Jovan Adepo
Known For
Acting
Born
1988-09-06 in Upper Heyford, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Emmanuel Salim
IT: Welcome to Derry
as Leroy Hanlon
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Marcus Bishop
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Leftovers
as Michael Murphy
3 Body Problem
as Saul Durand
Watchmen
as Will Reeves
Babylon
as Sidney Palmer
The Odyssey
The Stand
as Larry Underwood
When They See Us
as Antron McCray (Adult)
mother!
as Cupbearer
Overlord
as Private First Class Edward Boyce
Fences
as Cory Maxson
Sorry For Your Loss
as Danny
To Catch a Killer
as MacKenzie
The Planters
as Jesus (voice)
His Three Daughters
as Benji
Sandbox
as Gator
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Lionel Jefferson