Antonio Dawson
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Antonio Dawson
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| First appearance |
CF: "Professional Courtesy" (episode 1.03) CPD: "Stepping Stone" (episode 1.01) CJ: "Fake" (episode 1.01) |
| Created by | Matt Olmstead |
| Portrayed by | Jon Seda |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Chief Investigator, Cook County ASA's Office Detective, CPD (formerly) Boxing coach/trainer (off-duty) |
| Family | Ramón Dawson (father) Camilla Dawson (mother) Gabriela Dawson (sister) |
| Spouse(s) | Laura (divorced) |
| Significant other(s) | Sylvie Brett (ex-girlfriend) |
| Children | Diego Dawson (son) Eva Dawson (daughter) |
| Relatives | Matthew Casey (brother-in-law) |
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| Department | |
| Years of service | 2000's-2017 |
| Rank | Detective |
Antonio Dawson, portrayed by Jon Seda, is a fictional character in the Chicago franchise and is a main character in Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice. He was introduced as a recurring character on Chicago Fire before the spin-off Chicago P.D. was created. He was previously the second in command of the Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and regularly appears on Chicago Fire as he is the older brother of Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson, a paramedic-turned-firefighter at Firehouse 51.
The character was first introduced in Chicago Fire as one of several recurring characters from the CPD who cross paths with the firefighters. In October 2016 Seda confirmed that the character will move to the third spin-off Chicago Justice, debuting in March 2017, after resigning from his position in the CPD to take up a job with the State's Attorney's Office.
Dawson and his wife Laura have two children, Eva and Diego. His wife runs a restaurant which the children help in. However, subsequent events in Season 1 and Dawson's dedication to his job take a toll on their marriage, resulting in her leaving with their two children. They eventually divorce under acrimonious terms and she prevents the children from seeing their father for some time. Eva took it particularly hard and even resorted to running away to see her father. The custody issue was never fully explained on the show; the children live with their mother and Dawson keeps in touch with them by phone.
Dawson was raised Catholic and once quipped to Olinsky about being "in a confessional every other day" as a boy. A boxing enthusiast (like actor Jon Seda), he had a difficult adolescence and boxing was his outlet, as shown by the fact that he runs his own gym and moonlights as a trainer when off duty. His younger sister is Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson, a paramedic-turned-firefighter who is a main character on Chicago Fire. The siblings come from a large extended family and share a close relationship.
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