Jon Freda

Born: 1950-08-28

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.


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The Family

as Rocco
Released: 2013-09-13

After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness...

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Big Time Adolescence

as Grandfather
Released: 2020-03-13

A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school...

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as Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1983-08-12

The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their...

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Run

as Mr. Palermo
Released: 2013-07-03

A street smart, 17-year-old named Daniel practices Parkour and is both hero and thief.

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Witch Story

as Alex Hayes
Released: 1989-05-26

A young girl and her brother take some friends on trip to check out a house the pair has just...

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An Inappropriate Affect

as Chester
Released: 2015-02-11

Sgt. Tom Schmidt is waiting to come home from the Iraq War. But first, he has to get through the...

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Scrooge and Marley

as Judge Darnay
Released: 2001-12-01

Ebenezer Scrooge is back in a made-for-TV film produced by Coral Ridge Ministries. The...

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Digital Physics

as Dr. Mercury Jhaitin
Released: 2015-10-18

Set in a hostel in the 1980s, 'Digital Physics' follows Khatchig, a man searching for truth in...

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Crooked & Narrow

as uncredited
Released: 2016-06-01

Amy Walsh returns to Philadelphia after 10 years to visit her ex-cop, current-con father and to...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Public Defender
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lawyer
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Blacklist

as Caio
First aired: 2013-09-23

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI...

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