Acting

Jovan Adepo

Born September 6, 1988 · Upper Heyford, England, UK (age 38)

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…

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The Odyssey

The Odyssey · 2026

MovieAdventureAction

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.

Babylon

Babylon · 2022

MovieDramaComedy

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.

To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer · 2023

To Catch a Killer

MovieThrillerCrime

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.

mother!

mother! · 2017

MovieHorrorDrama

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Overlord

Overlord · 2018

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.

His Three Daughters

His Three Daughters · 2024

His Three Daughters

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Fences

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 Violent Heart

The Violent Heart · 2020

The Violent Heart

MovieDramaThriller

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.

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The Odyssey

The Odyssey · 2026

MovieAdventureAction

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.

Elpenor

Babylon

Babylon · 2022

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Sidney Palmer

To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer · 2023

To Catch a Killer

MovieThrillerCrime

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.

MacKenzie

mother!

mother! · 2017

MovieHorrorDrama

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Cupbearer

Overlord

Overlord · 2018

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.

Boyce

His Three Daughters

His Three Daughters · 2024

His Three Daughters

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Benji

Fences

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.

Cory Maxson

The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart · 2020

The Violent Heart

MovieDramaThriller

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.

Daniel

The Youth

The Youth · 2015

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.

Sahal

The Planters

The Planters · 2019

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.

Jesus (voice)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" · 2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

MovieComedyTV Movie

Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."

Lionel Jefferson

Sandbox

Sandbox · 2014

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.

Gator

The Costumes of Babylon

The Costumes of Babylon · 2023

The Costumes of Babylon

MovieDocumentary

Documentary featurette on the costuming choices in the film.

5150

A world-famous black celebrity is detained at a mysterious psychiatric facility following his erratic behavior and political activism.

Celeb

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles · 2009

NCIS: Los Angeles

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

Emmanuel Salim

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan · 2018

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.

Marcus Bishop

The Leftovers

The Leftovers · 2014

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.

Michael Murphy

IT: Welcome to Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry · 2025

IT: Welcome to Derry

SeriesDramaMystery

In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

Leroy Hanlon

3 Body Problem

3 Body Problem · 2024

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

Saul Durand

Watchmen

Watchmen · 2019

SeriesDramaCrime

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Will Reeves

The Stand

The Stand · 2020

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

Larry Underwood

When They See Us

When They See Us · 2019

When They See Us

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

Antron McCray (Adult)

Sorry for Your Loss

Sorry for Your Loss · 2018

Sorry for Your Loss

The sudden death of her husband upends and transforms every relationship in Leigh Shaw’s life. It also forces her to realize there was a lot about her husband that she didn’t know.

Danny