Acting

Esai Morales

Born 1962-10-01 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Credits

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Live Like That
2027
Dark Horse
as Paulo Pontes
2026
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
as self
2026
War Machine
as Torres
2026
Queen of Manhattan
as Papi
2025
Cottonmouth
as Abe
2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Gabriel
2025
Side Quest
as Gustavo
2025
Crescent City
as Luke Carson
2024
Can't Go Home
as Victor Castelo
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Gabriel
2023
Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
2023
Art of Love
2021
Senior Moment
as Diego Lozana
2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
2021
The Wall of Mexico
as Henry Arista
2020
Find Your Groove
as Self
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
Imprisoned
as Governor Mandera
2019
Titans
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
2018
SuperFly
as Adalberto Gonzalez
2018
Love and Other Stunts
2018
Halfway There
as Ian Sanchez
2017
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
2017
Mars
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
2016
Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Hugo Vega
2016
Casa Vita
as Rodrigo Vita
2016
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
The Brink
as President Julian Navarro
2015
Spare Parts
as Mr. Santillan
2015
Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose Marti
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jorge Castillo
2014
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
as Cpt. Jones
2014
Give Me Shelter
as Self - Animal Advocate
2014
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Amancio Malvado
2014
Mozart in the Jungle
as Juan Delgado
2014
Chicago P.D.
as Chief Lugo
2014
Saving Westbrook High
as Manny
2013
Return to Babylon
as Assistant Director (scenes deleted)
2013
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Francisco d'Anconia
2012
Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
2012
Seattle Superstorm
as Tom Foster
2012
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
2011
Cherry
as Wes
2010
King of the Avenue
as Natas
2010
Caprica
as Joseph Adama
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
Celebrity Habla
as Self
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa
2009
The Line
as Pelon
2009
Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Markie
2008
The Cure
as Jorge
2007
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo
2007
24: Day six Debrief
as Agent Jorge Ramirez
2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
2007
Fast Food Nation
as Tony
2006
Jericho
as Major Edward Beck
2006
Vanished
as Michael Tyner
2006
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
as Frankie
2006
The Virgin of Juarez
as Father Herrera
2006
Freddie
as Carlos
2005
Criminal Minds
as Mateo Cruz
2005
Once Upon a Wedding
as Pineda
2005
Lethal Seduction
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
2005
American Fusion
as Jose
2005
Sudbury
as Gary Hallet
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
2004
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Paid in Full
as Lulu
2002
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
George Lopez
as Manny Lopez
2002