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
- 2024 · Crescent City as Luke Carson
- 2023 · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Gabriel
- 2023 · Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2018 · Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
- 2018 · SuperFly as Adalberto Gonzalez
- 2017 · Ozark as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
- 2016 · Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
- 2016 · Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
- 2016 · Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
- 2015 · Adam Ruins Everything as
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
- 2014 · The Journey of a Female Comic as
- 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
- 2011 · Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
- 2010 · Caprica as Joseph Adama
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Celebrity Habla as Self
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
- 2008 · Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
- 2007 · The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- 2006 · Fast Food Nation as Tony
- 2006 · Jericho as Major Edward Beck
- 2006 · The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Mateo Cruz
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · Paid in Full as Lulu
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Stephen Madsen
- 2002 · George Lopez as Manny Lopez
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
- 2000 · A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
- 2000 · American Virgin as Jim the Director
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jimmy Vazquez
- 1999 · Family Law as Mr. Santiago
- 1998 · L.A. Doctors as Vince Duralde
- 1998 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
- 1997 · The Hunger as Tony
- 1995 · Somos un solo pueblo as Self
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Jair
- 1994 · In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
- 1993 · Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
- 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 · War Machine as
- 2025 · Cottonmouth as Abe
- 2025 · Side Quest as Gustavo
- 2023 · Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
- 2021 · Art of Love as
- 2021 · More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- 2020 · The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2019 · Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
- 2018 · Love and Other Stunts as
- 2017 · Halfway There as Ian Sanchez
- 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 · From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season as
- 2013 · Saving Westbrook High as Manny
- 2012 · Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
- 2012 · Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
- 2011 · 17th Precinct as Liam Butterfield
- 2011 · We Have Your Husband as Eduardo Valseca
- 2011 · Gun Hill Road as Enrique Rodriguez
- 2010 · Cherry as Wes
- 2010 · King of the Avenue as Natas
- 2009 · The Line as Pelon
- 2007 · The Cure as Jorge
- 2006 · Vanished as
- 2006 · How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
- 2005 · Freddie as Carlos
- 2005 · Once Upon a Wedding as Pineda
- 2005 · Lethal Seduction as Rick Benes / David Lopez
- 2005 · American Fusion as Jose
- 2004 · Sudbury as Gary Hallet
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as
- 2002 · American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
- 2000 · Doomsday Man as Mike
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Philip Solano
- 1999 · Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
- 1998 · Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
- 1997 · Dog Watch as Murrow
- 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
- 1995 · Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
- 1995 · My Family as Chucho
- 1994 · Don't Do It as Charles
- 1994 · Rapa Nui as Make
- 1993 · The Waiter as Julius
- 1992 · Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
- 1990 · Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
- 1989 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
- 1986 · On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
- 1985 · Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
- Future · Minor Incidents as Jeremías Amestoy
- 1982 · Forty Deuce as Mitchell
- Future · Dark Horse as
- Future · Company Town as
- Future · The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
- Future · Coyote as Hernán Barroca
- Future · So Much For Love as Geoffrey