Jovan Adepo
Acting
Born: September 6, 1988 (age 37) · Upper Heyford, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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
mother!
2017
Babylon
2022
Overlord
2018
Fences
2016
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Watchmen
2019
3 Body Problem
2024
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
The Odyssey
2026
To Catch a Killer
2023
The Leftovers
2014
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Photos (7)
Movies (14)
The Odyssey
Elpenor
Babylon
Sidney Palmer
Overlord
Boyce
mother!
Cupbearer
To Catch a Killer
MacKenzie
His Three Daughters
Benji
Fences
Cory Maxson
The Youth
Sahal
The Violent Heart
Daniel
The Planters
Jesus (voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Lionel Jefferson
Sandbox
Gator
The Costumes of Babylon
2023
5150
Celeb
TV Shows (9)
NCIS: Los Angeles
Emmanuel Salim · 1 eps
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Marcus Bishop · 8 eps
IT: Welcome to Derry
Leroy Hanlon · 8 eps
The Leftovers
Michael Murphy · 18 eps
3 Body Problem
Saul Durand · 8 eps
Watchmen
Will Reeves · 3 eps
When They See Us
Antron McCray (Adult) · 2 eps
The Stand
Larry Underwood · 7 eps
Sorry for Your Loss
Danny · 20 eps
