Personal Info
Birth date
1956-03-08 (69 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
-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.
Filmography
NCIS
7.623
Overview:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.Shameless
8.163
Overview:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.House
8.592
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.635
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.The Mentalist
8.4
Overview:
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.Castle
7.985
Overview:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.Desperate Housewives
7.918
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.Modern Family
7.875
Overview:
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.Suits
8.223
Overview:
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.Psych
7.893
Overview:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.The X-Files
8.377
Overview:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.Monk
7.953
Overview:
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Seinfeld
8.262
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.Without a Trace
7.2
Overview:
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.Frasier
7.7
Overview:
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.The Practice
7.7
Overview:
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”The West Wing
8.257
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.One Tree Hill
7.8
Overview:
In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.Gilmore Girls
7.9
Overview:
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.ER
7.8
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.Las Vegas
7
Overview:
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.Miami Vice
7.452
Overview:
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.Boston Legal
7.918
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.CSI: NY
7.4
Overview:
Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.iCarly
7.984
Overview:
Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.Cold Case
7.8
Overview:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.Acting
TBAOnce a Week for Life as Theo Galanis
2024Loaded for Bear as Ben
2024I Don't Know as Nicky
2023The Last Word as Brett Harper
2023Beacon 23 (1 Episode) as Jocko
2022The Class as Nate
2022The Lincoln Lawyer (1 Episode) 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 (2 Episodes) as Father Ted Maynard
2020Medical Police (1, 1 Episode) as Matteo Neri, 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 (5 Episodes) as Jack Ruby
2019The Unicorn as Louis
201822 Chaser as Bissey
2018BLOOD TYPE as ER Policeman
2017The Shape of Water as Mr. Arzounian
2017First Round Down as Sonny
2016Creature Features (1 Episode) as Self
2016Conviction (1 Episode) as Jim McNally
2015The Expanse (2 Episodes) as Ren
2015Love on the Air as Gus
2015Impastor (1 Episode) as Judge Brenden Bell
2015Togetherness (1 Episode) as Contractor
2014Transparent (1 Episode) as Gary
2014I Didn't Do It (1 Episode) 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 (1 Episode) as Giovanni
2011Suits (3 Episodes) as Elias Gould
2011Franklin & Bash (1 Episode) as Roland Stray
2011Shameless (1 Episode) as Larry Burke
2010Farewell Mr. Kringle as Harley
2010Law & Order: LA (1 Episode) as Mark Buckley
2010Lost Girl (1 Episode) as Wayne
2010Don't You Forget About Me as Self
2010Justified (9 Episodes) as Ethan Picker
2010Republic of Doyle (3 Episodes) as Inspector Vince Pickard
2009Modern Family (1 Episode) as Stavros
2009Junkyard Dog as Hellerman
2009Tripping Forward as Vladdy
2009Chasing a Dream as Frank McGuire
2009Castle (1 Episode) as Joe Pulgatti
2008The Beneficiary as Roy Vidrow
2008The Suite Life on Deck (1 Episode) as Elias
2008The Mentalist (1 Episode) as Hank Draber
2008Celebrating Sixteen Candles as Himself
2008Sincerely Yours as Self
2008Gemini Division (50 Episodes) as Unknown
2008The Babysitter as Mr Jones
2008Snow Buddies as Jean George
2007Whisper as Whitley
2007Chuck (1 Episode) as Yari Demitrios
2007Everybody Wants to Be Italian as Steve Bottino
2007iCarly (1 Episode) as Morris
2007Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango as Captain Bob Russell
2006Shark (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Psych (2 Episodes) as Tom Swagerty
2006Fifty Pills as Harold
2006Stick It as Chris DeFrank
2006Mr. Soul as Unknown
2005Category 7: The End of the World as Jim Roberts
2005The River King as Joey Tosh
2005Flight 29 Down (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2005McBride: Tune in for Murder as Bob Carter
2005Shallow Ground as Leroy Riley
2004House (1 Episode) as Dr. Kurtz
2004Desperate Housewives (4 Episodes) as Eugene Beale
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Detective Wayne Farley
2004CSI: NY (1 Episode) as Bobby Rossmore
2004Phil the Alien as The General
2003I Accuse as Det. Murray
2003Cold Case (1 Episode) as John Butler
2003One Tree Hill (1 Episode) as Carl
2003NCIS (1 Episode) as Victor Castor
2003Las Vegas (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Dead Like Me (2 Episodes) 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 (1 Episode) as Hugo Pinkston
2002Without a Trace (1 Episode) as Ezra Hafetz
2002Just Cause (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2002Monk (1 Episode) as Paulie Flores
2002The Dead Zone (1 Episode) as Patrick Hanchin
2002Ignition as Conor's Lawyer
2001Crossing Jordan (1 Episode) as Halper
2001Legally Blonde as Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)
2001Fire & Ice as Andy Kurtz
2000Cold Blooded as Lou Miles
2000The District (1 Episode) as Victor Abbot
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Duke Rittle
2000Gilmore Girls (1 Episode) as Orientation Leader
2000God, the Devil and Bob (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999Angel (1 Episode) as Roland Meeks
1999Double Jeopardy as Man on Pay Phone (uncredited)
1999The West Wing (1 Episode) as Seymour Little
1999Judging Amy (1 Episode) as Zack Wiley
1999The Deep End of the Ocean as George Karras
1998Young Hearts Unlimited as Jensen
1998First Wave (1 Episode) as Phil Tennant
1998Johnny Skidmarks as Walter Lippinscott
1997Timecop (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997The Practice (1 Episode) as Officer John Rydell
1997The Relic as McNally
1996Once a Thief (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996The Craft as Ray (uncredited)
1996Wiseguy as Dave Goss
1996The Late Shift as Robert Morton
1994ER (1 Episode) 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 (1 Episode) as Dr. Milton Getz
1993Dave's World (1 Episode) as Leo
1993Frasier (1 Episode) as Policeman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993The X-Files (1 Episode) 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 (1, 22 Episode) as Unknown, Det. Don Schanke
1992Highway Heartbreaker as Det. Baker
1992Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story as Prosecutor Paul Chaiet
1991Palace Guard (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991Defenseless as Jack Hammer
1991And the Sea Will Tell as Len Weinglass
1990Counterstrike (1 Episode) as Manny
1990Shannon's Deal (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Grand (1 Episode) as Ray
1990Internal Affairs as Steven Arrocas
1989Nick Knight as Det. Don Schanke
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as Barry Prophet
1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) 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 (1 Episode) as Jack Lewis
1986Nothing in Common as Roger the Commercial Director
1986Off Beat as Lou Wareham
1985My Man Adam as Mr. Rangle
1985Weird Science as Kandy Bar Owner
1985Head Office as General Sepulveda
1985The Breakfast Club as Carl
1984The Impostor as Unknown
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Lt. Howard Tartarus
1984Who's the Boss? (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Miami Vice (1 Episode) 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
Directing
1992Forever Knight (1 Episode) ... Director