Born 1988 (age 37) · Upper Heyford, England, UK
Appears in 24 titles

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

mother!
7.0
mother!
2017
as Cupbearer
Babylon
7.4
Babylon
2022
as Sidney Palmer
Overlord
6.7
Overlord
2018
as Private First Class Edward Boyce
Fences
6.9
Fences
2016
as Cory Maxson
To Catch a Killer
6.9
To Catch a Killer
2023
as MacKenzie
His Three Daughters
6.8
His Three Daughters
2024
as Benji
The Violent Heart
5.3
The Violent Heart
2020
as Daniel
The Planters
6.2
The Planters
2019
as Jesus (voice)
5150
6.3
5150
2021
as Celeb
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
The Costumes of Babylon
Sandbox
Sandbox
2014
as Gator
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
2026