
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.

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