Jovan Adepo
Born: 1988-09-06 in Upper Heyford, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- IT: Welcome to Derry as LeRoy Hanlon
2024
- 3 Body Problem as Saul Durand
- His Three Daughters as Benji
2023
- To Catch a Killer as MacKenzie
- A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon as Self
- The Costumes of Babylon
2022
- Babylon as Sidney Palmer
2021
- 5150 as Celeb
2020
- The Stand as Larry Underwood
- The Violent Heart as Daniel
2019
- Watchmen as Will Reeves
- When They See Us as Antron McCray (Adult)
- The Planters as Jesus (voice)
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Lionel Jefferson
2018
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Marcus Bishop
- Overlord as Private First Class Edward Boyce
- Sorry For Your Loss as Danny
2017
- mother! as Cupbearer
2016
- Fences as Cory Maxson
2014
- The Leftovers as Michael Murphy
- Sandbox as Gator
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Emmanuel Salim