skidmarks
  • Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
  • Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
  • Flight 29 Down
  • Love Shot
  • The Unicorn

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    The Trial of Socrates · as Socrates
    2023
    The Last Word · as Brett Harper
    2023
    Beacon 23 (TV Series) · as Jocko
    2022
    2022
    The Lincoln Lawyer (TV Series) · as Peter Sterghos
    2021
    Val · as Bryan Foley
    2021
    Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead · as Chief Chauncey O'connor
    2021
    Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent · as Chief Chauncey O'connor
    2020
    Big Sky (2020) (TV Series) · as Father Ted Maynard
    2020
    Medical Police (TV Series) · as Frank Neri
    2019
    Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver · as Chief Chauncey O'connor
    2019
    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder · as Chief Chauncey O'connor
    2019
    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For · as Chief Chauncey O'connor
    2019
    The Umbrella Academy (TV Series) · as Jack Ruby
    2018
    Love Shot · as Tony
    2018
    The Unicorn · as Louis
    2018
    Magnum P.I. (TV Series) · as Hector Aquino
    2018
    22 Chaser · as Bissey
    2018
    Blood Type · as Er Policeman
    2018
    2017
    The Shape of Water · as Mr. Arzounian
    2016
    2016
    Conviction (2016) (TV Series) · as Jim Mcnally
    2015
    Good Girls Revolt (TV Series) · as Vinnie
    2015
    2015
    The Expanse (TV Series) · as Ren
    2015
    Impastor (TV Series) · as Judge Brenden Bell
    2015
    Underdog Kids · as Teacher
    2015
    Togetherness (TV Series) · as Contractor
    2014
    Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (TV Series) · as Demos Zippopoulos
    2014
    Transparent (TV Series) · as Gary
    2014
    I Didn't Do It (2014) (TV Series) · as Uncle Patsy
    2013
    Free Ride · as Coast Guard Captain
    2013
    2013
    2013
    Graceland (TV Series) · as Lawrence
    2013
    Miss Dial · as Creepy Guy
    2012
    See Dad Run (TV Series) · as Squint
    2012
    Puppy Love · as Coach Thomas
    2012
    Not That Funny · as Kevork Sarkissian
    2011
    The Exes (TV Series) · as Giovanni
    2011
    Suits (TV Series) · as Elias Gould
    2011
    The Immortals · as American Narrator
    2011
    Franklin & Bash (TV Series) · as Roland Stray
    2011
    Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Larry Burke
    2010
    2010
    Law & Order: LA (TV Series) · as Mark Buckley
    2010
    No Ordinary Family (TV Series) · as Derek
    2010
    Lost Girl (TV Series) · as Wayne
    2010
    The Hard Times of RJ Berger (TV Series) · as Cast
    2010
    Justified (TV Series) · as Ethan Picker
    2010
    Dan For Mayor (TV Series) · as Bud Calgrove
    2010
    Republic of Doyle (TV Series) · as Inspector Vince Pickard
    2010
    Junkyard Dog · as Hellerman
    2009
    Modern Family (TV Series) · as Stavros
    2009
    Zeke & Luther (TV Series) · as Discount Dave
    2009
    Tripping Forward · as Vladdy
    2009
    Chasing a Dream · as Frank Mcguire
    2009
    Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Joe Pulgatti
    2008
    The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Hank Draber
    2008
    The Suite Life on Deck (TV Series) · as Elias
    2008
    Gemini Division (TV Series)
    2008
    The Babysitter · as Mr Jones
    2008
    Snow Buddies · as Jean George
    2007
    Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) · as Cameron
    2007
    Chuck (TV Series) · as Yari Demitrios
    2007
    Everybody Wants to Be Italian · as Steve Bottino
    2007
    iCarly (TV Series) · as Morris
    2007
    Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango · as Captain Bob Russell
    2007
    Whisper · as Whitley
    2007
    By Appointment Only · as Pharmacist
    2007
    Pandemic (TV Series) · as Michael Torino
    2006
    Shark (TV Series)
    2006
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · as Tom Swagerty
    2006
    2006
    Fifty Pills · as Harold
    2006
    Stick It · as Chris Defrank
    2005
    2005
    Category 7: The End of the World (TV Series) · as Secretary Of Homeland Security Jim Roberts
    2005
    The River King · as Joey Tosh
    2005
    Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Sheriff Montell
    2005
    2005
    2005
    Aurora Borealis · as Stu
    2004
    House (TV Series) · as Dr. Kurtz
    2004
    2004
    Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Eugene Beale
    2004
    Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Detective Wayne Farley
    2004
    CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Bobby Rossmore
    2004
    Phil the Alien · as The General
    2004
    Knuckle Sandwich · as Mr. O'doogle
    2004
    Shallow Ground · as Leroy Riley
    2003
    I Accuse · as Det. Murray
    2003
    Mimic: Sentinel · as Det. Gary Dumars
    2003
    Cold Case (TV Series) · as John Butler
    2003
    One Tree Hill (TV Series) · as Carl
    2003
    Las Vegas (TV Series)
