Jon Seda Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for the 2011 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for his role as Marine John Basilone in "The Pacific․"
• Won the 2000 Margo Albert Award for Most Promising Actor
• Established the Jon Seda Foundation for Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome research
• Worked as an amateur boxer prior to becoming an actor
• Used his boxing experience in his film debut, 1992's "Gladiator" in which he played a Cuban boxer
• Quote: "[on "The Pacific"] "We were asked to be the voices for all of these Marines who never got the chance to say what they were really going through, to get that message across․""
• Quote: "Everywhere you go you find that music is such a part of our lives, it teaches us, it heals us, it strengthens us, it reveals us, it's loving and can break us down․"
• Became known to Hispanic audiences for his role as Chris Perez in "Selena․"
• Best known for his role as Detective Paul Falsone on 1990s TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street․"
• Was the runner-up in the 1990 New Jersey Golden Gloves Competition, with an overall boxing record of 21-1