John Kapelos

Acting

John Kapelos

Born March 8, 1956London, Ontario, Canada170 credits

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

Scrubs
8.1

Scrubs

TV

2026

Loaded for Bear

Loaded for Bear

Movie

2024

I Don't Know

I Don't Know

Movie

2024

The Last Word

The Last Word

Movie

2023

Beacon 23
5.8

Beacon 23

TV

2023

The Class
4.5

The Class

Movie

2022

Filmography

Scrubs
2026Scrubsas Stanley CamposTV
Loaded for Bear
2024Loaded for Bearas BenMovie
I Don't Know
2024I Don't Knowas NickyMovie
The Last Word
2023The Last Wordas Brett HarperMovie
Beacon 23
2023Beacon 23as JockoTV
The Class
2022The Classas NateMovie
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022The Lincoln Lawyeras Peter SterghosTV
Val
2021Valas Bryan FoleyMovie
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Deadas Chief Chauncey O'ConnorMovie
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2021Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descentas Chief Chauncey O'ConnorMovie
Big Sky
2020Big Skyas Father Ted MaynardTV
Medical Police
2020Medical Policeas Matteo NeriTV
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
2020Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaveras Chief Chauncey O'ConnorMovie
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murderas Chief Chauncey O'ConnorMovie
Tellers
2019Tellersas CraigMovie
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die Foras Chief Chauncey O'ConnorMovie
Love Shot
2019Love Shotas TonyMovie
The Umbrella Academy
2019The Umbrella Academyas Jack RubyTV
The Unicorn
2019The Unicornas LouisMovie
Magnum P.I.
2018Magnum P.I.as Hector AquinoTV
22 Chaser
201822 Chaseras BisseyMovie
BLOOD TYPE
2018BLOOD TYPEas ER PolicemanMovie
The Shape of Water
2017The Shape of Wateras Mr. ArzounianMovie
First Round Down
2017First Round Downas SonnyMovie
Creature Features
2016Creature Featuresas SelfTV
Conviction
2016Convictionas Jim McNallyTV
The Expanse
2015The Expanseas RenTV
Love on the Air
2015Love on the Airas GusMovie
Impastor
2015Impastoras Judge Brenden BellTV
Togetherness
2015Togethernessas ContractorTV
Transparent
2014Transparentas GaryTV
I Didn't Do It
2014I Didn't Do Itas Uncle PatsyTV
Afternoon Delight
2013Afternoon Delightas JackMovie
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killeras Detective BradyMovie
Miss Dial
2013Miss Dialas Creepy GuyMovie
Not That Funny
2012Not That Funnyas Kevork SarkissianMovie
The Exes
2011The Exesas GiovanniTV
Suits
2011Suitsas Elias GouldTV
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas Roland StrayTV
Shameless
2011Shamelessas Larry BurkeTV
Farewell Mr. Kringle
2010Farewell Mr. Kringleas HarleyMovie
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LAas Mark BuckleyTV
Lost Girl
2010Lost Girlas WayneTV
Don't You Forget About Me
2010Don't You Forget About Meas SelfMovie
Justified
2010Justifiedas Ethan PickerTV
Republic of Doyle
2010Republic of Doyleas Inspector Vince PickardTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas StavrosTV
Junkyard Dog
2009Junkyard Dogas HellermanMovie
Tripping Forward
2009Tripping Forwardas VladdyMovie
Chasing a Dream
2009Chasing a Dreamas Frank McGuireMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Joe PulgattiTV
T
2008The Beneficiaryas Roy VidrowMovie
The Suite Life on Deck
2008The Suite Life on Deckas EliasTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Hank DraberTV
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008Celebrating Sixteen Candlesas HimselfMovie
Sincerely Yours
2008Sincerely Yoursas SelfMovie
Gemini Division
2008Gemini DivisionTV
The Babysitter
2008The Babysitteras Mr JonesMovie
Snow Buddies
2008Snow Buddiesas Jean GeorgeMovie
Whisper
2007Whisperas WhitleyMovie
Chuck
2007Chuckas Yari DemitriosTV
Everybody Wants to Be Italian
2007Everybody Wants to Be Italianas Steve BottinoMovie
iCarly
2007iCarlyas MorrisTV
F
2007Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tangoas Captain Bob RussellMovie
Shark
2006Sharkas Presiding OfficerTV
Psych
2006Psychas Tom SwagertyTV
Fifty Pills
2006Fifty Pillsas HaroldMovie
Stick It
2006Stick Itas Chris DeFrankMovie
M
2006Mr. SoulMovie
The River King
2005The River Kingas Joey ToshMovie
Flight 29 Down
2005Flight 29 Downas Captain RussellTV
McBride: Tune in for Murder
2005McBride: Tune in for Murderas Bob CarterMovie
Shallow Ground
2005Shallow Groundas Leroy RileyMovie
House
2004Houseas Dr. KurtzTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Eugene BealeTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Detective Wayne FarleyTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Bobby RossmoreTV
Phil the Alien
2004Phil the Alienas The GeneralMovie
I Accuse
2003I Accuseas Det. MurrayMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas John ButlerTV
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas CarlTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Victor CastorTV
Las Vegas
2003Las VegasTV
Dead Like Me
2003Dead Like Meas Angus CookTV
Mimic: Sentinel
2003Mimic: Sentinelas Det. Gary DumarsMovie
Fast Food High
2003Fast Food Highas John ReddingMovie
111 Gramercy Park
2003111 Gramercy Parkas Gus BarlowMovie
Auto Focus
2002Auto Focusas Bruno GerussiMovie
Boomtown
2002Boomtownas Hugo PinkstonTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Ezra HafetzTV
Just Cause
2002Just CauseTV
Monk
2002Monkas Paulie FloresTV
The Dead Zone
2002The Dead Zoneas Patrick HanchinTV
Ignition
2002Ignitionas Conor's LawyerMovie
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas HalperTV
Legally Blonde
2001Legally Blondeas Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)Movie
State of Grace
2001State of Graceas Milton FigerTV
Fire & Ice
2001Fire & Iceas Andy KurtzMovie
Cold Blooded
2000Cold Bloodedas Lou MilesMovie
The District
2000The Districtas Victor AbbotTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Duke RittleTV
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girlsas Orientation LeaderTV
God, the Devil and Bob
2000God, the Devil and BobTV
Angel
1999Angelas Roland MeeksTV
Double Jeopardy
1999Double Jeopardyas Man on Pay Phone (uncredited)Movie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Seymour LittleTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Zack WileyTV
The Deep End of the Ocean
1999The Deep End of the Oceanas George KarrasMovie
Young Hearts Unlimited
1998Young Hearts Unlimitedas JensenMovie
First Wave
1998First Waveas Phil TennantTV
Johnny Skidmarks
1998Johnny Skidmarksas Walter LippinscottMovie
Timecop
1997TimecopTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Officer John RydellTV
The Relic
1997The Relicas McNallyMovie
Once a Thief
1996Once a ThiefTV
The Craft
1996The Craftas Ray (uncredited)Movie
Wiseguy
1996Wiseguyas Dave GossMovie
The Late Shift
1996The Late Shiftas Robert MortonMovie
ER
1994ERas Mr. IrbyTV
Cool and the Crazy
1994Cool and the Crazyas The GreekMovie
Rebel Highway
1994Rebel Highwayas The GreekTV
The Shadow
1994The Shadowas Duke RollinsMovie
Deep Red
1994Deep Redas Mack WatersMovie
For the Love of Aaron
1994For the Love of Aaronas Dr. TeplitskyMovie
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Dr. Milton GetzTV
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas LeoTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras PolicemanTV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Lucky LeonTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Special Agent FordyceTV
Guilty as Sin
1993Guilty as Sinas Ed LombardoMovie
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
1993Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knifeas Bernie McNeilMovie
Man Trouble
1992Man Troubleas Detective MelvenosMovie
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992We're Talkin' Serious Moneyas Marty "the Greek"Movie
Forever Knight
1992Forever KnightTV
Highway Heartbreaker
1992Highway Heartbreakeras Det. BakerMovie
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
1992Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Storyas Prosecutor Paul ChaietMovie
Palace Guard
1991Palace GuardTV
Defenseless
1991Defenselessas Jack HammerMovie
And the Sea Will Tell
1991And the Sea Will Tellas Len WeinglassMovie
And the Sea Will Tell
1991And the Sea Will Tellas Len WeinglassTV
Counterstrike
1990Counterstrikeas MannyTV
Shannon's Deal
1990Shannon's DealTV
Grand
1990Grandas RayTV
Internal Affairs
1990Internal Affairsas Steven ArrocasMovie
Nick Knight
1989Nick Knightas Det. Don SchankeMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas Barry ProphetTV
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas Dr. Mustafa El RazulTV
All's Fair
1989All's Fairas EddieMovie
The Boost
1988The Boostas Joel MillerMovie
Vibes
1988Vibesas EugeneMovie
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the Worldas Costas GratsosMovie
Roxanne
1987Roxanneas ChuckMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Jack LewisTV
Nothing in Common
1986Nothing in Commonas Roger the Commercial DirectorMovie
Off Beat
1986Off Beatas Lou WarehamMovie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Sgt. Sam HaydenTV
My Man Adam
1985My Man Adamas Mr. RangleMovie
Weird Science
1985Weird Scienceas Kandy Bar OwnerMovie
Head Office
1985Head Officeas General SepulvedaMovie
The Breakfast Club
1985The Breakfast Clubas CarlMovie
The Impostor
1984The ImpostorMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lt. Howard TartarusTV
Who's the Boss?
1984Who's the Boss?TV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Andy SloanTV
The Naked Face
1984The Naked Faceas FrankMovie
Sixteen Candles
1984Sixteen Candlesas Rudy RyszczykMovie
Class
1983Classas BellmanMovie
Tootsie
1982Tootsieas Actor at Party (uncredited)Movie
Thief
1981Thiefas Mechanic #3Movie
Once a Week for Life
—Once a Week for Lifeas Theo GalanisMovie