Esai Morales

Acting

Esai Morales

Born October 1, 1962Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA129 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

War Machine
2026War Machine
as Army Officer TorresMovie
Cottonmouth
2025Cottonmouth
as AbeMovie
Side Quest
2025Side Quest
as GustavoTV
Crescent City
2024Crescent City
as Luke CarsonMovie
Can't Go Home
2023Can't Go Home
as Victor CasteloTV
Master Gardener
2023Master Gardener
as Oscar NerudaMovie
Senior Moment
2021Senior Moment
as Diego LozanaMovie
The Wall of Mexico
2020The Wall of Mexico
as Henry AristaMovie
Imprisoned
2019Imprisoned
as Governor ManderaMovie
Titans
2018Titans
as Slade Wilson / DeathstrokeTV
SuperFly
2018SuperFly
as Adalberto GonzalezMovie
Halfway There
2017Halfway There
as Ian SanchezMovie
Ozark
2017Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del RioTV
Mars
2016Mars
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael GlennTV
Casa Vita
2016Casa Vita
as Rodrigo VitaMovie
The Brink
2015The Brink
as President Julian NavarroTV
Spare Parts
2015Spare Parts
as Mr. SantillanMovie
Playin' for Love
2015Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose MartiMovie
G
2014Give Me Shelter
as Himself - Animal AdvocateMovie
Mozart in the Jungle
2014Mozart in the Jungle
as Juan DelgadoTV
Chicago P.D.
2014Chicago P.D.
as Chief LugoTV
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Francisco d'AnconiaMovie
Major Crimes
2012Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel DiazTV
Seattle Superstorm
2012Seattle Superstorm
as Tom FosterMovie
17th Precinct
201117th Precinct
as Liam ButterfieldMovie
We Have Your Husband
2011We Have Your Husband
as Eduardo ValsecaMovie
Gun Hill Road
2011Gun Hill Road
as Enrique RodriguezMovie
Fairly Legal
2011Fairly Legal
as Aaron DavidsonTV
Cherry
2010Cherry
as WesMovie
Caprica
2010Caprica
as Joseph AdamaTV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis OchoaTV
The Line
2009The Line
as PelonMovie
The Cure
2007The Cure
as JorgeMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
as Ernie PaseoTV
24: Day six Debrief
200724: Day six Debrief
as Agent Jorge RamirezTV
Jericho
2006Jericho
as Major Edward BeckTV
The Virgin of Juarez
2006The Virgin of Juarez
as Father HerreraMovie
Freddie
2005Freddie
as CarlosTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Minds
as Mateo CruzTV
Lethal Seduction
2005Lethal Seduction
as Rick Benes / David LopezMovie
Sudbury
2004Sudbury
as Gary HalletMovie
Paid in Full
2002Paid in Full
as LuluMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as Stephen MadsenTV
George Lopez
2002George Lopez
as Manny LopezTV
American Family
2002American Family
as Esteban GonzalezTV
Doomsday Man
2000Doomsday Man
as MikeMovie
Dora the Explorer
2000Dora the Explorer
as Papi (voice)TV
American Virgin
2000American Virgin
as Jim the DirectorMovie
Family Law
1999Family Law
as Mr. SantiagoTV
Southern Cross
1999Southern Cross
as Philip SolanoMovie
Atomic Train
1999Atomic Train
as Noris MacKenzieTV
L.A. Doctors
1998L.A. Doctors
as Vince DuraldeTV
Circle of Deceit
1998Circle of Deceit
as Jeff SilvaMovie
Dog Watch
1997Dog Watch
as MurrowMovie
Death in Granada
1996Death in Granada
as RicardoMovie
Scorpion Spring
1996Scorpion Spring
as AstorMovie
The Real Thing
1996The Real Thing
as CollinMovie
My Family
1995My Family
as ChuchoMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as Frank KeltonTV
Don't Do It
1994Don't Do It
as CharlesMovie
In the Army Now
1994In the Army Now
as Sgt. SternMovie
Rapa Nui
1994Rapa Nui
as MakeMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blue
as Tony RodriguezTV
T
1993The Waiter
as JuliusMovie
Ultraviolet
1992Ultraviolet
as Nicholas WalkerMovie
Freejack
1992Freejack
as RipperMovie
Naked Tango
1990Naked Tango
as Zico BorensteinMovie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Handsome JackMovie
The Principal
1987The Principal
as Raymi RojasMovie
La Bamba
1987La Bamba
as Bob MoralesMovie
Rainy Day Friends
1985Rainy Day Friends
as Neekos ValdezMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as Officer Miguel CanterraTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Felipe CruzTV
Bad Boys
1983Bad Boys
as Paco MorenoMovie
Forty Deuce
1982Forty Deuce
as MitchellMovie
S
So Much For Love
as GeoffreyMovie
Coyote
Coyote
as Hernán BarrocaMovie
Dark Horse
Dark Horse
as Paulo PontesMovie
T
The Americans
as Lee ValenzuelaTV