Esai Morales
October 1, 1962 (63 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as Papi
- 2025 · Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Gabriel
- 2025 · Side Quest as Gustavo
- 2024 · Crescent City as Luke Carson
- 2023 · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Gabriel
- 2021 · Art of Love as
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
- 2019 · Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
- 2018 · Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
- 2018 · SuperFly as Adalberto Gonzalez
- 2017 · Halfway There as Ian Sanchez
- 2017 · Ozark as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
- 2016 · Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Amancio Malvado
- 2014 · Mozart in the Jungle as Juan Delgado
- 2014 · Chicago P.D. as Chief Lugo
- 2012 · Major Crimes as Deputy Manuel Diaz
- 2012 · Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
- 2010 · Cherry as Wes
- 2010 · Caprica as Joseph Adama
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
- 2009 · The Line as Pelon
- 2007 · The Cure as Jorge
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
- 2006 · Jericho as Major Edward Beck
- 2005 · Freddie as Carlos
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Mateo Cruz
- 2005 · Lethal Seduction as Rick Benes / David Lopez
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2004 · Sudbury as Gary Hallet
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · Paid in Full as Lulu
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Stephen Madsen
- 2002 · American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
- 2000 · Doomsday Man as Mike
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
- 2000 · American Virgin as Jim the Director
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jimmy Vazquez
- 1999 · Family Law as Mr. Santiago
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Philip Solano
- 1998 · L.A. Doctors as Vince Duralde
- 1997 · Dog Watch as Murrow
- 1997 · The Hunger as Tony
- 1995 · My Family as Chucho
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
- 1994 · Rapa Nui as Make
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
- 1993 · The Waiter as Julius
- 1992 · Freejack as Ripper
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Puck
- 1987 · The Principal as Raymi Rojas
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Morales
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Officer Miguel Canterra
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Felipe Cruz
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Pete Romano
- 1983 · Bad Boys as Paco Moreno
- 1982 · Fame as
- Future · Coyote as Hernán Barroca
- 2025 · Cottonmouth as Abe
- 2023 · Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
- 2023 · Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
- 2021 · More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- 2020 · The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2018 · Love and Other Stunts as
- 2016 · Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
- 2016 · Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
- 2015 · Adam Ruins Everything as
- 2015 · The Brink as President Julian Navarro
- 2015 · Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
- 2015 · Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
- 2014 · Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
- 2014 · Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
- 2014 · The Journey of a Female Comic as
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season as
- 2013 · Saving Westbrook High as Manny
- 2012 · Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
- 2011 · 17th Precinct as Liam Butterfield
- 2011 · We Have Your Husband as Eduardo Valseca
- 2011 · Gun Hill Road as Enrique Rodriguez
- 2011 · Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
- 2010 · King of the Avenue as Natas
- 2009 · Celebrity Habla as Self
- 2008 · Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
- 2007 · The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- 2006 · Fast Food Nation as Tony
- 2006 · Vanished as
- 2006 · How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
- 2006 · The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
- 2005 · Once Upon a Wedding as Pineda
- 2005 · American Fusion as Jose
- 2003 · The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as
- 2002 · George Lopez as Manny Lopez
- 2000 · A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
- 1999 · Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
- 1998 · Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
- 1998 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
- 1996 · Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story as Federico Pena
- 1996 · Death in Granada as Ricardo
- 1996 · Scorpion Spring as Astor
- 1996 · The Real Thing as Collin
- 1994 · Don't Do It as Charles
- 1990 · Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
- Future · War Machine as
- 1995 · Somos un solo pueblo as Self
- 1995 · Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Jair
- 1994 · In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
- 1993 · Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
- Future · Minor Incidents as Jeremías Amestoy
- 1992 · Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
- 1989 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
- 1986 · On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
- 1985 · Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
- 1982 · Forty Deuce as Mitchell
- Future · The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
- Future · Company Town as
- Future · So Much For Love as Geoffrey