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Jovan Adepo

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Jovan Adepo

Jovan Adepo (born 1988) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the period drama Fences (2016), which was followed by roles in the psychological horror film Mother! (2017), the action horror film Overlord (2018), the period comedy-drama Babylon (2022), and the drama His Three Daughters (2023). Adepo also starred in the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017), the Facebook Watch drama series Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), the Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Jack Ryan (2019), the Netflix true crime miniseries When They See Us (2019), the HBO superhero miniseries Watchmen (2019), the CBS All Access fantasy miniseries The Stand (2020–2021), the Netflix science fiction series 3 Body Problem (2024) and the HBO horror series IT: Welcome To Derry (2025). For his performance as Hooded Justice in Watchmen, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Infobox

Born
1988 (age 36–37)Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England
Citizenship
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Education
Bowie State University (BA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2012–present

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2016
Fences
Role(s)
Cory Maxson
2017
Mother!
Role(s)
Cupbearer
2018
Overlord
Role(s)
Private Edward Boyce
2019
The Planters
Role(s)
Jesus (voice)
2020
The Violent Heart
Role(s)
Daniel
2021
5150
Role(s)
Celeb
Notes
Short film
2022
Babylon
Role(s)
Sidney Palmer
2023
To Catch a Killer
Role(s)
Jack McKenzie
His Three Daughters
Role(s)
Benjy
2026
The Odyssey
Role(s)
TBA
Notes
Filming
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2016
Fences
Cory Maxson
2017
Mother!
Cupbearer
2018
Overlord
Private Edward Boyce
2019
The Planters
Jesus (voice)
2020
The Violent Heart
Daniel
2021
5150
Celeb
Short film
2022
Babylon
Sidney Palmer
2023
To Catch a Killer
Jack McKenzie
His Three Daughters
Benjy
2026
The Odyssey
TBA
Filming
· Filmography › Television
2016
NCIS: Los Angeles
Role(s)
Emmanuel Salim
Notes
Episode: "Revenge Deferred"
2018–2019
Role(s)
Sorry for Your Loss
Notes
Danny Greer
2019
Jack Ryan
Role(s)
Marcus Bishop
Notes
Main role (season 2)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience
Role(s)
Lionel Jefferson
Notes
Episode: "All in the Family and The Jeffersons"
When They See Us
Role(s)
Adult Antron McCray
Notes
Main role
Watchmen
Role(s)
Will Reeves/Hooded Justice
Notes
3 episodes
2020–2021
Role(s)
The Stand
Notes
Larry Underwood
2024
3 Body Problem
Role(s)
Saul Durand
Notes
Main role
2025–present
Role(s)
It: Welcome to Derry
Notes
Leroy Hanlon
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2014
Blood Relatives
Dushaan Jackson
Episode: "House of Lies"
2015–2017
The Leftovers
Michael Murphy
Main role (seasons 2–3)
2016
NCIS: Los Angeles
Emmanuel Salim
Episode: "Revenge Deferred"
2018–2019
Sorry for Your Loss
Danny Greer
Main role
2019
Jack Ryan
Marcus Bishop
Main role (season 2)
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience
Lionel Jefferson
Episode: "All in the Family and The Jeffersons"
2019
When They See Us
Adult Antron McCray
Main role
2019
Watchmen
Will Reeves/Hooded Justice
3 episodes
2020–2021
The Stand
Larry Underwood
Main role
2024
3 Body Problem
Saul Durand
Main role
2025–present
It: Welcome to Derry
Leroy Hanlon
Main role
· Awards and nominations
2017
Black Reel Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Notes
Fences
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Role(s)
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Notes
Nominated
2020
Primetime Emmy Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Notes
Watchmen
2023
Screen Actors Guild Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Notes
Babylon
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2017
Black Reel Award
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Fences
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated
2020
Primetime Emmy Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Watchmen
Nominated
2023
Screen Actors Guild Award
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Babylon
Nominated

References

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    https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/46619039/image/46619045/Jovan-Adepo-Will-Play-Larry-Underwood-in-Stephen-King-Stand
  2. www.pastemagazine.com
    https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/10/sorry-for-your-loss-season-2-jovan-adepo-interview.html
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    https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/jovan-adepo-watchmen-will-reeves-hooded-justice.html
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    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/08/jovan-adepo
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    https://filmschoolrejects.com/were-making-it-music-an-interview-with-fences-stars-jovan-adepo-and-stephen-henderson-e7c7c3d322d5#.olc87m33a
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    https://www.amny.com/entertainment/jovan-adepo-sorry-for-your-loss-1-22400760/
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  24. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2023/04/it-prequel-series-welcome-to-derry-taylour-paige-jovan-adepo-james-remar-chris-chalk-1235319041/
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