Esai Morales
Born: 1962-10-01 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Gabriel
- Queen of Manhattan as Papi
- Side Quest as Gustavo
- Cottonmouth as Abe
2024
- Crescent City as Luke Carson
2023
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Gabriel
- Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
- Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
2021
- Art of Love
- Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
- More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
2020
- The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
- Find Your Groove as Self
2019
- Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
2018
- Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
- SuperFly as Adalberto Gonzalez
- Love and Other Stunts
2017
- Ozark as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
- Halfway There as Ian Sanchez
2016
- Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
- Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
- Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
2015
- Adam Ruins Everything
- Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
- The Brink as President Julian Navarro
- Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Chief Lugo
- How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
- Mozart in the Jungle as Juan Delgado
- From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Amancio Malvado
- The Journey of a Female Comic
- Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
- Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
- From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2013
- Saving Westbrook High as Manny
2012
- Major Crimes as Deputy Manuel Diaz
- Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
2011
- Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
- Gun Hill Road as Enrique Rodriguez
- We Have Your Husband as Eduardo Valseca
- 17th Precinct as Liam Butterfield
2010
- Caprica as Joseph Adama
- Cherry as Wes
- King of the Avenue as Natas
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- The Line as Pelon
- Celebrity Habla as Self
2008
- Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
2007
- Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
- The Cure as Jorge
- The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
2006
- Jericho as Major Edward Beck
- Fast Food Nation as Tony
- The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
- Vanished
- How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
2005
- Criminal Minds as Mateo Cruz
- Lethal Seduction as Rick Benes / David Lopez
- Freddie as Carlos
- Once Upon a Wedding as Pineda
- American Fusion as Jose
2004
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Sudbury as Gary Hallet
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- CSI: Miami as Stephen Madsen
- Paid in Full as Lulu
- American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
- George Lopez as Manny Lopez
- The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
- Doomsday Man as Mike
- American Virgin as Jim the Director
- A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jimmy Vazquez
- Family Law as Mr. Santiago
- Southern Cross as Philip Solano
- Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
1998
- L.A. Doctors as Vince Duralde
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
- Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
1997
- The Hunger as Tony
- Dog Watch as Murrow
1996
- Scorpion Spring as Astor
- Death in Granada as Ricardo
- The Real Thing as Collin
- Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story as Federico Pena
1995
- The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
- My Family as Chucho
- Somos un solo pueblo as Self
- Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
1994
- Rapa Nui as Make
- In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
- The Burning Season as Jair
- Don't Do It as Charles
1993
- NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
- The Waiter as Julius
- Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
1992
- Freejack as Ripper
- Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
1990
- Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Puck
- Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
1987
- The Principal as Raymi Rojas
- La Bamba as Bob Morales
1986
- On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
1985
- The Twilight Zone
- The Equalizer as Officer Miguel Canterra
- Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
1984
- Miami Vice as Felipe Cruz
1983
- Bad Boys as Paco Moreno
1982
- Fame
- Forty Deuce as Mitchell