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Victor Castor
    2003
    Dead Like Me (TV Series) · as Angus Cook
    2003
    Fast Food High · as John Redding
    2003
    111 Gramercy Park · as Gus Barlow
    2002
    Auto Focus · as Bruno Gerussi
    2002
    Boomtown (TV Series) · as Hugo Pinkston
    2002
    Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Ezra Hafetz
    2002
    Monk (TV Series) · as Paulie Flores
    2002
    The Dead Zone (TV Series) · as Patrick Hanchin
    2002
    L.A.X. · as Herb
    2001
    Ignition · as Conor's Lawyer
    2001
    Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Halper
    2001
    Just Cause (TV Series)
    2001
    Legally Blonde · as Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)
    2001
    State of Grace (TV Series) · as Milton Figer
    2001
    Fire & Ice · as Andy Kurtz
    2001
    The Sports Pages · as Marvin (segment "the Heidi Bowl")
    2000
    Queer as Folk (US) (TV Series) · as Don
    2000
    Cold Blooded · as Lou Miles
    2000
    The District (TV Series) · as Victor Abbot
    2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Duke Rittle
    2000
    Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Orientation Leader
    2000
    1999
    Angel (TV Series) · as Roland Meeks
    1999
    Double Jeopardy · as Man On Pay Phone (uncredited)
    1999
    The West Wing (TV Series) · as Seymour Little
    1999
    Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Zack Wiley
    1999
    It's Like, You Know... (TV Series) · as Mr. Gibson
    1999
    The Deep End of the Ocean · as George Karras
    1998
    1998
    First Wave (TV Series) · as Phil Tennant
    1998
    Johnny Skidmarks · as Walter Lippinscott
    1997
    Timecop (TV Series)
    1997
    The Practice (TV Series) · as Officer John Rydell
    1997
    The Relic · as Mcnally
    1996
    Once a Thief (TV Series)
    1996
    Goode Behavior (TV Series) · as Cast
    1996
    The Craft · as Ray (uncredited)
    1996
    Wiseguy · as Dave Goss
    1996
    Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Harry Grimes
    1995
    The Late Shift · as Robert Morton
    1995
    Platypus Man (TV Series) · as Vince Jeni
    1994
    ER (TV Series) · as Mr. Irby
    1994
    Cool and the Crazy · as The Greek
    1994
    Rebel Highway (TV Series) · as The Greek
    1994
    The Shadow · as Duke Rollins
    1994
    Deep Red · as Mack Waters
    1994
    For the Love of Aaron · as Dr. Teplitsky
    1993
    Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Dr. Milton Getz
    1993
    Dave's World (TV Series) · as Leo
    1993
    Frasier (TV Series) · as Policeman
    1993
    1993
    The X-Files (TV Series) · as Special Agent Fordyce
    1993
    Guilty as Sin · as Ed Lombardo
    1993
    A Twist of the Knife · as Bernie Mcneil
    1992
    Man Trouble · as Detective Melvenos
    1992
    We're Talkin' Serious Money · as Marty "the Greek"
    1992
    Forever Knight (TV Series) · as Det. Don Schanke
    1992
    Highway Heartbreaker · as Det. Baker
    1991
    Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story · as Prosecutor Paul Chaiet
    1991
    Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Andrew Lassick
    1991
    1991
    Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Sammy
    1991
    Defenseless · as Jack Hammer
    1991
    And the Sea Will Tell · as Len Weinglass
    1990
    Counterstrike (TV Series) · as Manny
    1990
    Shannon's Deal (TV Series)
    1990
    Grand (TV Series) · as Ray
    1990
    Internal Affairs · as Steven Arrocas
    1989
    E.N.G. (TV Series) · as Jimmy Moshonas
    1989
    Nick Knight · as Det. Don Schanke
    1989
    Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Barry Prophet
    1989
    Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Dr. Mustafa El Razul
    1989
    All's Fair · as Eddie
    1988
    The Boost · as Joel Miller
    1988
    Vibes · as Eugene
    1988
    1987
    J.J. Starbuck (TV Series) · as Thomas Rampy
    1987
    Roxanne · as Chuck
    1987
    Street Legal (TV Series) · as Bernie Chernoff
    1986
    L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Jack Lewis
    1986
    Nothing in Common · as Roger The Commercial Director
    1986
    Off Beat · as Lou Wareham
    1986
    Matlock (TV Series) · as Sgt. Sam Hayden
    1985
    Head Office · as General Sepulveda
    1985
    My Man Adam · as Mr. Rangle
    1985
    Weird Science · as Kandy Bar Owner
    1985
    1984
    1984
    Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Lt. Howard Tartarus
    1984
    Who's the Boss? (TV Series)
    1984
    Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Andy Sloan
    1984
    The Naked Face · as Frank
    1984
    Sixteen Candles · as Rudy Ryszczyk
    1983
    Class · as Bellman
    1983
    Doctor Detroit · as Rush Street Dude
    1982
    Tootsie · as Actor At Party (uncredited)
    1981
    Thief · as Mechanic #3
    1973
    The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Joe Boddington
    1965
    Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Konstantin Meleounis

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