Jon Seda

Jon Seda is one of those actors who earns your respect the hard way — no shortcuts, no overnight stardom, just a guy from New York who was literally boxing before he was acting. The story of him getting cast in Gladiator because he actually knew how to fight says everything about him: he brings something real. His turn as Chris Pérez in Selena opposite Jennifer Lopez had genuine emotional weight, and then he went and played John Basilone — a Medal of Honor recipient — in The Pacific, which is about as serious a trust as a producer can hand you. He's spent decades in television doing solid, unglamorous work, and the fact that he keeps getting cast in demanding roles tells you the industry knows exactly what he's worth.

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Name (English)

Jon Seda

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・セダ

Reading

じょん・せだ

Born

October 14, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

High school

Clifton High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jonseda/
• Xhttps://x.com/JonSeda
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Seda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1343857

Tags

• New York
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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