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Jovan Adepo

Actor • Born 1988

Jovan Adepo

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About

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.

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The Odyssey posterThe OdysseyMovie • 2026NCIS: Los Angeles posterNCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan posterTom Clancy's Jack RyanSeries • 2018The Leftovers posterThe LeftoversSeries • 2014IT: Welcome to Derry posterIT: Welcome to DerrySeries • 20253 Body Problem poster3 Body ProblemSeries • 2024Babylon posterBabylonMovie • 2022Watchmen posterWatchmenSeries • 2019When They See Us posterWhen They See UsSeries • 2019The Stand posterThe StandSeries • 2020mother! postermother!Movie • 2017To Catch a Killer posterTo Catch a KillerMovie • 2023His Three Daughters posterHis Three DaughtersMovie • 2024Overlord posterOverlordMovie • 2018Sorry for Your Loss posterSorry for Your LossSeries • 2018Fences posterFencesMovie • 2016The Violent Heart posterThe Violent HeartMovie • 2020Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" posterLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"Movie • 2019