
John Kapelos
Known for: Acting
Born: March 8, 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. He is also fondly remembered as Jerry Seinfeld's unjustly accused accountant.
Known for

Loaded for Bear
2024

Nick Knight
1989

The Last Word
2023

Cold Blooded
2000

Sincerely Yours
2008

I Accuse
2003

The River King
2005

The Boost
1988
The Beneficiary
2008

Love on the Air
2015

The Babysitter
2008

Love Shot
2019

Everybody Wants to Be Italian
2007

Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
1992

For the Love of Aaron
1994

Not That Funny
2012

Johnny Skidmarks
1998

McBride: Tune in for Murder
2005

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
2020

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2021

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021

Roxanne
1987

Tripping Forward
2009

Junkyard Dog
2009

And the Sea Will Tell
1991

Fire & Ice
2001

Cool and the Crazy
1994

Val
2021

All's Fair
1989

BLOOD TYPE
2018

The Breakfast Club
1985

Don't You Forget About Me
2010

Highway Heartbreaker
1992

Wiseguy
1996

Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013

First Round Down
2017

I Don't Know
2024

Once a Week for Life
2026

The Late Shift
1996

The Unicorn
2019

Defenseless
1991
Mr. Soul
2006

The Class
2022

Nothing in Common
1986

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988

Fast Food High
2003

Whisper
2007

Young Hearts Unlimited
1998

Shallow Ground
2005

Internal Affairs
1990

Man Trouble
1992

Ignition
2002

The Impostor
1984

Phil the Alien
2004
Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango
2007

The Naked Face
1984

Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
1993

The Shadow
1994

Farewell Mr. Kringle
2010

Afternoon Delight
2013

The Deep End of the Ocean
1999

Mimic: Sentinel
2003

Chasing a Dream
2009

Tellers
2019

The Relic
1997

111 Gramercy Park
2003

The Shape of Water
2017

Deep Red
1994

22 Chaser
2018

Head Office
1985

Weird Science
1985

Guilty as Sin
1993

Fifty Pills
2006

Snow Buddies
2008

We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992

My Man Adam
1985

Vibes
1988

Thief
1981

Off Beat
1986

Stick It
2006

Class
1983

Sixteen Candles
1984

Miss Dial
2013

The Craft
1996

Auto Focus
2002

Tootsie
1982

Legally Blonde
2001

Double Jeopardy
1999

Seinfeld
1989

One Tree Hill
2003

Chuck
2007

Castle
2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

The District
2000

Who's the Boss?
1984

Shark
2006

The Dead Zone
2002

Desperate Housewives
2004

Boomtown
2002

L.A. Law
1986

Judging Amy
1999

Monk
2002

Cold Case
2003

Las Vegas
2003

Crossing Jordan
2001

Medical Police
2020

Angel
1999

CSI: NY
2004

Forever Knight
1992

Dead Like Me
2003

Big Sky
2020

Without a Trace
2002

Quantum Leap
1989

Suits
2011

The Practice
1997

The X-Files
1993

Modern Family
2009

Gilmore Girls
2000

ER
1994

Boston Legal
2004

Diagnosis: Murder
1993

Once a Thief
1996

Dave's World
1993

Shannon's Deal
1990

Counterstrike
1990

Timecop
1997

The Suite Life on Deck
2008

Gemini Division
2008

Impastor
2015

Just Cause
2002

Psych
2006

Palace Guard
1991

The West Wing
1999

The Exes
2011

The Mentalist
2008

House
2004

Frasier
1993

Law & Order: LA
2010

Justified
2010

Transparent
2014

Franklin & Bash
2011

Lost Girl
2010

iCarly
2007

The Expanse
2015

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993

God, the Devil and Bob
2000

Beacon 23
2023

Republic of Doyle
2010

Togetherness
2015

Conviction
2016

Creature Features
2016

Miami Vice
1984

First Wave
1998

I Didn't Do It
2014

Murder, She Wrote
1984

The Umbrella Academy
2019

Grand
1990

Shameless
2011

The Lincoln Lawyer
2022

NCIS
2003

State of Grace
2001

Magnum P.I.
2018

Matlock
1986

Rebel Highway
1994

Scrubs
2026

Flight 29 Down
2005

And the Sea Will Tell
1991

Matlock
2024