Jovan Adepo

Jovan Adepo Biography

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. 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. 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"
2019	Sorry for Your Loss	Danny	Main cast

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