John Capocci

Acting

John Capocci

John Capocci is an actor based in Canton, OH and has over 50 years of stage experience having appeared in numerous roles at Players Guild of Canton and other stages in Northeast Ohio. In 1994 John created the acting company, The Actors of Farinella's Ghost and produced plays staged in many venues in Northeast Ohio. In 2021 John turned his attention to acting in films and is most noted for roles in "A Look in the Rear View" as Gramps , "Drunken Inheritance" as Uncle Eddie , "In the Pines" as Charles Aycock and "Gnashing in Gehenna" as Moe Truxton where he co-starred with the incomparable Lynn Lowry.

Acting credits

River poster
NR

River, a trans woman estranged from her family, returns home to attend her father’s funeral. She is anxious to see her mother, but nothing can prepare her for the extraordinary reunion.

River

2023

Praetorian poster
10.0

Set in the countryside during the height of Rome, a young couple find themselves separated from one another while facing dire challenges. A hero is sent by forces unknown to help fight injustice, and save the innocent.

Praetorian

2022

The Blacker the Berry poster
1.0

Conflict begins to arise on a university campus when a boulder is vandalized with racist messages. Student leaders Brix and Dee have the same goal to catch who is responsible, but find it difficult when their insecurities prevent their progress.

The Blacker the Berry

2022

Puppet Master: Doktor Death poster
5.2

Doktor Death comes crawling out of his trunk and is unleashed into a ramshackle nursing home.

Puppet Master: Doktor Death

2022

Maidenhair poster
NR

An awkward teen develops a crush on a salesman visiting her father's parish.

Maidenhair

2025

Subliminal poster
NR

A young man wanders and explores his mind through his past to understand his future.

Subliminal

2021

Never Odd Or Even poster
NR

A night of celebration for two high school friends erupts into chaos after a run of increasingly bizarre encounters.

Never Odd Or Even

The Royal Christmas Mix-Up poster
NR

Lilah, a Manhattan-based professional gift concierge, travels upstate to rectify a gifting snafu when her client’s gift – a rare, antique nutcracker intended for the Queen of Monteblanca – accidentally ends up there. Upon her arrival, Lilah learns that the nutcracker has been accidentally designated as the grand prize for the local Christmavaganza Festival, and the only way to retrieve it is to compete in the Yuletide Games… together with her disgruntled client.

The Royal Christmas Mix-Up

The Ice Cream Man poster
5.5

The incredible true story of Ernst Cahn, a beloved Jewish ice cream parlor owner who in 1941 was targeted, arrested, and tortured by the infamous "Butcher of Lyon" Klaus Barbie. The choices Cahn made sparked a series of events that led to over 300,000 Dutch citizens going on strike and shutting down Amsterdam for three days, in what became the largest anti-Nazi protest in history.

The Ice Cream Man

2024

A Look in the Rear View poster
NR

On the night before his wedding, a good-natured, self-effacing groom reflects on a memorable and transitional year, which will make you laugh, think and maybe even cry - but mostly laugh.

A Look in the Rear View

2023

Shot Clock poster
NR

A college basketball star is called to stand for social justice by an activist who is forced to work with police to alleviate racial tensions in their city.

Shot Clock