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Adepo – 8th Annual AAFCA Awards – Arrivals – Taglyan Complex – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Jovan Valde Bland
Place of Birth: Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 6 September, 1988
Ethnicity: * father – African-American * mother – Yoruba Nigerian
Jovan Adepo is a British-American actor. His roles include the films Fences (2016), mother! (2017), Overlord , The Violent Heart , Babylon (2022), To Catch a Killer , and His Three Daughters ; and the series The Leftovers , Sorry for Your Loss , Jack Ryan , Live in Front of a Studio Audience , When They See Us , Watchmen , The Stand , 3 Body Problem , and It: Welcome to Derry .
Jovan is the son of Adelola and James Bland. His father was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. His mother was born in London, England, of Yoruba Nigerian descent. Jovan was raised mostly in Waldorf, Maryland, U.S.
Jovan’s paternal grandfather was Nathan Lee (the son of Charlie Lee and Eva M. Phillips). Nathan was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Jovan’s paternal grandmother was Crystal Yvonne Bland (the daughter of James Melvin Bland and Annie Mae Crutch). James was the son of Dock Bland and Hattie Armstrong. Annie was the daughter of Hoerush/Horatio/Rush Crutch and Sadie Mae Jackson.
Jovan’s maternal grandfather was named Patrick Fatai/Fatayi Adepo. Patrick was a Nigerian public official, who served under Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Jovan’s maternal grandmother was named Shakira A. F. Talabi.
Sources: Genealogy of Jovan’s paternal grandmother, Crystal Yvonne Bland – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Jovan’s paternal grandmother, Crystal Yvonne Bland – http://www.chattanoogan.com
Obituary of Jovan’s paternal great-grandmother, Annie Mae (Crutch) Bland – https://www.familysearch.org
Jovan’s paternal great-grandparents, James Melvin Bland and Annie Mae Crutch, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org