2007 begins with John having recently completed guest star appearances in ONE TREE HILL and CSI: NY. John Kapelos continues to be a sought after performer who has been acting professionally since 1978. Adept in both comedy and drama Mr. Kapelos came to prominence while performing at THE SECOND CITY, CHICAGO. In his eight years at Second City John covered every base: three years in the SECOND CITY NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY, six revues in the RESIDENT COMPANY, as well as Second City's triumphant off-Broadway return in ORWELL THAT ENDS WELL at Art D'Lugoff's legendary Village Gate.

Fast forward to now where John has appeared in countless films. Recently in STICK IT!, FIFTY PILLS, AUTO FOCUS, PHIL THE ALIEN, AURORA BOREALIS, THE RIVER KING, SHALLOW GROUND and MIMIC SENTINEL. He had an uncredited cameo in 2001's summer comedy smash LEGALLY BLONDE where delightfully played Dewey who is colorfully referred to as “trailer park trash”. In the upcoming comedy release, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE ITALIAN John is a North-End fishmonger who dreams of leaving Boston and becoming Sigmund Freud. In Marcus Nash’s amusing LA romp TRIPPING FORWARD John is Vladdy, a Russian mobster who has a penchant for chocolate truffles and human castration.

John’s television output continues to be prolific with four episodes of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (where he portrayed Eva Longoria’s baby-brokering attorney) as well as six episodes of QUEER AS FOLK. He co-starred with Anabella Sciorra in Lifetime’s IDENTITY THEFT and made striking appearances in WITHOUT A TRACE, COLD CASE, BOSTON LEGAL, STATE OF GRACE, X-FILES, THE DISTRICT, THE AGENCY, and CROSSING JORDAN, THE DEAD ZONE, JUDGING AMY, ER and BOOMTOWN. John had a memorable comic turn in two episodes of Showtime’s DEAD LIKE ME where he portrayed Angus Cook and in Bravo’s comedy THE MISADVENTURES OF JACKIE WOODMAN playing a maniacal movie studio head.

A generation of filmgoers may remember John in his appearances in John Hughes’ “brat pack trilogy”. First there was SIXTEEN CANDLES where as Rudy Rizczyk “the oily bohunk” John made hearts swoon! Then there was the ever-observant Carl who, as the custodian of the janitorial arts in THE BREAKFAST CLUB, offered his advice to the assembled detainees. Then there’s Dino, the Greek owner of a Chicago Blues bar in WEIRD SCIENCE.

John's improvisational skills and comic timing were showcased in Fred Schepisi's classic ROXANNE, (as the silly skirt-chasing fireman Chuck), and in Garry Marshall's NOTHING IN COMMON (as Tom Hanks' best friend, Roger St. John). While in stark contrast, John displayed a dramatic intensity as James Woods' destructive associate in THE BOOST and as the patricidal Stephen Arrocas, who hires hit man Richard Gere, in the Mike Figgis gem INTERNAL AFFAIRS. In HBO's highly acclaimed film, THE LATE SHIFT (directed by fellow Second City Alum Betty Thomas) John employed both his comic and dramatic talents as David Letterman's producer Robert Morton.

John has been killed in such films as THE RELIC, THE SHADOW, and THE CRAFT. His favorite onscreen death came as the ill-fated blackmailer in the obscure film noir JOHNNY SKIDMARKS where he is memorably dismembered. Alongside Michele Pfeiffer John showed subtle range in THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN. He portrayed tormented father, George Karras; forced to give up the son he discovers is not rightfully his. Both Roger Ebert and The New York Times lauded this performance.

In the ABC mini-series ONASSIS: THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD (alongside Raul Julia, Elias Koteas and Anthony Quinn) John aged more than 50 years as Aristotle Onassis' business partner and confidante, Kostas Gratsos. For two seasons in the early nineties John co-starred as Detective Don Schanke in the popular science fiction series FOREVER KNIGHT. Early episodic work of John’s includes MIAMI VICE, MURDER SHE WROTE, LA LAW, NASH BRIDGES, THE PRACTICE, and ANGEL

John has been working with director Ted Melfi on a riveting short film THE TRIANGLE that will have its premiere at the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL in 2007.

As well as being in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences the Canadian-born John Kapelos is a proud longstanding union member.