My Take
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.
Overview
Jon Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film Gladiator. He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie Selena, and portrayed U.S. Marine John Basilone, recipient of the Medal of Honor, in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's The Pacific.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jon Seda
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・セダ
- Reading
- じょん・せだ
- Born
- October 14, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Clifton High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.