Jovan Adepo
Acting
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
Jul 15, 2026
His Three Daughters
Sep 5, 2024
To Catch a Killer
Apr 6, 2023
The Costumes of Babylon
Apr 1, 2023
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
Mar 21, 2023
Babylon
Dec 22, 2022
5150
Jul 23, 2021
The Violent Heart
Sep 9, 2020
The Planters
Sep 23, 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
May 22, 2019
Overlord
Nov 1, 2018
mother!
Sep 13, 2017
Fences
Dec 16, 2016
Sandbox
Mar 23, 2014