- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1988
- Place of Birth
- Upper Heyford, England, UK
Jovan Adepo
Jovan Adepo (born September 6, 1988) is a British-born American actor. He is known for his role as Cory Maxson in the film adaptation of Fences (2016), and also had starring roles in the 2018 film Overlord and as Lionel Jefferson in CBS' All in the Family/The Jeffersons special. Adepo was featured in the series When They See Us, the second season of Prime Video’s Jack Ryan, and the Facebook series Sorry for Your Loss. He plays Michael Murphy in the HBO series The Leftovers and in 2019 appeared in Watchmen as Hooded Justice. For the latter, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He also starred as Larry Underwood in the Paramount+ miniseries of Stephen King's The Stand.
Filmography
movieThe Odyssey
2026
tvIT: Welcome to Derry
2025 · Leroy Hanlon
movieHis Three Daughters
2024 · Benji
tv3 Body Problem
2024 · Saul Durand
movieTo Catch a Killer
2023 · MacKenzie
movieThe Costumes of Babylon
2023
movieA Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023 · Self
movieBabylon
2022 · Sidney Palmer
movie5150
2021 · Celeb
tvThe Stand
2020 · Larry Underwood
movieThe Violent Heart
2020 · Daniel
tvWatchmen
2019 · Will Reeves
movieThe Planters
2019 · Jesus (voice)
tvWhen They See Us
2019 · Antron McCray (Adult)
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Lionel Jefferson
movieOverlord
2018 · Boyce
tvSorry for Your Loss
2018 · Danny
tvTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018 · Marcus Bishop
moviemother!
2017 · Cupbearer
movieFences
2016 · Cory Maxson
movieThe Youth
2015 · Sahal
tvThe Leftovers
2014 · Michael Murphy
movieSandbox
2014 · Gator
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Emmanuel Salim
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest