Acting · Upper Heyford, England, UK · Born September 6, 1988
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.
MovieThe Odyssey
2026
as Elpenor
TVIT: Welcome to Derry
2025
as Leroy Hanlon
MovieHis Three Daughters
2024
as Benji
TV3 Body Problem
2024
as Saul Durand
MovieTo Catch a Killer
2023
as MacKenzie
MovieThe Costumes of Babylon
2023
MovieA Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023
as Self
MovieBabylon
2022
as Sidney Palmer
Movie5150
2021
as Celeb
TVThe Stand
2020
as Larry Underwood
MovieThe Violent Heart
2020
as Daniel
TVWatchmen
2019
as Will Reeves
MovieThe Planters
2019
as Jesus (voice)
TVWhen They See Us
2019
as Antron McCray (Adult)
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Lionel Jefferson
MovieOverlord
2018
as Boyce
TVSorry for Your Loss
2018
as Danny
TVTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Marcus Bishop
Moviemother!
2017
as Cupbearer
MovieFences
2016
as Cory Maxson
MovieThe Youth
2015
as Sahal
TVThe Leftovers
2014
as Michael Murphy
MovieSandbox
2014
as Gator
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Emmanuel Salim
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
