Jovan Adepo
1988-09-06 (1988)Upper Heyford, England, UKActing
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
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV • 2018
IT: Welcome to Derry
TV • 2025
3 Body Problem
TV • 2024
The Leftovers
TV • 2014
Watchmen
TV • 2019
The Odyssey
MOVIE • 2026
Babylon
MOVIE • 2022
When They See Us
TV • 2019
The Stand
TV • 2020
mother!
MOVIE • 2017
Sorry For Your Loss
TV • 2018
Overlord
MOVIE • 2018
Fences
MOVIE • 2016
To Catch a Killer
MOVIE • 2023
His Three Daughters
MOVIE • 2024
The Planters
MOVIE • 2019