Biography - John Kapelos

Who is John Kapelos?

John Kapelos is an actor by profession and Canadian by nationality. Amongst his decades of work, he is well known for portraying janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club, Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight, and starring in Hallmark movies.

John Kapelos – Birth, Parents, Siblings

John Kapelos’ birth took place on March 8, 1956, in London, Ontario, Canada. He was born John Thomas Kapelos to his father Thomas Kapelos and his mother Anna Kapelos, who owned as well as operated Thomas Clothing.

Other details of his early life, such as childhood, family, and the identity of his siblings, are not shared with the public.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, he attended London Central Secondary School.

He is of Greek ethnicity.

John Kapelos – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Although John Kapelos has lived the last four decades of his life in Hollywood, not much has been shared when it comes to his personal life. There have been no records of him dating, girlfriend, or having romantic relationships. He is sans wife and children, and as he has never been married, divorce is out of context.

Currently, he is dating his girlfriend Heidi K.

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John Kapelos – Career

Early Days

Kapelos started his professional career in 1981. In the initial years of his career, he portrayed minor roles in the films Doctor Detroit (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), Weird Science (1985), and The Breakfast Club (1985) as janitor Carl Reed, for which he is mostly recognized.

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Films, Series

In the following years, John Kapelos landed a series of roles in both TV series and films. Among dozens of films he has worked in, he is well known for portraying roles in Head Office (1985), Vibes (1988), Internal Affairs (1990), Guilty as Sin (1993), Johnny Skidmarks (1998), I Accuse (2003), Tripping Forward (2009), The Shape of Water (2017), The Unicorn (2018), Tellers (2019), Val (2021), The Last Word (2023).

In TV series, John Kapelos had roles in Seinfeld (1993), The X-Files (2002), ER (2002), Crossing Jordan (2004), One Tree Hill (2007), Justified (2013–2014), The Expanse (2018), Big Sky (2021), among others.

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Co-stars

John Kapelos has starred alongside Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, James Woods, and Judd Nelson.

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John Kapelos – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth is estimated at around $1 million, while the figure on his annual salary is not shared with the public.

John Kapelos – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Twitter and Instagram, John Kapelos is active with 3.4k and 1.8k followers, respectively, but is absent from Facebook. However, several fan accounts have been set up in his name.

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