• Name: Jon Seda
  • Date of Birth: October 14, 1970
  • Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, USA
Mini-bio: A boyishly handsome boxer-turned-actor who turned in his gloves for real after making his screen debut as a pugilist in the 1992 drama Gladiator, New York-born film and television star Jon Seda rose t... read morehrough the ranks in the '90s to make a name for himself as a bit player in such high-profile films as Carlito's Way and Twelve Monkeys -- though it wasn't until his 1997 debut on television's Homicide: Life on the Streets that audiences truly sat up and took notice. Those who had been following Seda's career since his early days had little doubt that the rising young star had what it took to make it as an actor, and following an Independent Spirit Award-winning role as a flawed but well-meaning husband and father in the 1994 drama I Like It Like That, major offers quickly began pouring in. An impressive run in the mid-'90s found Seda turning up in everything from such high-profile Hollywood fare as Primal Fear to such little-seen efforts as New York Cop and Michael Cimino's The Sunchaser -- the latter of which offered Seda in a particularly memorable role as a terminally-ill juvenile delinquent who kidnaps his doctor in hopes of finding a mythical healing lake. Following an impressive turn in the hit HBO prison series Oz, Seda hit his stride on the small screen with a turn as Detective Paul Falsone on Homicide: Life on the Street. By this time Seda was becoming a familiar face to audiences, and in 2000, he once again laced up his boxing gloves for a role opposite Jimmy Smits in the well-received feature Price of Glory. Despite his prominence and success in film and television, it still seemed as if Seda was awaiting the breakout role that would truly make him a household name. In 2002 he proved that he could carry a film when he took the lead in the street-gang drama King Rikki, with a role on the 2004 UPN series Kevin Hill, marking what fans hoped would be a successful return to the small screen. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoJon Seda mini-bio: Seda was born in Manhattan, New York to immigrants from Puerto Rico. They moved to a neighborhood in Clifton, New Jersey shortly after his birth. Here he received his primary and secondary education; after graduating from high school, Seda started to work out in a gym after two friends convinced him that he should take up boxing. He became obsessed with the idea that someday he could become a champion and participate in the 1992 Olympics. 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 film Gladiator (a boxing film) where he played the role of "Ramon" a Cuban boxer. He has since worked in various films and TV series, amongst them New York Undercover and NYPD Blue . In 1997 he landed the role of "Det. Paul Falsone" on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street. 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 Velez. In 1996, he was nominated "Best Actor" for his role "Blue" in the film The Sunchaser opposite actor Woody Harrelson at the Cannes Film Festival. Jon became widely known to the Hispanic film audience when he played the role of "Chris" opposite Jennifer Lopez in Selena (film). A film based on the true story of a the Tejano singer, Selena, who was on her way to stardom and was murdered by a close acquaintance. Seda has participated in 24 movies - the most recent being in Bad Boys II (2003} as "Roberto". He also made over 16 T.V. appearances. Among the most notable have been as Dino Ortolani in Oz, as well as Third Watch and Law & Order. In response to the rumours of his "Paul Falsone" character becoming the central focus of the show Homicide: Life on the Street, a multitude of fans started writing in protest to NBC. One fan even started an "I Hate Falsone" webpage.

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