Jovan Adepo
Birthday: Born in 1988-09-06 in Upper Heyford, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
IT: Welcome to Derry
Character:
Prequel to IT beginning in 1960s also covering origins of Pennywise the Clown....
3 Body Problem
Character: Saul Durand
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges....
The Stand
Character: Larry Underwood
In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man....
The Leftovers
Character: Michael Murphy
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut....
Sorry For Your Loss
Character: Danny
The sudden death of her husband upends and transforms every relationship in Leigh Shaw’s life. It also forces her to realize there was a lot about her husband that she didn’t know....
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Character: Marcus Bishop
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies....
Watchmen
Character: Will Reeves
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own....
When They See Us
Character: Antron McCray (Adult)
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park....
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character: Emmanuel Salim
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments....
Movie Credits
His Three Daughters
Character: Benji
Emotions run high when three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days....
A Panoramic Canvas Called 'Babylon'
Character: Self
Behind the scenes on the making of "Babylon."...
The Costumes of Babylon.
Character:
Documentary featurette on the costuming choices in the film....
Sandbox
Character: Gator
Five exhausted soilders are lost in the bleak desert when attacked by a shocking enemy. Through the chaos, we learn the true nature of their mission....
Fences
Character: Cory Maxson
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family....
mother!
Character: Cupbearer
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence....
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Character: Lionel Jefferson
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."...
The Violent Heart
Character: Daniel
Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, taciturn Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior in this southern gothic-inspired Romeo & Juliet story set in the American heartland....
To Catch a Killer
Character: MacKenzie
Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a mass murderer....
Babylon
Character: Sidney Palmer
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s....
The Planters
Character: Jesus (voice)
Awkward telemarketer Martha Plant is down and out — sucking at her job and grieving her recently deceased parents. When she finds unlikely friendship in Sadie Mayflower, a bubbly vagrant with multiple personalities, Martha discovers having three friends in one may be more than she bargained for....
Overlord
Character: Private First Class Edward Boyce
France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else....
5150
Character: Celeb
A world-famous black celebrity is detained at a mysterious psychiatric facility following his erratic behavior and political activism....