
Jovan Adepo
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.
14
Films
10
TV Shows
Known For
24 Credits
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Emmanuel Salim
2009

IT: Welcome to Derry
as Leroy Hanlon
2025

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Marcus Bishop
2018

The Leftovers
as Michael Murphy
2014

3 Body Problem
as Saul Durand
2024

Babylon
as Sidney Palmer
2022

Watchmen
as Will Reeves
2019

The Odyssey
2026

The Stand
as Larry Underwood
2020

mother!
as Cupbearer
2017

When They See Us
as Antron McCray (Adult)
2019