Esai Morales
Acting
- Born:
- 1962-10-01
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Live Like That
Dark Horse
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
War Machine
Queen of Manhattan
Cottonmouth
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Side Quest
Crescent City
Can't Go Home
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Master Gardener
Art of Love
Senior Moment
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
The Wall of Mexico
Find Your Groove
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Imprisoned
Titans
SuperFly
Love and Other Stunts
Halfway There
Ozark
Mars
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Casa Vita
Adam Ruins Everything
The Brink
Spare Parts
Playin' for Love
How to Get Away with Murder
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Give Me Shelter
The Journey of a Female Comic
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Mozart in the Jungle
Chicago P.D.
Saving Westbrook High
Return to Babylon
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Major Crimes
Seattle Superstorm
17th Precinct
We Have Your Husband
Gun Hill Road
Fairly Legal
Cherry
King of the Avenue
Caprica
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Habla
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Line
Kill Kill Faster Faster
The Cure
Burn Notice
24: Day six Debrief
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Fast Food Nation
Jericho
Vanished
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
The Virgin of Juarez
Freddie
Criminal Minds
Once Upon a Wedding
Lethal Seduction
American Fusion
Sudbury
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Celebrities Uncensored
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Real Time with Bill Maher
Paid in Full
CSI: Miami
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
George Lopez
American Family
Doomsday Man
Curb Your Enthusiasm
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
Dora the Explorer
American Virgin
Family Law
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Southern Cross
Atomic Train
L.A. Doctors
Circle of Deceit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Dog Watch
The Hunger
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Death in Granada
Scorpion Spring
The Real Thing
Somos un solo pueblo
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
My Family
The Outer Limits
Don't Do It
The Burning Season
In the Army Now
Rapa Nui
NYPD Blue
The Waiter
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Ultraviolet
Freejack
Bay City Story
Naked Tango
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Tales from the Crypt
The Principal
La Bamba
On Wings of Eagles
Rainy Day Friends
The Twilight Zone
The Equalizer
Miami Vice
The Great Love Experiment
Bad Boys
Forty Deuce
American Playhouse
Fame
So Much for Love
Coyote
Tumor
Live 2 Die
Monty and the Movies
Persephone
His Heart
Company Town
The Americans