Jovan Adepo

Jovan Adepo
Born Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England
Alma mater Bowie State University
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012–present

Jovan Adepo is a British–American actor. He is best known for playing Michael Murphy in the HBO television series The Leftovers and for his role as Cory Maxson in the film adaptation of August Wilson's play, Fences (2016).

Early life and education

Adepo was born in 1988 in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, to a British mother from London and an American father from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Raised in Waldorf, Maryland, he acted in school and church plays. He attended college at Bowie State University in Maryland, receiving his B.A. in political science and philosophy. In 2011, he moved to Los Angeles to become a writer. To make ends meet, he took acting classes in order to book commercials. Here, he grew an interest in becoming an actor. Adepo studied acting under the tutelage of a variety of notable instructors, including Dianne Hull of the Actors Studio.[1] Through church in Maryland he met Viola Davis's older sister, who helped him get in contact with Davis. It was Davis who put Adepo on the path to studying the right techniques, seeing plays, and reading as many plays as he could.[2][3] He has a younger sister, Macayla.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Fences Cory Maxson Nominated — Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2017 Mother! Cupbearer
2018 Overlord Boyce

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2017 The Leftovers Michael Murphy 11 episodes
2016 NCIS: Los Angeles Emmanuel Salim Episode: "Revenge Deferred"
2018 Sorry for Your Loss Danny Greer Main cast
2019 Jack Ryan Marcus Main cast
2019 Central Park 5 Antron McCray

References

  1. ↑ "The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel" (PDF). Robey Theatre Company. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Oller, Jacob (23 December 2016). ""We're Making It Music." An Interview with Fences Stars Jovan Adepo and Stephen Henderson". FilmSchoolRejects. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Brown, Emma (20 December 2016). "THE SCENE STEALER". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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