Esai Morales
2.3Acting

Esai Morales

Oct 1, 1962 - 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.

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Media
Movie1994Rapa NuiMake
Movie2009The LinePelon
Movie2006Fast Food NationTony
Movie2021Art of Love
Movie1992FreejackRipper
Movie1994In the Army NowSgt. Stern
Movie2002Paid in FullLulu
Movie1983Bad BoysPaco Moreno
Movie2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaVargas Mouse (voice)
Movie1995My FamilyChucho
Movie1987La BambaBob Morales
Movie2011Gun Hill RoadEnrique Rodriguez
Movie2010CherryWes
Movie2010King of the AvenueNatas
Movie2008Kill Kill Faster FasterMarkie
Movie1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayHandsome Jack
Movie1993Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has BegunKenny
Movie2023Master GardenerOscar Neruda
MovieN/AMinor IncidentsJeremías Amestoy
Movie2006The Virgin of JuarezFather Herrera
Movie2011We Have Your HusbandEduardo Valseca
Movie1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitDominguez
Movie1996Death in GranadaRicardo
Movie2012Seattle SuperstormTom Foster
Movie2004SudburyGary Hallet
Movie1996Dog WatchMurrow
Movie2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIFrancisco d'Anconia
Movie2007The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'Self
Movie1995Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14Tony Archer
Movie1992UltravioletNicholas Walker
Movie2005Once Upon a WeddingPineda
Movie2000Doomsday ManMike
Movie1999Southern CrossPhilip Solano
Movie1996Scorpion SpringAstor
Movie2009Celebrity HablaSelf
Movie2014The Journey of a Female Comic
Movie2015Spare PartsMr. Santillan
MovieN/ACottonmouthAbe
Movie2014Jarhead 2: Field of FireCpt. Jones
Movie2006How to Go Out on a Date in QueensFrankie
Movie1998Circle of DeceitJeff Silva
Movie2024Crescent CityLuke Carson
Movie2025Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningGabriel
Movie2014Give Me ShelterHimself - Animal Advocate
Movie1994Don't Do ItCharles
Movie2000American VirginJim the Director
Movie2016Never Back Down: No SurrenderHugo Vega
Movie2015Playin' for LovePrinciple Jose Marti
Movie1990Naked TangoZico Borenstein
Movie2005American FusionJose
Movie1995Somos un solo puebloSelf
Movie2016Casa VitaRodrigo Vita
Movie1996The Real ThingCollin
Movie2013Saving Westbrook HighManny
Movie2018Love and Other Stunts
Movie1982Forty DeuceMitchell
Movie2021More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita StorySelf
Movie2005Lethal SeductionRick Benes / David Lopez
Movie2000A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales StoryJuan Miguel Gonzalez
Movie2017Halfway ThereIan Sanchez
Movie2018SuperFlyAdalberto Gonzalez
Movie2020The Wall of MexicoHenry Arista
Movie2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelf
Movie2019ImprisonedGovernor Mandera
Movie1985Rainy Day FriendsNeekos Valdez
Movie1987The PrincipalRaymi Rojas
Movie1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena StoryFederico Pena
Movie2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneGabriel
Movie2020Find Your GrooveSelf
Movie2022The Latin from ManhattanPapi
Movie1994The Burning SeasonJair
Movie201117th PrecinctLiam Butterfield
Movie2007The CureJorge
Movie2021Senior MomentDiego Lozana
MovieN/AWar Machine
MovieN/ASo Much For LoveGeoffrey
Movie2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
TV Show2005FreddieCarlos1
TV Show2010CapricaJoseph Adama18
TV Show2006JerichoMajor Edward Beck6
TV Show1982Fame1
TV Show2002CSI: Miami1
TV Show1984Miami ViceFelipe Cruz1
TV Show1985The Twilight Zone1
TV Show1989Tales from the CryptPuck1
TV Show2002George LopezManny Lopez1
TV Show2007Burn NoticeErnie Paseo1
TV Show1985The EqualizerOfficer Miguel Canterra1
TV Show2006Vanished9
TV Show2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf1
TV Show1999Family LawMr. Santiago1
TV Show1995The Outer LimitsFrank Kelton1
TV ShowN/ACompany Town1
TV Show2012Major CrimesDeputy Manuel Diaz1
TV Show2015The BrinkPresident Julian Navarro10
TV Show2023Can't Go HomeVictor Castelo1
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJimmy Vazquez1
TV Show2014How to Get Away with MurderJorge Castillo11
TV Show2009NCIS: Los AngelesLouis Ochoa7
TV Show1986On Wings of EaglesRashid2
TV Show2014From Dusk Till Dawn: The SeriesAmancio Malvado10
TV Show1999Atomic TrainNoris MacKenzie2
TV Show2011Fairly LegalAaron Davidson1
TV Show2005Criminal MindsMateo Cruz6
TV Show2016MarsMike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn6
TV ShowN/AThe AmericansLee Valenzuela0
TV Show1997The HungerTony1
TV Show2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf1
TV Show2002American FamilyEsteban Gonzalez1
TV Show2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf1
TV Show2000Curb Your EnthusiasmFrancisco1
TV Show2018TitansSlade Wilson / Deathstroke13
TV Show2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf1
TV Show2014Mozart in the JungleJuan Delgado2
TV Show1993NYPD BlueTony Rodriguez87
TV Show1984Miami VicePete Romano1
TV Show2015Adam Ruins Everything1
TV Show2017OzarkCamino 'Del' Del Rio4
TV Show2014Chicago P.D.Chief Lugo6
TV Show2025Side Quest1
TV Show1998L.A. DoctorsVince Duralde1
TV Show2012Honest TrailersGabriel (archive footage)1

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Movie2000Doomsday ManSecond Unit DirectorDirecting