Jon Seda
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Seda at the 2014 Imagen Awards
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Jonathan Seda October 14, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Gomez (m. 2000) |
| Children | 4 |
Jonathan "Jon" Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor, known for his role as Det. Paul Falsone on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street.
Seda was an amateur boxer who, in 1992, auditioned for and was given a role in the boxing film Gladiator. He portrayed Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in Selena and appeared as U.S. Marine John Basilone in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's follow up to Band of Brothers, The Pacific.
In 2014, Seda began starring in the NBC police procedural drama Chicago P.D. as Det. Antonio Dawson.
Seda was born in Manhattan to parents of Puerto Rican descent and raised in Clifton, New Jersey.
After graduating from high school, Seda began to work out in a gym, after two friends convinced him that he should take up boxing. He boxed in several gyms in New Jersey and soon was a runner up in the New Jersey Golden Gloves competition. As an amateur boxer, Seda had a record of 21 wins and one loss.
Seda's film debut was in 1992, in the boxing film Gladiator in which he played the role of "Romano," a Cuban boxer. He has since worked in various films and TV series. In 1995, Seda was nominated Best Male Lead at the Spirit Awards for his role the 1994 movie I Like It Like That opposite Rita Moreno and Lauren Vélez. In 1996, he was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Best Actor Award) for his role as "Blue" in the film The Sunchaser, opposite actor Woody Harrelson at the Cannes Film Festival.
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