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.
Known For
Credits
- 2027 · Live Like That as
- 2026 · Dark Horse as Paulo Pontes
- 2026 · War Machine as Army Officer Torres
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as Papi
- 2025 · Cottonmouth as Abe
- 2025 · Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Gabriel
- 2025 · Side Quest as Gustavo
- 2024 · Crescent City as Luke Carson
- 2023 · Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
- 2023 · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Gabriel
- 2023 · Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
- 2021 · Art of Love as
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
- 2021 · More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- 2019 · Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
- 2016 · Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
- 2012 · Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
- 2011 · Gun Hill Road as Enrique Rodriguez
- 2008 · Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
- 1996 · The Real Thing as Collin
- Future · Company Town as Ray Dupre
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2012 · Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
- 2011 · We Have Your Husband as Eduardo Valseca
- 2010 · Cherry as Wes
- 2009 · Celebrity Habla as Self
- 2007 · The Cure as Jorge
- 2007 · 24: Day six Debrief as Agent Jorge Ramirez
- 2007 · The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- 2006 · The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
- 2005 · Once Upon a Wedding as Pineda
- 2004 · Sudbury as Gary Hallet
- 2003 · The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- 2003 · ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2000 · Doomsday Man as Mike
- 2000 · American Virgin as Jim the Director
- 1998 · Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
- 1998 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
- 1997 · Dog Watch as Murrow
- 1996 · Scorpion Spring as Astor
- 1995 · Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
- 1993 · Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
- Future · The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
- 2020 · The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
- 2018 · Love and Other Stunts as
- 2015 · Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
- 2014 · Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season as
- 2011 · 17th Precinct as Liam Butterfield
- 2010 · King of the Avenue as Natas
- 1994 · Don't Do It as Charles
- Future · Coyote as Hernán Barroca
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 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 · Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
- 2016 · Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
- 2015 · Adam Ruins Everything as
- 2015 · The Brink as President Julian Navarro
- 2015 · Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
- 2014 · Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
- 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
- 2013 · Saving Westbrook High as Manny
- 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 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
- 2009 · The Line as Pelon
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
- 2006 · Fast Food Nation as Tony
- 2006 · Jericho as Major Edward Beck
- 2006 · Vanished as
- 2006 · How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
- 2005 · Freddie as Carlos
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Mateo Cruz
- 2005 · Lethal Seduction as Rick Benes / David Lopez
- 2005 · American Fusion as Jose
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · Paid in Full as Lulu
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Stephen Madsen
- 2002 · The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as
- 2002 · George Lopez as Manny Lopez
- 2002 · American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
- 2000 · A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
- 2000 · Dora the Explorer as Papi (voice)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jimmy Vazquez
- 1999 · Family Law as Mr. Santiago
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Philip Solano
- 1999 · Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
- 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
- 1996 · Death in Granada as Ricardo
- 1995 · Somos un solo pueblo as Self
- 1995 · My Family as Chucho
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Jair
- 1994 · In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
- 1994 · Rapa Nui as Make
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
- 1993 · The Waiter as Julius
- Future · Tumor as
- Future · So Much for Love as Geoffrey
- 1992 · Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
- 1992 · Freejack as Ripper
- 1992 · Bay City Story as
- 1990 · Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
- 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
- 1986 · On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
- 1985 · Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
- 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 · Forty Deuce as Mitchell
- 1982 · Fame as