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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · War Machine as
- 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
- 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
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
- 2014 · Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
- 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
- 2011 · We Have Your Husband as Eduardo Valseca
- 2011 · Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
- 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 · Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
- 2006 · Jericho as Major Edward Beck
- 2006 · Vanished as
- 2005 · Freddie as Carlos
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Mateo Cruz
- 2005 · Once Upon a Wedding as Pineda
- 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 · George Lopez as Manny Lopez
- 2002 · American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
- 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 · Scorpion Spring as Astor
- 1995 · My Family as Chucho
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
- 1994 · Rapa Nui as Make
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
- 1992 · Freejack as Ripper
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Puck
- 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
- Future · Minor Incidents as Jeremías Amestoy
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Morales
- 1982 · Forty Deuce as Mitchell
- 1982 · Fame as
- Future · Coyote as Hernán Barroca
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as Papi
- 2025 · Cottonmouth as Abe
- 2023 · Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
- 2023 · Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
- 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
- 2015 · Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
- 2014 · Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
- 2014 · The Journey of a Female Comic as
- 2013 · Saving Westbrook High as Manny
- 2012 · Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
- 2011 · 17th Precinct as Liam Butterfield
- 2008 · Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
- 2007 · The Cure as Jorge
- 2006 · Fast Food Nation as Tony
- 2003 · The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2002 · The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as
- 2000 · American Virgin as Jim the Director
- 1996 · The Real Thing as Collin
- 1994 · Don't Do It as Charles
- 1994 · In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
- 1990 · Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
- 1989 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
- 1987 · The Principal as Raymi Rojas
- 1986 · On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
- Future · The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
- Future · Dark Horse as Paulo Pontes
- 2016 · Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
- Future · Company Town as
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2018 · Love and Other Stunts as
- 2015 · Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season as
- 2011 · Gun Hill Road as Enrique Rodriguez
- 2010 · King of the Avenue as Natas
- 2009 · Celebrity Habla as Self
- 2007 · 24: Day six Debrief as Agent Jorge Ramirez
- 2007 · The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- 2006 · How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
- 2006 · The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
- 2005 · American Fusion as Jose
- 2000 · Doomsday Man as Mike
- 2000 · A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
- 1998 · Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
- 1998 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
- 1997 · Dog Watch as Murrow
- 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 · Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Jair
- 1993 · The Waiter as Julius
- 1993 · Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
- 1992 · Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
- 1992 · Bay City Story as
- 1985 · Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
- Future · So Much For Love as Geoffrey