Jovan Adepo
Jovan Adepo was an actor best known for his work on the HBO drama "The Leftovers" (HBO, 2015-17), and the acclaimed August Wilson adaptation "Fences" (2016). Born in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, UK, to a British mother from London and an African-American father from Chattanooga, TN, Adepo was raised in Waldorf, Maryland. After earning a B.A. in political science and philosophy from Bowie State University in 2011, Adepo moved to Los Angeles in the hope of becoming a writer. Once there, he fell into acting incidentally, booking the occasional commercial job to pay the bills, before realizing he had a real interest in the craft. He began taking classes, even studying under Dianne Hull at the Actors Studio. Adepo's first big break came in 2015, when he was cast in a supporting role on the HBO drama "The Leftovers" (HBO, 2015-17). The next year he made a guest appearance on an episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS, 2009- ), and enjoyed a highly successful film debut alongside Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in the Oscar-nominated screen adaptation of August Wilson's classic play, "Fences" (2016). Adepo continued his hot streak through 2017, with a supporting role in Darren Aronofsky's domestic drama "mother!" (2017), and scoring a lead role in the J.J. Abrams-produced World War II drama "Overlord" (2018).
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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98% |
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His Three Daughters | Benji (Character) | - | 2023 |
53% |
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To Catch a Killer | Mackenzie (Character) | - | 2023 |
57% |
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Babylon | Sidney Palmer (Character) | $15.2M | 2022 |
53% |
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The Violent Heart | Daniel (Character) | - | 2020 |
95% |
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The Planters | Jesus (Voice) | - | 2019 |
88% | No Score Yet | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' | Lionel Jefferson (Character) | - | 2019 |
82% |
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Overlord | Boyce (Character) | $21.7M | 2018 |
68% |
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mother! | Cupbearer (Character) | $17.8M | 2017 |
92% |
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Fences | Cory (Character) | $57.6M | 2016 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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79% | 77% | 3 Body Problem | Saul Durand (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2017-2018 2022 |
57% | 25% | The Stand | Larry Underwood (Character) | 2020-2021 |
97% | 94% | Sorry For Your Loss | Danny (Character) | 2018-2019 |
97% | 89% | When They See Us | Antron McCray (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | TRL | Guest | 2018 |
91% | 90% | The Leftovers | Michael Murphy (Character) | 2015 2017 |
No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |