Jovan Adepo
Acting1988Upper Heyford, England, UK
Biography
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
Acting History
2026
2025
IT: Welcome to Derry
TVas Leroy Hanlon• 8 eps
2024
His Three Daughters
as Benji
3 Body Problem
TVas Saul Durand• 8 eps
2023
2022
Babylon
as Sidney Palmer
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2021
5150
as Celeb
2020
The Violent Heart
as Daniel
The Stand
TVas Larry Underwood• 7 eps
2019
The Planters
as Jesus (voice)
Watchmen
TVas Will Reeves• 3 eps
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TVas Marcus Bishop• 8 eps
When They See Us
TVas Antron McCray (Adult)• 2 eps
2018
Overlord
as Private First Class Edward Boyce
Sorry For Your Loss
TVas Danny• 20 eps
2017
mother!
as Cupbearer
2016
Fences
as Cory Maxson
NCIS: Los Angeles
TVas Emmanuel Salim• 1 eps
2015
The Leftovers
TVas Michael Murphy• 18 eps
2014
Sandbox
as Gator