Jon Seda's first passion was to be a championship boxer. After taking runner-up in the NJ Golden Gloves, the 1992 Olympics was the next goal. That's when fate stepped in; at his first audition, for Gladiator (1992), he was given a co-starring role! Since then he has branched off into numerous television and film roles. He has garnered critical acclaim for his roles in such films as I Like It Like That (1994), Sunchaser (1996), Selena (1997), Un seul deviendra invincible (2002), and in television for his roles in Homicide (1993), Undercover (2001), New York 911 (1999), Oz (1997) and most recently his lead role as Marine Sgt. John "Manila" Basilone in HBO's award-winning mini series Band of Brothers: L'enfer du Pacifique (2010).
