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.
1978
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.
1980
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.
1999
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.
2010
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.
