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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 Sorry for Your Loss. He plays Michael Murphy in the HBO series The Leftovers and in 2019 appeared in Watchmen as Hooded Justice. For the latter, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He also starred as Larry Underwood in the Paramount+ miniseries of Stephen King's The Stand.
Jovan Adepo
Martin Luther King Jr.
for Martin Luther King Jr. in Martian Manhunter: Son of Mars
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Mars was once divided between green and white Martians, but they achieved peace after J'onn J'onzz, a Manhunter officer and the best among them, represented Mars in a peace treaty along side Protex, the representative of the white Martians. J'onn has a wife named M'yri'ah and a daughter named K'hym. He also has a twin brother, Ma'alefa'ak, who has a strong hatred for Martians because he lacks the telepathic abilities innate to their kind. While on a mission, J'onn learns of a deadly virus on Mars spreading through telepathic communication. He returns home, just to witnesses his family die. In that moment, J'onn is unintentionally teleported by Dr. Saul Erdel to Earth in Middleton, Colorado on the year 1963. J'onn establishes a psychic link with Erdel, who dies shortly afterward due to old age. Stranded on Earth, J'onn learns about humanity and is inspired by Martin Luther King's speech, he takes on the appearance of a black man, the identity of John Jones and becomes a detective, befriending detective Diane Meade, who discovers his secret but decides to help him. In the 80s, John gets approached by another Martian, M'gann M'orzz, who reveals Ma'alefa'ak spread the virus. J'onn confronted his brother with M'gann's help, defeating him and adopting M'gann as his niece. They stayed together until the present day. As heroes emerged, J'onn disguised himself and went around the country observing the others waiting for when to intervene.
