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Jon Freda
Actor, WriterBorn August 28, 1950 (75 years)
Jon Freda was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in an Italian-American family. He served as a naval officer and attended academic doctoral programs in New York and Canada. As an actor, Jon's performances range from the comedy hit TV/web series, 50 To Death, to his critically noticed dramatic portrayal of Rocco in the film, The Family. He received the Outstanding Actor Award for The Cannes Film Festival entrant, Sisyphus' Supper, and published accolades for his portrayal of Jimmy Durante in his Off-Broadway solo show, Imagine DatI, which he wrote in cooperation with the Durante Estate. Jon is also an accomplished screenwriter and playwright, receiving three awards for his feature script ,Say Nothing, from the Guild of Italian American Actors; and four awards for his musical comedy stage play, Alien Adventure The Adventure, from the Midtown International Theater Festival in New York. Jon enjoys swimming, walking his dog in the park, creating digital art because he does not like the clean up, and hopes to learn to speak Italian better before his next visit to Rome.
Jon Freda Filmography
| 2025 | Brownsville Bred · as Maxi |
| 2025 | The Better Sister (TV Series) · as Enzo |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Gravesend (TV Series) · as Mr. Cosenza |
| 2019 | Big Time Adolescence · as Grandfather |
| 2018 | Noah Wise · as Park Dweller |
| 2017 | The Deuce (TV Series) · as Louis |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Digital Physics · as Dr. Mercury Jhaitin |
| 2014 | Friends and Romans · as Cotton Mouth Auditioner |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) · as Caio |
| 2013 | The Family · as Rocco |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Doctor Bello · as Doctor Kissick |
| 2013 | Nikki & Sara Live! (TV Series) · as Mafioso |
| 2012 | Broadway's Finest · as Junkie |
| 2011 | I Married A Mobster (TV Series) · as Ralph Natale |
| 2008 | Feral · as Cast |
| 2007 | Lobbyist (TV Series) · as Abdullah |
| 2007 | The Bros. · as Les Mccorkle |
| 2004 | Unearthed · as John Canon |
| 2002 | Who Wants to Marry My Husband · as Nick |
| 2001 | Scrooge and Marley · as Judge Darnay |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Public Defender |
| 1999 | Instinct · as Cameraman |
| 1989 | Witch Story · as Alex Hayes |
| 1988 | Ernest Saves Christmas · as Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 · as Guest |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D · as Reporter |