Portrait of Esai Morales

Esai Morales

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.

Born: October 1, 1962

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
2025
Side Quest

as Gustavo

2024
Crescent City

as Luke Carson

2023
Can't Go Home

as Victor Castelo

2023
Master Gardener

as Oscar Neruda

2021
Senior Moment

as Diego Lozana

2020
The Wall of Mexico

as Henry Arista

2020
2019
Imprisoned

as Governor Mandera

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
Casa Vita

as Rodrigo Vita

2015
The Brink

as President Julian Navarro

2015
Spare Parts

as Mr. Santillan

2015
Playin' for Love

as Principle Jose Marti

2014
2014
2014
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

2012
Seattle Superstorm

as Tom Foster

2011
17th Precinct

as Liam Butterfield

2011
We Have Your Husband

as Eduardo Valseca

2011
Gun Hill Road

as Enrique Rodriguez

2011
Fairly Legal

as Aaron Davidson

2010
Cherry

as Wes

2010
2010
Caprica

as Joseph Adama

2009
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Louis Ochoa

2009
The Line

as Pelon

2007
The Cure

as Jorge

2007
Burn Notice

as Ernie Paseo

2006
2006
Jericho

as Major Edward Beck

2006
The Virgin of Juarez

as Father Herrera

2005
Freddie

as Carlos

2005
Criminal Minds

as Mateo Cruz

2005
2005
Lethal Seduction

as Rick Benes / David Lopez

2005
2002
2002
George Lopez

as Manny Lopez

2002
American Family

as Esteban Gonzalez

2000
2000
2000
American Virgin

as Jim the Director

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

1998
Circle of Deceit

as Jeff Silva

1997
Dog Watch

as Murrow

1997
The Hunger

as Tony

1996
1996
1996
1995
My Family

as Chucho

1995
The Outer Limits

as Frank Kelton

1994
Don't Do It

as Charles

1994
In the Army Now

as Sgt. Stern

1994
Rapa Nui

as Make

1993
NYPD Blue

as Tony Rodriguez

1992
Ultraviolet

as Nicholas Walker

1992
Freejack

as Ripper

1990
Naked Tango

as Zico Borenstein

1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway

as Handsome Jack

1987
The Principal

as Raymi Rojas

1987
La Bamba

as Bob Morales

1986
1985
Rainy Day Friends

as Neekos Valdez

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

1982
Forty Deuce

as Mitchell

1982
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Minor Incidents

as Jeremías Amestoy

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The Americans

as Lee Valenzuela