Jonathan Seda is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, best known for his role as Detective Antonio Dawson in NBC's Chicago P.D., and as Detective Paul Falsone on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street. The character of Antonio Dawson on Chicago PD is sibling to the character of Gabriela Dawson on Chicago Fire. Seda was an amateur boxer who in 1992, auditioned for and was given a role in the film Gladiator. He became interested in acting and appeared in various films. He portrayed Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in Selena and became widely known to both the Hispanic and non-Hispanic communities. He has had numerous television appearances, including roles as legendary Marine John Basilone in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's follow up to Band of Brothers, The Pacific.

Filmography

• 2025Into the Deep — Jordan Devane
• La Brea — Sam Velez
• 2019Canal Street — Detective Mike Watts
• Chicago Justice — Antonio Dawson
• Chicago P.D. — Antonio Dawson
• 2012Bullet to the Head — Louis Blanchard
• Chicago Fire — Antonio Dawson
• 2011Larry Crowne — Officer Diamond
• Hawaii Five-0 — Sergeant Cage
• The Pacific — John Basilone
• Treme — Nelson Hidalgo
• 2009One Hot Summer — Ariel Silva
• Burn Notice — Cole
• 2007One Long Night — Richard
• Close to Home — Ray Blackwell
• Ghost Whisperer — John Gregory
• Numb3rs — Lonnie Moses
• The Closer — Detective Frank Verico
• House — Donny Compson
• Kevin Hill — Damian 'Dame' Ruiz
• The Jury
• 2003Bad Boys II — Roberto
• Las Vegas — Junior Gomez
• 2003Love the Hard Way — Charlie
• CSI: Miami — Hector Salazar
• 2002The Street King — Rikki Ortega
• 2002Undisputed — Jesus 'Chuy' Campos
• 2001Double Bang — Sally 'Fish' Pescatore
• 2001UC: Undercover — Jake Shaw
• UC: Undercover
• 2000Homicide: The Movie — Paul Falsone
• 2000Price of Glory — Sonny Ortega
• 2000Thin Air — Luis DeLeon
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Antonio Dawson
• Third Watch — Matty Caffey
• Oz — Dino Ortolani
• 1997Selena — Chris Perez
• 1997The Price of Kissing — Billy
• 1996Dear God — Handsome
• 1996Mistrial — Eddie Rios
• 1996Primal Fear — Alex
• 1996The Sunchaser — Brandon 'Blue' Monroe
• 1995Boys on the Side — Pete
• 1995Twelve Monkeys — Jose
• 1994I Like It Like That — Chino Linares
• New York Undercover — Bobby Lunas
• 1993Carlito's Way — Dominican
• 1993Daybreak — Payne
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Paul Falsone
• 1993New York Undercover Cop — Mario
• 1992Gladiator — Romano
• 1992Zebrahead — Vinnie
• Law & Order — Paul Falsone
• Godshot
• Legally Mad — Joe Matty

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 20201st to Fight: Pacific War Marines — Self - Narrator
• Steve Harvey — Self
• 2012The Latino List: Volume 2 — Self