Jovan Adepo
Acting • Born 1988-09-06
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
24 credits
His Three Daughters
Movie • 2024
Benji
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
Movie • 2023
Self
The Costumes of Babylon
Movie • 2023
Sandbox
Movie • 2014
Gator
Fences
Movie • 2016
Cory Maxson
mother!
Movie • 2017
Cupbearer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Movie • 2019
Lionel Jefferson
The Violent Heart
Movie • 2020
Daniel
To Catch a Killer
Movie • 2023
MacKenzie
Babylon
Movie • 2022
Sidney Palmer
The Planters
Movie • 2019
Jesus (voice)
Overlord
Movie • 2018
Private First Class Edward Boyce
5150
Movie • 2021
Celeb
The Odyssey
Movie • 2026
3 Body Problem
TV • 2024
Saul Durand
The Stand
TV • 2020
Larry Underwood
The Leftovers
TV • 2014
Michael Murphy
Sorry For Your Loss
TV • 2018
Danny
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV • 2018
Marcus Bishop
Watchmen
TV • 2019
Will Reeves
When They See Us
TV • 2019
Antron McCray (Adult)
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Emmanuel Salim
IT: Welcome to Derry
TV • 2025
Leroy Hanlon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest