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.
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IT: Welcome to Derry Future★ NR
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His Three Daughters 2024Benji★ 7
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3 Body Problem 2024Saul Durand★ 7.5
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To Catch a Killer 2023MacKenzie★ 6.9
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Self★ 2
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Babylon 2022Sidney Palmer★ 7.4
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5150 2021Celeb★ 9
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The Stand 2020Larry Underwood★ 6.9
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The Violent Heart 2020Daniel★ 5.4
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Watchmen 2019Will Reeves★ 7.7
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The Planters 2019Jesus (voice)★ 6.2
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When They See Us 2019Antron McCray (Adult)★ 8.2
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Lionel Jefferson★ 6.5
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Overlord 2018Private First Class Edward Boyce★ 6.7
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Sorry For Your Loss 2018Danny★ 6.9
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Marcus Bishop★ 7.7
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mother! 2017Cupbearer★ 7
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Fences 2016Cory Maxson★ 6.9
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The Leftovers 2014Michael Murphy★ 7.6
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Sandbox 2014Gator★ NR
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NCIS: Los Angeles 2009Emmanuel Salim★ 7.5