Jovan Adepo

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 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.

Known For

NCIS: Los Angeles

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Odyssey

IT: Welcome to Derry

The Leftovers

3 Body Problem

Watchmen

All Movies (15)

• The Odyssey2026
• His Three Daughters2024 · as Benji
• To Catch a Killer2023 · as MacKenzie
• The Costumes of Babylon2023
• A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon2023 · as Self
• Babylon2022 · as Sidney Palmer
• 51502021 · as Celeb
• The Violent Heart2020 · as Daniel
• The Planters2019 · as Jesus (voice)
• Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"2019 · as Lionel Jefferson
• Overlord2018 · as Boyce
• mother!2017 · as Cupbearer
• Fences2016 · as Cory Maxson
• The Youth2015 · as Sahal
• Sandbox2014 · as Gator

All TV Shows (10)

• IT: Welcome to Derry2025 · as Leroy Hanlon
• 3 Body Problem2024 · as Saul Durand
• The Stand2020 · as Larry Underwood
• Watchmen2019 · as Will Reeves
• When They See Us2019 · as Antron McCray (Adult)
• Sorry for Your Loss2018 · as Danny
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018 · as Marcus Bishop
• The Leftovers2014 · as Michael Murphy
• NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Emmanuel Salim
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest