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Jovan Adepo

Actor
Born September 6, 1988 (36 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Violent Heart
Known For
  • 3 Body Problem
  • Overlord
  • Mother!
  • Fences
  • To Catch a Killer
  • The Leftovers
  • Watchmen
  • The Stand (2020)
  • Sorry For Your Loss
  • The Violent Heart
  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'
  • His Three Daughters
  • The Planters
  • 5150

Filmography

2024
3 Body Problem (TV Series) · as Saul Durand
2023
2023
To Catch a Killer · as Mackenzie
2022
Babylon · as Sidney Palmer
2021
5150 · as Celeb
2020
The Stand (2020) (TV Series) · as Larry Underwood
2020
2019
The Planters · as Jesus (voice)
2019
Watchmen (TV Series) · as Will Reeves
2019
When They See Us (TV Series) · as Antron Mccray (adult)
2019
2018
Overlord · as Private First Class Edward Boyce
2018
Sorry For Your Loss (TV Series) · as Danny
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (TV Series) · as Marcus Bishop
2017
Mother! · as Cupbearer
2016
Fences · as Cory Maxson
2014
The Leftovers (TV Series) · as Michael Murphy
2012
Blood Relatives (TV Series) · as Dushaan Jackson
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Emmanuel Salim

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