
Jovan Adepo
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 i...
Known For
Filmography

The Odyssey
2026
as Elpenor

IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
as Leroy Hanlon

His Three Daughters
2024
as Benji

3 Body Problem
2024
as Saul Durand

The Costumes of Babylon
2023

A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023
as Self

To Catch a Killer
2023
as MacKenzie

Babylon
2022
as Sidney Palmer

5150
2021
as Celeb

The Violent Heart
2020
as Daniel

The Stand
2020
as Larry Underwood

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Lionel Jefferson

The Planters
2019
as Jesus (voice)

Watchmen
2019
as Will Reeves

When They See Us
2019
as Antron McCray (Adult)

Overlord
2018
as Boyce

Sorry for Your Loss
2018
as Danny

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Marcus Bishop

mother!
2017
as Cupbearer

Fences
2016
as Cory Maxson

The Youth
2015
as Sahal

Sandbox
2014
as Gator

The Leftovers
2014
as Michael Murphy

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Emmanuel Salim

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest