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Jovan Adepo

Jovan Adepo

Born: 1988-09-06 • Upper 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.

Filmography
The Odyssey poster
The Odyssey
2026
His Three Daughters poster
His Three Daughters
2024 • Benji
To Catch a Killer poster
To Catch a Killer
2023 • MacKenzie
The Costumes of Babylon poster
The Costumes of Babylon
2023
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon poster
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023 • Self
Babylon poster
Babylon
2022 • Sidney Palmer
5150 poster
5150
2021 • Celeb
The Violent Heart poster
The Violent Heart
2020 • Daniel
The Planters poster
The Planters
2019 • Jesus (voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" poster
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 • Lionel Jefferson
Overlord poster
Overlord
2018 • Private First Class Edward Boyce
mother! poster
mother!
2017 • Cupbearer
Fences poster
Fences
2016 • Cory Maxson
Sandbox poster
Sandbox
2014 • Gator