Jon Seda
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1970-10-14 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Seda · جان سدا · Джонатан Седа
Biography
Jonathan Seda is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, best known for his role as Detective Antonio Dawson in NBC's Chicago P.D., and as Detective Paul Falsone on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street. The character of Antonio Dawson on Chicago PD is sibling to the character of Gabriela Dawson on Chicago Fire. 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 has had numerous television appearances, including roles as legendary Marine John Basilone in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's follow up to Band of Brothers, The Pacific.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Antonio Dawson
Law & Order
1990
as Paul Falsone
House
2004
as Donny Compson
Chicago Fire
2012
as Antonio Dawson
CSI: Miami
2002
as Hector Salazar
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Antonio Dawson
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Sergeant Cage
The Closer
2005
as Detective Frank Verico
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as John Gregory
Third Watch
1999
as Matty Caffey
Burn Notice
2007
as Cole
Numb3rs
2005
as Lonnie Moses
Las Vegas
2003
as Junior Gomez
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Paul Falsone
Oz
1997
as Dino Ortolani
La Brea
2021
as Sam Velez
Close to Home
2005
as Ray Blackwell
New York Undercover
1994
as Bobby Lunas
The Pacific
2010
as John Basilone
Treme
2010
as Nelson Hidalgo
Kevin Hill
2004
as Damian 'Dame' Ruiz
Chicago Justice
2017
as Antonio Dawson
UC: Undercover
2001
The Jury
2004
Legally Mad
as Joe Matty
Movies (32)
Twelve Monkeys
1995
as Jose
Primal Fear
1996
as Alex
Bad Boys II
2003
as Roberto
Carlito's Way
1993
as Dominican
Undisputed
2002
as Jesus 'Chuy' Campos
Gladiator
1992
as Romano
Selena
1997
as Chris Perez
Larry Crowne
2011
as Officer Diamond
Bullet to the Head
2012
as Louis Blanchard
Into the Deep
2025
as Jordan Devane
The Sunchaser
1996
as Brandon 'Blue' Monroe
Boys on the Side
1995
as Pete
Daybreak
1993
as Payne
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Paul Falsone
Mistrial
1996
as Eddie Rios
Dear God
1996
as Handsome
Love the Hard Way
2003
as Charlie
Double Bang
2001
as Sally 'Fish' Pescatore
Canal Street
2019
as Detective Mike Watts
New York Undercover Cop
1993
as Mario
I Like It Like That
1994
as Chino Linares
Zebrahead
1992
as Vinnie
Thin Air
2000
as Luis DeLeon
One Long Night
2007
as Richard
The Price of Kissing
1997
as Billy
One Hot Summer
2009
as Ariel Silva
Godshot
Price of Glory
2000
as Sonny Ortega
UC: Undercover
2001
as Jake Shaw
The Latino List: Volume 2
2012
as Self
1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines
2020
as Self - Narrator
The Street King
2002
as Rikki Ortega
About Jon Seda
Jonathan Seda is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, best known for his role as Detective Antonio Dawson in NBC's Chicago P.D., and as Detective Paul Falsone on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street. The character of Antonio Dawson on Chicago PD is sibling to the character of Gabriela Dawson on Chicago Fire. 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 wid… With 57 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Jon Seda has appeared in 32 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jon Seda Movies
- Twelve Monkeys (1995) — as Jose
- Primal Fear (1996) — as Alex
- Bad Boys II (2003) — as Roberto
- Carlito's Way (1993) — as Dominican
- Undisputed (2002) — as Jesus 'Chuy' Campos
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