Jovan Adepo
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
His Three Daughters
as Benji
2024
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
as Self
2023
The Costumes of Babylon
2023
Sandbox
as Gator
2014
Fences
as Cory Maxson
2016
mother!
as Cupbearer
2017
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Lionel Jefferson
2019
The Violent Heart
as Daniel
2020
To Catch a Killer
as MacKenzie
2023
Babylon
as Sidney Palmer
2022
The Planters
as Jesus (voice)
2019
Overlord
as Private First Class Edward Boyce
2018
5150
as Celeb
2021
The Odyssey
2026
TV Appearances
3 Body Problem
as Saul Durand
2024
The Stand
as Larry Underwood
2020
The Leftovers
as Michael Murphy
2014
Sorry for Your Loss
as Danny
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Marcus Bishop
2018
Watchmen
as Will Reeves
2019
When They See Us
as Antron McCray (Adult)
2019
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Emmanuel Salim
2009
IT: Welcome to Derry
as Leroy Hanlon
2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003