Known for Acting
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.
Born
September 6, 1988 (age 38)
Birthplace
Upper Heyford, England, UK
Filmography
15 films, 10 shows


The Odyssey
2026 · 2h 53m
country: United Kingdom
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.


His Three Daughters
2024 · 1h 44m
country: United States
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.


To Catch a Killer
2023 · 1h 59m
country: United States
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.


The Costumes of Babylon
2023 · 3m
country: Unknown
Documentary featurette on the costuming choices in the film.


A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
2023 · 31m
country: United States
The cast and crew discuss the inspiration and motivation behind the original story and development of this epic, 15 years in the making.


Babylon
2022 · 3h 9m
country: United States
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.


5150
2021 · 18m
country: Unknown
A world-famous black celebrity is detained at a mysterious psychiatric facility following his erratic behavior and political activism.


The Violent Heart
2020 · 1h 42m
country: United States
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.


The Planters
2019 · 1h 18m
country: Unknown
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.


Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."


Overlord
2018 · 1h 50m
country: United States
On the eve of D-Day, a team of American paratroopers crash behind enemy lines and come face-to-face with a Nazi threat unlike any the world has ever seen.


mother!
2017 · 2h 1m
country: United States
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.


Fences
2016 · 2h 19m
country: United States
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.


The Youth
2015 · 16m
country: Unknown
Said graduated from university two years ago with big ideas. He was going to do things, to change the world. Instead, he’s frustrated that life is going nowhere. Then a friend offers him a chance to make a difference.


Sandbox
2014 · 4m
country: Unknown
Five exhausted soldiers are lost in the bleak desert when attacked by a shocking enemy. Through the chaos, we learn the true nature of their mission.