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Jovan Adepo
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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 Par…
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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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Jovan Adepo's Filmography
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The Odyssey
as Elpenor
His Three Daughters
as Benji
To Catch a Killer
as MacKenzie
The Costumes of Babylon
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
as Self
Babylon
as Sidney Palmer
5150
as Celeb
The Violent Heart
as Daniel
The Planters
as Jesus (voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Lionel Jefferson
Overlord
as Boyce
mother!
as Cupbearer
Fences
as Cory Maxson
The Youth
as Sahal
Sandbox
as Gator