
Esai Morales
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in Bad Boys with Sean Penn and La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips. His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series American Family, the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002), portraying Lt. Tony Rodriguez on NYPD Blue (2001–2003), Joseph Adama in the science fiction series Caprica (2009–2010), Camino del Rio in the Netflix original series Ozark (2017), and the DC Comics supervillain Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in the superhero series Titans (2019). Morales appeared as Gabriel, the main antagonist in the 2023 spy action film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One opposite Tom Cruise, a role reprised in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in 2025.
Known For
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Filmography
So Much for Love
Movie · as Geoffrey

Coyote
Movie · as Hernán Barroca
Tumor
Movie
Live 2 Die
Movie

Monty and the Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Persephone
Movie
His Heart
Movie
Company Town
TV · as Ray Dupre · 1 ep
The Americans
TV · as Lee Valenzuela

Dark Horse
Movie · as Paulo Pontes

Live Like That
Movie

War Machine
Movie · as Torres

Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Movie · as self

Cottonmouth
Movie · as Abe

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie · as Gabriel

Queen of Manhattan
Movie · as Papi

Side Quest
TV · as Gustavo · 1 ep

Crescent City
Movie · as Luke Carson

Master Gardener
Movie · as Oscar Neruda

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie · as Gabriel

Can't Go Home
TV · as Victor Castelo · 1 ep

Art of Love
Movie

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Movie · as Self

Senior Moment
Movie · as Diego Lozana

The Wall of Mexico
Movie · as Henry Arista

Find Your Groove
Movie · as Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie · as Self

Imprisoned
Movie · as Governor Mandera

Love and Other Stunts
Movie

SuperFly
Movie · as Adalberto Gonzalez

Titans
TV · as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke · 13 eps

Halfway There
Movie · as Ian Sanchez

Ozark
TV · as Camino 'Del' Del Rio · 4 eps

Never Back Down: No Surrender
Movie · as Hugo Vega

Casa Vita
Movie · as Rodrigo Vita

Mars
TV · as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn · 6 eps

Spare Parts
Movie · as Mr. Santillan

Playin' for Love
Movie · as Principle Jose Marti

The Brink
TV · as President Julian Navarro · 10 eps

Adam Ruins Everything
TV · 1 ep

The Journey of a Female Comic
Movie

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Movie · as Cpt. Jones
Give Me Shelter
Movie · as Self - Animal Advocate

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Movie

How to Get Away with Murder
TV · as Jorge Castillo · 11 eps

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
TV · as Amancio Malvado · 10 eps

Mozart in the Jungle
TV · as Juan Delgado · 2 eps

Chicago P.D.
TV · as Chief Lugo · 6 eps

Saving Westbrook High
Movie · as Manny

Return to Babylon
Movie · as Assistant Director (scenes deleted)

Seattle Superstorm
Movie · as Tom Foster

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Movie · as Francisco d'Anconia

Major Crimes
TV · as Deputy Manuel Diaz · 1 ep

Gun Hill Road
Movie · as Enrique Rodriguez

We Have Your Husband
Movie · as Eduardo Valseca

17th Precinct
Movie · as Liam Butterfield

Fairly Legal
TV · as Aaron Davidson · 6 eps

Cherry
Movie · as Wes

King of the Avenue
Movie · as Natas

Caprica
TV · as Joseph Adama · 18 eps

The Line
Movie · as Pelon

Celebrity Habla
Movie · as Self

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Louis Ochoa · 7 eps

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kill Kill Faster Faster
Movie · as Markie

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Movie · as Self

The Cure
Movie · as Jorge

Burn Notice
TV · as Ernie Paseo · 1 ep

24: Day six Debrief
TV · as Agent Jorge Ramirez · 5 eps

Fast Food Nation
Movie · as Tony

The Virgin of Juarez
Movie · as Father Herrera

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Movie · as Frankie

Jericho
TV · as Major Edward Beck · 7 eps

Vanished
TV · as Michael Tyner · 11 eps

Once Upon a Wedding
Movie · as Pineda

American Fusion
Movie · as Jose

Lethal Seduction
Movie · as Rick Benes / David Lopez

Freddie
TV · as Carlos · 1 ep

Criminal Minds
TV · as Mateo Cruz · 6 eps

Sudbury
Movie · as Gary Hallet

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie · as Vargas Mouse (voice)

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self

Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Paid in Full
Movie · as Lulu

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie

CSI: Miami
TV · as Stephen Madsen · 1 ep

George Lopez
TV · as Manny Lopez · 1 ep

American Family
TV · as Esteban Gonzalez · 1 ep

Doomsday Man
Movie · as Mike

American Virgin
Movie · as Jim the Director

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
Movie · as Juan Miguel Gonzalez

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Francisco · 1 ep

Dora the Explorer
TV · as Papi (voice) · 1 ep

Southern Cross
Movie · as Philip Solano

Family Law
TV · as Mr. Santiago · 1 ep

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Jimmy Vazquez · 1 ep

Atomic Train
TV · as Noris MacKenzie · 2 eps

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Movie · as Dominguez

Circle of Deceit
Movie · as Jeff Silva

L.A. Doctors
TV · as Vince Duralde · 1 ep

Dog Watch
Movie · as Murrow

The Hunger
TV · as Tony · 1 ep

Death in Granada
Movie · as Ricardo

Scorpion Spring
Movie · as Astor

The Real Thing
Movie · as Collin

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Movie · as Federico Pena

My Family
Movie · as Chucho

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Movie · as Tony Archer

Somos un solo pueblo
Movie · as Self

The Outer Limits
TV · as Frank Kelton · 1 ep

Rapa Nui
Movie · as Make

In the Army Now
Movie · as Sgt. Stern

Don't Do It
Movie · as Charles

The Burning Season
Movie · as Jair

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Movie · as Kenny
The Waiter
Movie · as Julius

NYPD Blue
TV · as Tony Rodriguez · 87 eps

Freejack
Movie · as Ripper

Ultraviolet
Movie · as Nicholas Walker
Bay City Story
Movie

Naked Tango
Movie · as Zico Borenstein

Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie · as Handsome Jack

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Puck · 1 ep

La Bamba
Movie · as Bob Morales

The Principal
Movie · as Raymi Rojas

On Wings of Eagles
TV · as Rashid · 2 eps

Rainy Day Friends
Movie · as Neekos Valdez

The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep

The Equalizer
TV · as Officer Miguel Canterra · 1 ep
The Great Love Experiment
Movie · as Miguel Rados

Miami Vice
TV · as Felipe Cruz, Pete Romano · 1 ep

Bad Boys
Movie · as Paco Moreno

Forty Deuce
Movie · as Mitchell

Fame
TV · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Handsome Jack · 1 ep


