Jovan Adepo
Known for ActingBorn 1988-09-06Upper Heyford, England, UK
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
The Odyssey
2026
Babylon
2022 · as Sidney Palmer
mother!
2017 · as Cupbearer
Overlord
2018 · as Boyce
To Catch a Killer
2023 · as MacKenzie
Fences
2016 · as Cory Maxson
His Three Daughters
2024 · as Benji
The Planters
2019 · as Jesus (voice)
The Violent Heart
2020 · as Daniel
The Youth
2015 · as Sahal
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · as Lionel Jefferson
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023 · as Self
5150
2021 · as Celeb
The Costumes of Babylon
2023
Sandbox
2014 · as Gator