Esai Morales
81 movies · 42 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 1, 1962 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- 에사이 모레일스 · ایسای مورالس · إساي مورالس · אסאי מוראלס
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.5 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 · Film
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★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
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★ 8.3 Criminal Minds
2005 · TV
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★ 7.2 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · Film
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★ 8.2 Ozark
2017 · TV
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★ 7.8 Titans
2018 · TV
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★ 8.4 Chicago P.D.
2014 · TV
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★ 7.5 War Machine
2026 · Film
Esai Morales: movies and TV shows
Acting (123)
- Upcoming Dark Horse
as Paulo Pontes
- Upcoming
- Upcoming So Much for Love
as Geoffrey
- Upcoming Coyote
as Hernán Barroca
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 War Machine
as Torres
- 2025 Queen of Manhattan
as Papi
- 2025 Cottonmouth
as Abe
- 2025 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Gabriel
- 2025
- 2024 Crescent City
as Luke Carson
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
- 2021
- 2021 Senior Moment
as Diego Lozana
- 2020 The Wall of Mexico
as Henry Arista
- 2019 Imprisoned
as Governor Mandera
- 2018
- 2018 SuperFly
as Adalberto Gonzalez
- 2018
- 2017 Halfway There
as Ian Sanchez
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016 Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Hugo Vega
- 2016 Casa Vita
as Rodrigo Vita
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 Spare Parts
as Mr. Santillan
- 2015 Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose Marti
- 2014
- 2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
as Cpt. Jones
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013 Saving Westbrook High
as Manny
- 2013 Return to Babylon
as Assistant Director (scenes deleted)
- 2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Francisco d'Anconia
- 2012
- 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
- 2010 Cherry
as Wes
- 2010 King of the Avenue
as Natas
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 The Line
as Pelon
- 2008 Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Markie
- 2007 The Cure
as Jorge
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006 Fast Food Nation
as Tony
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
as Frankie
- 2006 The Virgin of Juarez
as Father Herrera
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Once Upon a Wedding
as Pineda
- 2005 Lethal Seduction
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
- 2005 American Fusion
as Jose
- 2004 Sudbury
as Gary Hallet
- 2003 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- 2002 Paid in Full
as Lulu
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2000 Doomsday Man
as Mike
- 2000
- 2000 A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
- 2000
- 2000 American Virgin
as Jim the Director
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Southern Cross
as Philip Solano
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 Circle of Deceit
as Jeff Silva
- 1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Dominguez
- 1997 Dog Watch
as Murrow
- 1997
- 1996 Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Federico Pena
- 1996 Death in Granada
as Ricardo
- 1996 Scorpion Spring
as Astor
- 1996 The Real Thing
as Collin
- 1995 Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Tony Archer
- 1995 My Family
as Chucho
- 1995
- 1994 Don't Do It
as Charles
- 1994 The Burning Season
as Jair
- 1994 In the Army Now
as Sgt. Stern
- 1994 Rapa Nui
as Make
- 1993
- 1993 The Waiter
as Julius
- 1993
- 1992 Ultraviolet
as Nicholas Walker
- 1992 Freejack
as Ripper
- 1992
- 1990 Naked Tango
as Zico Borenstein
- 1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Handsome Jack
- 1989
- 1987 The Principal
as Raymi Rojas
- 1987 La Bamba
as Bob Morales
- 1986
- 1985 Rainy Day Friends
as Neekos Valdez
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984 The Great Love Experiment
as Miguel Rados
- 1983 Bad Boys
as Paco Moreno
- 1982 Forty Deuce
as Mitchell
- 1982
- 1982
Behind the camera (4)
- Upcoming Coyote
Producer
- Upcoming Live 2 Die
Producer
- Upcoming His Heart
Executive Producer
- 2000 Doomsday Man
Second Unit Director
Talk shows and appearances (14)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2014
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 2009
- 2007
- 2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
1 episode
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
1 episode
- 1995