Acting
Jovan Adepo
Born 6 September 1988 in Upper Heyford, England, UK
24 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 24
- 2026The OdysseyFilmElpenor
- 2025IT: Welcome to DerrySeriesLeroy Hanlon
- 20243 Body ProblemSeriesSaul Durand
- 2024His Three DaughtersFilmBenji
- 2023To Catch a KillerFilmMacKenzie
- 2023A Panoramic Canvas Called BabylonFilmSelf
- 2023The Costumes of BabylonFilm
- 2022BabylonFilmSidney Palmer
- 20215150FilmCeleb
- 2020The StandSeriesLarry Underwood
- 2020The Violent HeartFilmDaniel
- 2019WatchmenSeriesWill Reeves
- 2019When They See UsSeriesAntron McCray (Adult)
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"FilmLionel Jefferson
- 2019The PlantersFilmJesus (voice)
- 2018Tom Clancy's Jack RyanSeriesMarcus Bishop
- 2018OverlordFilmBoyce
- 2018Sorry for Your LossSeriesDanny
- 2017mother!FilmCupbearer
- 2016FencesFilmCory Maxson
- 2015The YouthFilmSahal
- 2014The LeftoversSeriesMichael Murphy
- 2014SandboxFilmGator
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesSeriesEmmanuel Salim
Filmography from TMDB.