Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 6, 1988
Place of Birth:
Upper Heyford, England, UK
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Jovan Adepo
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | His Three Daughters | Benji |
| 2023 | A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon | Self |
| 2023 | The Costumes of Babylon. | |
| 2023 | To Catch a Killer | MacKenzie |
| 2022 | Babylon | Sidney Palmer |
| 2021 | 5150 | Celeb |
| 2020 | The Violent Heart | Daniel |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | Lionel Jefferson |
| 2019 | The Planters | Jesus (voice) |
| 2018 | Overlord | Private First Class Edward Boyce |
| 2017 | mother! | Cupbearer |
| 2016 | Fences | Cory Maxson |
| 2014 | Sandbox | Gator |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | Saul Durand |
| 2020 | The Stand | Larry Underwood |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Will Reeves |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Antron McCray (Adult) |
| 2018 | Sorry For Your Loss | Danny |
| 2018 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Marcus Bishop |
| 2014 | The Leftovers | Michael Murphy |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Emmanuel Salim |
| IT: Welcome to Derry |