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Jon Seda

Jon Seda

Birthday: 1970-10-14 | Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Jonathan Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, possibly best known for his role as Detective 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 film Gladiator. He became interested in acting and appeared in various films. He portrayed Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in Selena and became widely known to both the Hispanic and non-Hispanic communities. He continues to act and has had numerous television appearances, and recently appeared as legendary Marine John Basilone in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's follow up to Band of Brothers, The Pacific. Seda currently stars in the HBO series, Treme.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
La Brea

as    Sam Velez

2019
Canal Street

as    Detective Mike Watts

2017
Chicago Justice

as    Antonio Dawson

2013
Bullet to the Head

as    Louis Blanchard

2010
The Pacific

as    John Basilone

2010
The Pacific

as    Sgt. John Basilone

2007
One Long Night

as    Richard

2005
Close to Home

as    Ray Blackwell

2004
Kevin Hill

as    Damian 'Dame' Ruiz

2003
Love the Hard Way

as    Charlie

2003
Bad Boys II

as    Roberto

2002
Undisputed

as    Jesus 'Chuy' Campos

2002
The Street King

as    Rikki Ortega

2000
Thin Air

as    Luis DeLeon

1997
Selena

as    Chris Perez

1996
The Sunchaser

as    Brandon 'Blue' Monroe

1996
Mistrial

as    Eddie Rios

1996
Dear God

as    Handsome

1995
Twelve Monkeys

as    Jose

1994
I Like It Like That

as    Chino Linares

1993
New York Undercover Cop

as    Mario

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street

as    Paul Falsone

1992
Gladiator

as    Romano

1992
Zebrahead

as    Vinnie