Jovan Adepo

September 6, 1988 (age 37) Upper Heyford, England, UK

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.

His titles like Overlord, mother!, and Babylon - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/14

Weighted avg: 6.62 /10

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Overlord

2018November 2018 by Julius Avery

Lead role as Boyce

Lead role as Boyce

6.29 Good--
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mother!

2017September 2017 by Darren Aronofsky

Supporting as Cupbearer

Supporting as Cupbearer

6.53 Good-
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Babylon

2022December 2022 by Damien Chazelle

Supporting as Sidney Palmer

Supporting as Sidney Palmer

6.95 Good+
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3 Body Problem

Airing since 2024 by David Benioff

Lead role as Saul Durand

Lead role as Saul Durand

6.61 Good
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Fences

2016December 2016 by Denzel Washington

Supporting as Cory Maxson

Supporting as Cory Maxson

6.46 Good-
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IT: Welcome to Derry

Airing since 2025 by Andy Muschietti

Starring as Leroy Hanlon

Starring as Leroy Hanlon

7.51 Excellent-
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To Catch a Killer

2023April 2023 by Damián Szifron

Starring as MacKenzie

Starring as MacKenzie

6.41 Good-
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The Leftovers

2014–2017 by Damon Lindelof

Minor role as Michael Murphy

Minor role as Michael Murphy

6.83 Good+
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His Three Daughters

2024September 2024 by Azazel Jacobs

Supporting as Benji

Supporting as Benji

6.35 Good-
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Sorry for Your Loss

2018–2019 by Kit Steinkellner

Starring as Danny

Starring as Danny

5.96 Okay++
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The Violent Heart

2020September 2020 by Kerem Sanga

Starring as Daniel

Starring as Daniel

5.55 Okay
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019May 2019 by Andy Fisher

Minor role as Lionel Jefferson

Minor role as Lionel Jefferson

6.06 Okay++
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5150

2021July 2021 by Denzel Whitaker

Lead role as Celeb

Lead role as Celeb

Needs more reviews
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The Planters

2019September 2019 by Alexandra Kotcheff

Supporting as Jesus (voice)

Supporting as Jesus (voice)

Needs more reviews