Esai Morales
October 1, 1962 (62 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
- 2023 · Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
- 2021 · More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- 2018 · Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
- 2018 · SuperFly as Adalberto Gonzalez
- 2018 · Love and Other Stunts as
- 2017 · Ozark as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
- 2016 · Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
- 2016 · Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
- 2015 · Adam Ruins Everything as
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
- 2014 · Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
- 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 · Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
- 2012 · Major Crimes as Deputy Manuel Diaz
- 2012 · Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
- 2011 · Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
- 2010 · Caprica as Joseph Adama
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
- 2008 · Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
- 2006 · Fast Food Nation as Tony
- 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
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · Paid in Full as Lulu
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · George Lopez as Manny Lopez
- 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
- 1998 · L.A. Doctors as Vince Duralde
- 1997 · The Hunger as Tony
- 1996 · Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story as Federico Pena
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
- 1994 · Rapa Nui as Make
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
- 1993 · Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
- 1992 · Freejack as Ripper
- 1989 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
- 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 · Cottonmouth as Abe
- 2023 · Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
- 2021 · Art of Love as
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
- 2020 · The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2019 · Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
- 2017 · Halfway There as Ian Sanchez
- 2016 · Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
- 2015 · The Brink as President Julian Navarro
- 2015 · Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
- 2015 · Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
- 2014 · Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
- 2014 · The Journey of a Female Comic as
- 2013 · Saving Westbrook High as Manny
- 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 · Celebrity Habla as Self
- 2009 · The Line as Pelon
- 2007 · The Cure as Jorge
- 2007 · The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- 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
- 2004 · Sudbury as Gary Hallet
- 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 · American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
- 2000 · Doomsday Man as Mike
- 2000 · A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Philip Solano
- 1999 · Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
- 1998 · Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
- 1998 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
- 1997 · Dog Watch as Murrow
- 1996 · Death in Granada as Ricardo
- 1996 · Scorpion Spring as Astor
- 1996 · The Real Thing as Collin
- 1995 · Somos un solo pueblo as Self
- 1995 · Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
- 1995 · My Family as Chucho
- 1994 · Don't Do It as Charles
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Jair
- 1994 · In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
- 1992 · Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
- 1990 · Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
- 1986 · On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
- 1985 · Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
- 1982 · Forty Deuce as Mitchell
- Future · So Much For Love as Geoffrey
- Future · War Machine as
- Future · Company Town as
- Future · The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
- Future · Minor Incidents as Jeremías Amestoy
- Future · Coyote as