John Kapelos Biography

Canadian actor (born 1956)

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.

An alumnus of The Second City, Chicago, 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.

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. He also appeared in 1999's The Deep End of the Ocean, which received praise from both The New York Times and Roger Ebert from The Chicago Sun Times.

Other film appearances include Schepisi's Roxanne, with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah, and Garry Marshall's Nothing in Common, opposite Tom Hanks, and Touchstone’s Stick It. While he has often appeared in comedies, several roles, including The Boost, with James Woods, and Internal Affairs 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. 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; produced a four-part series on YouTube featuring monologues by NPR-contributor Michael Raysses called Greek to Me, 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.

Selected filmography

Film

  • Thief (1981) as Mechanic #3
  • Tootsie (1982) as Actor at Party (uncredited)
  • Doctor Detroit (1983) as Rush Street Dude
  • Cl* (1983) as Bellman
  • Sixteen Candles (1984) as Rudy
  • The Naked Face (1984) as Frank
  • The Breakfast Club (1985) as Carl
  • Weird Science (1985) as Dino
  • My Man Adam (1985) as Mr. Rangle
  • Head Office (1985) as General Sepulveda
  • Off Beat (1986) as Lou Wareham
  • Nothing in Common (1986) as Roger the Commercial Director
  • Roxanne (1987) as Chuck
  • Vibes (1988) as Eugene
  • The Boost (1988) as Joel Miller
  • All's Fair (1989) as Eddie
  • Internal Affairs (1990) as Steven Arrocas
  • Defenseless (1991) as Jack Hammer
  • We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992) as Marty 'the Greek'
  • Man Trouble (1992) as Detective Melvenos
  • Guilty as Sin (1993) as Ed Lombardo
  • The Shadow (1994) as Duke Rollins
  • The Craft (1996) as Ray (uncredited)
  • The Late Shift (1996)
  • The Relic (1997) as McNally
  • Johnny Skidmarks (1998) as Walter Lippinscott
  • The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) as George Karras
  • Blood Type (1999) as ER Policeman
  • Bad Faith (2000) as Lou Miles
  • Legally Blonde (2001) as Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)
  • Ignition (2001) as Conor's Lawyer
  • Auto Focus (2002) as Bruno Gerussi
  • Fast Food High (2003) as John Redding
  • I Accuse (2003) as Det. Murray
  • Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003, Video) as Det. Gary Dumars
  • Shallow Ground (2004) as Leroy Riley
  • Knuckle Sandwich (2004) as Mr. O'Doogle
  • Phil the Alien (2004) as The General
  • Aurora Borealis (2005) as Stu
  • The River King (2005) as Joey Tosh
  • Stick It (2006) as Chris DeFrank
  • Fifty Pills (2006) as Harold
  • Mr. Soul (2006) as Bill Corrigan
  • Whisper (2007) as Whitley
  • Everybody Wants to Be Italian (2007) as Steve Bottino
  • Snow Buddies (2008, Video) as Jean George
  • Tripping Forward (2009) as Vladdy
  • Junkyard Dog (2010) as Hellerman
  • Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2010, Video)
  • Not That Funny (2012) as Kevork Sarkissian
  • Afternoon Delight (2013) as Jack
  • Miss Dial (2013) as Creepy Guy
  • Free Ride (2013) as Coast Guard Captain
  • Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum (2013) as Maggs
  • Underdog Kids (2015) as Teacher
  • First Round Down (2016) as Sonny
  • The Shape of Water (2017) as Mr. Arzoumanian
  • The Unicorn (2018) as Louis
  • Blood Type (2018) as ER Police Officer Lewis
  • 22 Chaser (2018) as Bissey
  • Love Shot (2018) as Tony

Television

  • Miami Vice (1985) as Andy Sloan
  • On*is: 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 Weingl*
  • 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 V*ily 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
  • Iden*y 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
  • 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
  • Days of Our Lives (2023) as Konstantin Meleounis

Internet

  • It's All Greek to Me (2007)

References

    External links

    • Official website via web.archive.org
    • John Kapelos at IMDb
    • Syd Arthur and the Knights of Joy

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