
Esai Morales
Acting • Born 1962-10-01
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
128 credits
Rapa Nui
Movie • 1994
Make

The Line
Movie • 2009
Pelon

Fast Food Nation
Movie • 2006
Tony

Art of Love
Movie • 2021

Freejack
Movie • 1992
Ripper

In the Army Now
Movie • 1994
Sgt. Stern

Paid in Full
Movie • 2002
Lulu

Bad Boys
Movie • 1983
Paco Moreno

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie • 2003
Vargas Mouse (voice)

My Family
Movie • 1995
Chucho

La Bamba
Movie • 1987
Bob Morales

Gun Hill Road
Movie • 2011
Enrique Rodriguez

Cherry
Movie • 2010
Wes

King of the Avenue
Movie • 2010
Natas

Kill Kill Faster Faster
Movie • 2008
Markie

Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie • 1989
Handsome Jack

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Movie • 1993
Kenny

Master Gardener
Movie • 2023
Oscar Neruda

The Virgin of Juarez
Movie • 2006
Father Herrera

We Have Your Husband
Movie • 2011
Eduardo Valseca

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Movie • 1998
Dominguez

Death in Granada
Movie • 1996
Ricardo

Seattle Superstorm
Movie • 2012
Tom Foster

Sudbury
Movie • 2004
Gary Hallet

Dog Watch
Movie • 1997
Murrow

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Movie • 2012
Francisco d'Anconia

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Movie • 2007
Self

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Movie • 1995
Tony Archer

Ultraviolet
Movie • 1992
Nicholas Walker

Once Upon a Wedding
Movie • 2005
Pineda

Doomsday Man
Movie • 2000
Mike

Southern Cross
Movie • 1999
Philip Solano

Scorpion Spring
Movie • 1996
Astor

Celebrity Habla
Movie • 2009
Self

The Journey of a Female Comic
Movie • 2014

Spare Parts
Movie • 2015
Mr. Santillan

Cottonmouth
Movie • 2025
Abe

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Movie • 2014
Cpt. Jones

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Movie • 2006
Frankie

Circle of Deceit
Movie • 1998
Jeff Silva

Crescent City
Movie • 2024
Luke Carson

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie • 2025
Gabriel

Give Me Shelter
Movie • 2014
Himself - Animal Advocate

Don't Do It
Movie • 1994
Charles

American Virgin
Movie • 2000
Jim the Director

Never Back Down: No Surrender
Movie • 2016
Hugo Vega

Playin' for Love
Movie • 2015
Principle Jose Marti

Naked Tango
Movie • 1990
Zico Borenstein

American Fusion
Movie • 2005
Jose

Somos un solo pueblo
Movie • 1995
Self

Casa Vita
Movie • 2016
Rodrigo Vita

The Real Thing
Movie • 1996
Collin

Saving Westbrook High
Movie • 2013
Manny

Love and Other Stunts
Movie • 2018

Forty Deuce
Movie • 1982
Mitchell

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Movie • 2021
Self

Lethal Seduction
Movie • 2005
Rick Benes / David Lopez

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
Movie • 2000
Juan Miguel Gonzalez

Halfway There
Movie • 2017
Ian Sanchez

SuperFly
Movie • 2018
Adalberto Gonzalez

The Wall of Mexico
Movie • 2020
Henry Arista

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie • 2019
Self

Imprisoned
Movie • 2019
Governor Mandera

Rainy Day Friends
Movie • 1985
Neekos Valdez

The Principal
Movie • 1987
Raymi Rojas

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Movie • 1996
Federico Pena

Find Your Groove
Movie • 2020
Self

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie • 2023
Gabriel

Queen of Manhattan
Movie • 2025
Papi

The Burning Season
Movie • 1994
Jair

17th Precinct
Movie • 2011
Liam Butterfield

The Cure
Movie • 2007
Jorge

Senior Moment
Movie • 2021
Diego Lozana

War Machine
Movie • 2026
Army Officer Torres

So Much For Love
Movie
Geoffrey

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie • 2002

Coyote
Movie
Hernán Barroca

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Movie • 2014

The Waiter
Movie • 1993
Julius

Dark Horse
Movie
Paulo Pontes

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2003
Self

Bay City Story
Movie • 1992

Freddie
TV • 2005
Carlos

Caprica
TV • 2010
Joseph Adama

Jericho
TV • 2006
Major Edward Beck

Fame
TV • 1982

CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Stephen Madsen

Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Felipe Cruz

The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985

Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Puck

George Lopez
TV • 2002
Manny Lopez

Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Ernie Paseo

The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Officer Miguel Canterra

Vanished
TV • 2006

Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self

Family Law
TV • 1999
Mr. Santiago

The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Frank Kelton

Company Town
TV

Major Crimes
TV • 2012
Deputy Manuel Diaz

The Brink
TV • 2015
President Julian Navarro

Can't Go Home
TV • 2023
Victor Castelo

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Jimmy Vazquez

How to Get Away with Murder
TV • 2014
Jorge Castillo

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Louis Ochoa

On Wings of Eagles
TV • 1986
Rashid

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
TV • 2014
Amancio Malvado

Atomic Train
TV • 1999
Noris MacKenzie

Fairly Legal
TV • 2011
Aaron Davidson

Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Mateo Cruz

Mars
TV • 2016
Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn

The Americans
TV
Lee Valenzuela

The Hunger
TV • 1997
Tony

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self

American Family
TV • 2002
Esteban Gonzalez

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 2004
Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Francisco

Titans
TV • 2018
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke

Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self

Mozart in the Jungle
TV • 2014
Juan Delgado

NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Tony Rodriguez

Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Pete Romano

Adam Ruins Everything
TV • 2015

Ozark
TV • 2017
Camino 'Del' Del Rio

Chicago P.D.
TV • 2014
Chief Lugo

Side Quest
TV • 2025
Gustavo

L.A. Doctors
TV • 1998
Vince Duralde

Dora the Explorer
TV • 2000
Papi (voice)

24: Day six Debrief
TV • 2007
Agent Jorge Ramirez