1. Jon Seda played the role of Chris Perez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie Selena, and portrayed US Marine John Basilone, recipient of the Medal of Honor, in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's The Pacific.
16 Facts About Jon Seda
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Jon Seda was born in Manhattan to parents of Puerto Rican descent and raised in Clifton, New Jersey.
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Jon Seda boxed in several gyms in New Jersey and soon was a runner up in the New Jersey Golden Gloves competition.
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Jon Seda has since worked in various films and TV series.
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In 1995, Jon Seda was nominated Best Male Lead at the Spirit Awards for his role in the movie I Like It Like That, opposite Rita Moreno and Lauren Velez.
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Jon Seda became widely known to the Hispanic film audience when he portrayed Chris Perez alongside Jennifer Lopez in Selena, a film based on the true story of the Tejano singer, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, who was murdered on her way to mainstream stardom.
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Also in 1997, Jon Seda landed the role of Detective Paul F ne on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street.
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Jon Seda boxed opposite Jimmy Smits in the film Price of Glory.
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Jon Seda has appeared in more than two dozen movies, including Bad Boys II as Roberto, as well as numerous television appearances.
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Jon Seda is featured as one of the three leads in the HBO World War II mini-series The Pacific, portraying Marine John Basilone.
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Jon Seda appeared as a guest star in an episode of Burn Notice, and in 2007, he made a cameo appearance in Ludacris' song "Runaway Love", as an abusive, alcoholic stepfather.
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Jon Seda appeared in the film Larry Crowne, which starred and was co-written and directed by Tom Hanks.
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In 2013, Jon Seda starred alongside Sylvester Stallone, Christian Slater, and Jason Momoa in the Walter Hill-directed action thriller Bullet to the Head.
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In 2017, Jon Seda carried his role over into another spin-off, Chicago Justice, which was canceled after its first season.
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In 2020, Jon Seda was cast in the lead role of Dr Benjamine Glass in the pilot of the NBC apocalyptic drama series La Brea, written by David Appelbaum,.
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However, with the pilot being picked up straight-to-series in January 2021, Jon Seda returned to the show, with his character rewritten as Dr Sam Velez.