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Esai Morales
Esai Morales

Esai Morales

ActingBorn October 1, 1962 (age 63)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.

Filmography

2026
Dark Horse

as Paulo Pontes

Movie
2026
War Machine

as Army Officer Torres

Movie
2025Movie
2025Movie
2025
Side Quest

as Gustavo

TV
2024
Crescent City

as Luke Carson

Movie
2023
Can't Go Home

as Victor Castelo

TV
2023
Master Gardener

as Oscar Neruda

Movie
2021Movie
2021
Senior Moment

as Diego Lozana

Movie
2020
The Wall of Mexico

as Henry Arista

Movie
2020Movie
2019
Imprisoned

as Governor Mandera

Movie
2018
Titans

as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke

TV
2018
SuperFly

as Adalberto Gonzalez

Movie
2017
Halfway There

as Ian Sanchez

Movie
2017
Ozark

as Camino 'Del' Del Rio

TV
2016
Mars

as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn

TV
2016Movie
2016
Casa Vita

as Rodrigo Vita

Movie
2015
The Brink

as President Julian Navarro

TV
2015
Spare Parts

as Mr. Santillan

Movie
2015
Playin' for Love

as Principle Jose Marti

Movie
2014TV
2014Movie
2014
Give Me Shelter

as Himself - Animal Advocate

Movie
2014TV
2014
Mozart in the Jungle

as Juan Delgado

TV
2014
Chicago P.D.

as Chief Lugo

TV
2013Movie
2012
Atlas Shrugged: Part II

as Francisco d'Anconia

Movie
2012
Major Crimes

as Deputy Manuel Diaz

TV
2012
Seattle Superstorm

as Tom Foster

Movie
2011
17th Precinct

as Liam Butterfield

Movie
2011
We Have Your Husband

as Eduardo Valseca

Movie
2011
Gun Hill Road

as Enrique Rodriguez

Movie
2011
Fairly Legal

as Aaron Davidson

TV
2010
Cherry

as Wes

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Caprica

as Joseph Adama

TV
2009Movie
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Louis Ochoa

TV
2009
The Line

as Pelon

Movie
2008Movie
2007
The Cure

as Jorge

Movie
2007
Burn Notice

as Ernie Paseo

TV
2007
24: Day six Debrief

as Agent Jorge Ramirez

TV
2006Movie
2006
Jericho

as Major Edward Beck

TV
2006
Vanished

as Michael Tyner

TV
2006
The Virgin of Juarez

as Father Herrera

Movie
2005
Freddie

as Carlos

TV
2005
Criminal Minds

as Mateo Cruz

TV
2005Movie
2005
Lethal Seduction

as Rick Benes / David Lopez

Movie
2005Movie
2004
Sudbury

as Gary Hallet

Movie
2003Movie
2002Movie
2002
CSI: Miami

as Stephen Madsen

TV
2002
George Lopez

as Manny Lopez

TV
2002
American Family

as Esteban Gonzalez

TV
2000Movie
2000TV
2000Movie
2000
Dora the Explorer

as Papi (voice)

TV
2000
American Virgin

as Jim the Director

Movie
1999
Family Law

as Mr. Santiago

TV
1999TV
1999
Southern Cross

as Philip Solano

Movie
1999
Atomic Train

as Noris MacKenzie

TV
1998
L.A. Doctors

as Vince Duralde

TV
1998
Circle of Deceit

as Jeff Silva

Movie
1998Movie
1997
Dog Watch

as Murrow

Movie
1997
The Hunger

as Tony

TV
1996Movie
1996Movie
1996Movie
1995Movie
1995Movie
1995
My Family

as Chucho

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Frank Kelton

TV
1994
Don't Do It

as Charles

Movie
1994Movie
1994
In the Army Now

as Sgt. Stern

Movie
1994
Rapa Nui

as Make

Movie
1993
NYPD Blue

as Tony Rodriguez

TV
1993
The Waiter

as Julius

Movie
1992
Ultraviolet

as Nicholas Walker

Movie
1992
Freejack

as Ripper

Movie
1990
Naked Tango

as Zico Borenstein

Movie
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway

as Handsome Jack

Movie
1987
The Principal

as Raymi Rojas

Movie
1987
La Bamba

as Bob Morales

Movie
1986TV
1985
Rainy Day Friends

as Neekos Valdez

Movie
1985
The Equalizer

as Officer Miguel Canterra

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Felipe Cruz

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Pete Romano

TV
1983
Bad Boys

as Paco Moreno

Movie
1982
Forty Deuce

as Mitchell

Movie
1982TV
So Much for Love

as Geoffrey

Movie
Coyote

as Hernán Barroca

Movie
Movie
Company Town

as Ray Dupre

TV
The Americans

as Lee Valenzuela

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 1, 1962
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity2.2