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.

Filmography

• 2026Once a Week for Life — Theo Galanis
• Scrubs — Stanley Campos
• 2024I Don't Know — Nicky
• 2024Loaded for Bear — Ben
• Matlock — Judge Frederick Sparkman
• Beacon 23 — Jocko
• 2023The Last Word — Brett Harper
• 2022The Class — Nate
• The Lincoln Lawyer — Peter Sterghos
• 2021Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead — Chief Chauncey O'Connor
• 2021Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent — Chief Chauncey O'Connor
• 2021Val — Bryan Foley
• Big Sky — Father Ted Maynard
• 2020Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver — Chief Chauncey O'Connor
• Medical Police — Matteo Neri, Frank Neri
• 2019Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For — Chief Chauncey O'Connor
• 2019Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder — Chief Chauncey O'Connor
• 2019Love Shot — Tony
• 2019Tellers — Craig
• The Umbrella Academy — Jack Ruby
• 2019The Unicorn — Louis
• 201822 Chaser — Bissey
• 2018BLOOD TYPE — ER Policeman
• Magnum P.I. — Hector Aquino
• 2017First Round Down — Sonny
• 2017The Shape of Water — Mr. Arzounian
• Conviction — Jim McNally
• Impastor — Judge Brenden Bell
• 2015Love on the Air — Gus
• The Expanse — Ren
• Togetherness — Contractor
• I Didn't Do It — Uncle Patsy
• Transparent — Gary
• 2013Afternoon Delight — Jack
• 2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer — Detective Brady
• 2013Miss Dial — Creepy Guy
• 2012Not That Funny — Kevork Sarkissian
• Franklin & Bash — Roland Stray
• Shameless — Larry Burke
• Suits — Elias Gould
• The Exes — Giovanni
• 2010Farewell Mr. Kringle — Harley
• Justified — Ethan Picker
• Law & Order: LA — Mark Buckley
• Lost Girl — Wayne
• Republic of Doyle — Vince Pickard
• Castle — Joe Pulgatti
• 2009Chasing a Dream — Frank McGuire
• 2009Junkyard Dog — Hellerman
• Modern Family — Stavros
• 2009Tripping Forward — Vladdy
• Gemini Division
• 2008Snow Buddies — Jean George
• 2008The Babysitter — Mr Jones
• 2008The Beneficiary — Roy Vidrow
• The Mentalist — Hank Draber
• The Suite Life on Deck — Elias
• Chuck — Yari Demitrios
• 2007Everybody Wants to Be Italian — Steve Bottino
• 2007Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango — Captain Bob Russell
• 2007Whisper — Whitley
• iCarly — Morris
• 2006Fifty Pills — Harold
• 2006Mr. Soul
• Psych — Tom Swagerty
• Shark — Presiding Officer
• 2006Stick It — Chris DeFrank
• 2005Aurora Borealis — Stu
• Flight 29 Down — Captain Russell
• 2005McBride: Tune in for Murder — Bob Carter
• 2005Shallow Ground — Leroy Riley
• 2005The River King — Joey Tosh
• Boston Legal — Detective Wayne Farley
• CSI: NY — Bobby Rossmore
• Desperate Housewives — Eugene Beale
• House — Dr. Kurtz
• 2004Phil the Alien — The General
• 2003111 Gramercy Park — Gus Barlow
• Cold Case — John Butler
• Dead Like Me — Angus Cook
• 2003Fast Food High — John Redding
• 2003I Accuse — Det. Murray
• Las Vegas
• 2003Mimic: Sentinel — Det. Gary Dumars
• NCIS — Victor Castor
• One Tree Hill — Carl
• 2002Auto Focus — Bruno Gerussi
• Boomtown — Hugo Pinkston
• 2002Ignition — Conor's Lawyer
• Just Cause
• Monk — Paulie Flores
• The Dead Zone — Patrick Hanchin
• Without a Trace — Ezra Hafetz
• Crossing Jordan — Halper
• 2001Fire & Ice — Andy Kurtz
• 2001Legally Blonde — Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)
• State of Grace — Milton Figer
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Duke Rittle
• 2000Cold Blooded — Lou Miles
• Gilmore Girls — Orientation Leader
• God, the Devil and Bob
• The District — Victor Abbot
• Angel — Roland Meeks
• 1999Double Jeopardy — Man on Pay Phone (uncredited)
• Judging Amy — Zack Wiley
• 1999The Deep End of the Ocean — George
• The West Wing — Seymour Little
• First Wave — Phil Tennant
• 1998Johnny Skidmarks — Walter Lippinscott
• 1998Young Hearts Unlimited — Jensen
• The Practice — John Rydell
• 1997The Relic — McNally
• Timecop
• Once a Thief
• 1996The Craft — Ray (uncredited)
• 1996The Late Shift — Robert Morton
• 1996Wiseguy — Dave Goss
• 1994Cool and the Crazy — The Greek
• 1994Deep Red — Mack Waters
• ER — Mr. Irby
• 1994For the Love of Aaron — Dr. Teplitsky
• Rebel Highway — The Greek
• 1994The Shadow — Duke Rollins
• Dave's World — Leo
• 1993Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife — Bernie McNeil
• Diagnosis: Murder — Dr. Milton Getz
• Frasier — Policeman
• 1993Guilty as Sin — Ed Lombardo
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Lucky Leon
• The X-Files — Special Agent Fordyce
• 1992Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story — Prosecutor Paul Chaiet
• Forever Knight — Det. Don Schanke, Director
• 1992Highway Heartbreaker — Det. Baker
• 1992Man Trouble — Detective Melvenos
• 1992We're Talkin' Serious Money — Marty "the Greek"
• 1991And the Sea Will Tell — Len Weinglass
• And the Sea Will Tell — Len Weinglass
• 1991Defenseless — Jack Hammer
• Palace Guard
• Counterstrike — Manny
• Grand — Ray
• 1990Internal Affairs — Steven Arrocas
• Shannon's Deal — Turner Bryce
• 1989All's Fair — Eddie
• 1989Nick Knight — Det. Don Schanke
• Quantum Leap — Dr. Mustafa El Razul
• Seinfeld — Barry Prophet
• 1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the World — Costas Gratsos
• 1988The Boost — Joel Miller
• 1988Vibes — Eugene
• 1987Roxanne — Chuck
• L.A. Law — Jack Lewis
• Matlock — Sgt. Sam Hayden
• 1986Nothing in Common — Roger the Commercial Director
• 1986Off Beat — Lou Wareham
• 1985Head Office — General Sepulveda
• 1985My Man Adam — Mr. Rangle
• 1985The Breakfast Club — Carl
• 1985Weird Science — Kandy Bar Owner
• Miami Vice — Andy Sloan
• Murder, She Wrote — Lt. Howard Tartarus
• 1984Sixteen Candles — Rudy Ryszczyk
• 1984The Impostor
• 1984The Naked Face — Frank
• Who's the Boss?
• 1983Class — Bellman
• 1982Tootsie — Actor at Party (uncredited)
• 1981Thief — Mechanic #3

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Creature Features — Self
• 2010Don't You Forget About Me — Self
• 2008Celebrating Sixteen Candles — Himself
• 2008Sincerely Yours — Self