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Jon Seda

Acting · Born October 14, 1970 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies with Jon Seda

• Twelve Monkeys (1995) — Jose
• Primal Fear (1996) — Alex
• Bad Boys II (2003) — Roberto
• Carlito's Way (1993) — Dominican
• Undisputed (2002) — Jesus 'Chuy' Campos
• Bullet to the Head (2012) — Louis Blanchard
• Larry Crowne (2011) — Officer Diamond
• Gladiator (1992) — Romano
• Boys on the Side (1995) — Pete
• Into the Deep (2025) — Jordan Devane
• Selena (1997) — Chris Perez
• Mistrial (1996) — Eddie Rios

TV shows with Jon Seda

• Chicago P.D. (2014) — Antonio Dawson
• Chicago Fire (2012) — Antonio Dawson
• Third Watch (1999) — Matty Caffey
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Paul Falsone
• The Pacific (2010) — John Basilone
• Close to Home (2005) — Ray Blackwell
• La Brea (2021) — Sam Velez
• Kevin Hill (2004) — Damian 'Dame' Ruiz