Jovan Adepo
Known for: Acting
Born: September 6, 1988
Place of birth: Upper Heyford, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
15 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
8.0
The Odyssey
2026
8.2
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
6.8
His Three Daughters
2024
7.5
3 Body Problem
2024
6.8
To Catch a Killer
2023
NR
The Costumes of Babylon
2023
2.0
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023
7.3
Babylon
2022
6.3
5150
2021
6.8
The Stand
2020
5.3
The Violent Heart
2020
7.6
Watchmen
2019
6.3
The Planters
2019
8.2
When They See Us
2019
6.6
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
6.7
Overlord
2018
6.9
Sorry for Your Loss
2018
7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
6.9
mother!
2017
6.9
Fences
2016
7.0
The Youth
2015
7.7
The Leftovers
2014
NR
Sandbox
2014
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003