Jovan Adepo
Acting
25 titles
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
The Odyssey
2026
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
His Three Daughters
2024
3 Body Problem
2024
To Catch a Killer
2023
The Costumes of Babylon
2023
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023
Babylon
2022
5150
2021
The Stand
2020
The Violent Heart
2020
Watchmen
2019
The Planters
2019
When They See Us
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
Overlord
2018
Sorry for Your Loss
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
mother!
2017
Fences
2016
The Youth
2015
The Leftovers
2014
Sandbox
2014
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003