Esai Morales

Known For: Acting
Born: October 1, 1962
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Esai Morales

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.

Filmography

Live Like That

2027

Dark Horse

2026 · Paulo Pontes

War Machine

2026 · Army Officer Torres

Queen of Manhattan

2025 · Papi

Cottonmouth

2025 · Abe

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025 · Gabriel

Side Quest

2025 · Gustavo

Crescent City

2024 · Luke Carson

Can't Go Home

2023 · Victor Castelo

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023 · Gabriel

Master Gardener

2023 · Oscar Neruda

Art of Love

2021

Senior Moment

2021 · Diego Lozana

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021 · Self

The Wall of Mexico

2020 · Henry Arista

Find Your Groove

2020 · Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019 · Self

Imprisoned

2019 · Governor Mandera

Titans

2018 · Slade Wilson / Deathstroke

SuperFly

2018 · Adalberto Gonzalez

Love and Other Stunts

2018

Halfway There

2017 · Ian Sanchez

Ozark

2017 · Camino 'Del' Del Rio

Mars

2016 · Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016 · Hugo Vega

Casa Vita

2016 · Rodrigo Vita

Adam Ruins Everything

2015

The Brink

2015 · President Julian Navarro

Spare Parts

2015 · Mr. Santillan

Playin' for Love

2015 · Principle Jose Marti

How to Get Away with Murder

2014 · Jorge Castillo

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014 · Cpt. Jones

Give Me Shelter

Give Me Shelter

2014 · Himself - Animal Advocate

The Journey of a Female Comic

2014

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

2014

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

2014 · Amancio Malvado

Mozart in the Jungle

2014 · Juan Delgado

Chicago P.D.

2014 · Chief Lugo

Saving Westbrook High

2013 · Manny

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012 · Francisco d'Anconia

Major Crimes

2012 · Deputy Manuel Diaz

Seattle Superstorm

2012 · Tom Foster

17th Precinct

2011 · Liam Butterfield

We Have Your Husband

2011 · Eduardo Valseca

Gun Hill Road

2011 · Enrique Rodriguez

Fairly Legal

2011 · Aaron Davidson

Cherry

2010 · Wes

King of the Avenue

2010 · Natas

Caprica

2010 · Joseph Adama

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Self

Celebrity Habla

2009 · Self

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009 · Louis Ochoa

The Line

2009 · Pelon

Kill Kill Faster Faster

2008 · Markie

The Cure

2007 · Jorge

Burn Notice

2007 · Ernie Paseo

24: Day six Debrief

2007 · Agent Jorge Ramirez

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007 · Self

Fast Food Nation

2006 · Tony

Jericho

2006 · Major Edward Beck

Vanished

2006 · Michael Tyner

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

2006 · Frankie

The Virgin of Juarez

2006 · Father Herrera

Freddie

2005 · Carlos

Criminal Minds

2005 · Mateo Cruz

Once Upon a Wedding

2005 · Pineda

Lethal Seduction

2005 · Rick Benes / David Lopez

American Fusion

2005 · Jose

Sudbury

2004 · Gary Hallet

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004 · Self

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003 · Vargas Mouse (voice)

Celebrities Uncensored

2003 · Self

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003 · Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

Paid in Full

2002 · Lulu

CSI: Miami

2002 · Stephen Madsen

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

2002

George Lopez

2002 · Manny Lopez

American Family

2002 · Esteban Gonzalez

Doomsday Man

2000 · Mike, Second Unit Director

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Francisco

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

2000 · Juan Miguel Gonzalez

Dora the Explorer

2000 · Papi (voice)

American Virgin

2000 · Jim the Director

Family Law

1999 · Mr. Santiago

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Jimmy Vazquez

Southern Cross

1999 · Philip Solano

Atomic Train

1999 · Noris MacKenzie

L.A. Doctors

1998 · Vince Duralde

Circle of Deceit

1998 · Jeff Silva

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998 · Dominguez

Dog Watch

1997 · Murrow

The Hunger

1997 · Tony

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996 · Federico Pena

Death in Granada

1996 · Ricardo

Scorpion Spring

1996 · Astor

The Real Thing

1996 · Collin

Somos un solo pueblo

1995 · Self

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

1995 · Tony Archer

My Family

1995 · Chucho

The Outer Limits

1995 · Frank Kelton

Don't Do It

1994 · Charles

The Burning Season

1994 · Jair

In the Army Now

1994 · Sgt. Stern

Rapa Nui

1994 · Make

NYPD Blue

1993 · Tony Rodriguez

The Waiter

1993 · Julius

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993 · Kenny

Ultraviolet

1992 · Nicholas Walker

Freejack

1992 · Ripper

Bay City Story

1992

Naked Tango

1990 · Zico Borenstein

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989 · Handsome Jack

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Puck

The Principal

1987 · Raymi Rojas

La Bamba

1987 · Bob Morales

On Wings of Eagles

1986 · Rashid

Rainy Day Friends

1985 · Neekos Valdez

The Twilight Zone

1985

The Equalizer

1985 · Officer Miguel Canterra

Miami Vice

1984 · Felipe Cruz, Pete Romano

Bad Boys

1983 · Paco Moreno

Forty Deuce

1982 · Mitchell

American Playhouse

1982 · Handsome Jack

Fame

1982

So Much for Love

So Much for Love

— · Geoffrey

Coyote

— · Hernán Barroca, Producer

Tumor

—

Company Town

— · Ray Dupre

The Americans

— · Lee Valenzuela

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