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Jovan Adepo

Actor

Jovan Adepo

Born September 6, 1988 in Upper Heyford, England, UK13 films

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 posterFirst watchThe Odyssey20268.0as ElpenorOdysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods,…View film

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Filmography

13 films as actor
  1. 2026The OdysseyElpenor
  2. 2024His Three DaughtersBenji
  3. 2023To Catch a KillerMacKenzie
  4. 2022BabylonSidney Palmer
  5. 20215150Celeb
  6. 2020The Violent HeartDaniel
  7. 2019The PlantersJesus (voice)
  8. 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"Lionel Jefferson
  9. 2018OverlordBoyce
  10. 2017mother!Cupbearer
  11. 2016FencesCory Maxson
  12. 2015The YouthSahal
  13. 2014SandboxGator