Esai Morales
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-10-01 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Esai Morales
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.
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Known For
Acting
So Much For Love
as Geoffrey
Minor Incidents
as Jeremías Amestoy
(2025)
(2025)
Queen of Manhattan
as Papi
(2025)
Cottonmouth
as Abe
(2024)
Crescent City
as Luke Carson
(2023)
(2023)
Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
(2021)
(2021)
Senior Moment
as Diego Lozana
(2021)
(2020)
Find Your Groove
as Self
(2020)
The Wall of Mexico
as Henry Arista
(2019)
Imprisoned
as Governor Mandera
(2019)
(2018)
SuperFly
as Adalberto Gonzalez
(2018)
(2017)
Halfway There
as Ian Sanchez
(2016)
Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Hugo Vega
(2016)
Casa Vita
as Rodrigo Vita
(2015)
Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose Marti
(2015)
Spare Parts
as Mr. Santillan
(2014)
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
as Cpt. Jones
(2014)
(2014)
Give Me Shelter
as Himself - Animal Advocate
(2013)
Saving Westbrook High
as Manny
(2012)
Seattle Superstorm
as Tom Foster
(2012)
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Francisco d'Anconia
(2011)
17th Precinct
as Liam Butterfield
(2011)
Gun Hill Road
as Enrique Rodriguez
(2011)
We Have Your Husband
as Eduardo Valseca
(2010)
Cherry
as Wes
(2010)
King of the Avenue
as Natas
(2009)
The Line
as Pelon
(2009)
Celebrity Habla
as Self
(2008)
Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Markie
(2007)
The Cure
as Jorge
(2007)
(2006)
Fast Food Nation
as Tony
(2006)
The Virgin of Juarez
as Father Herrera
(2006)
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
as Frankie
(2005)
Lethal Seduction
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
(2005)
Once Upon a Wedding
as Pineda
(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)
(2000)
Doomsday Man
as Mike
(2000)
American Virgin
as Jim the Director
(2000)
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
(1999)
Southern Cross
as Philip Solano
(1998)
Circle of Deceit
as Jeff Silva
(1998)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Dominguez
(1997)
Dog Watch
as Murrow
(1996)
Death in Granada
as Ricardo
(1996)
Scorpion Spring
as Astor
(1996)
The Real Thing
as Collin
(1996)
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Federico Pena
(1995)
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Tony Archer
(1995)
My Family
as Chucho
(1995)
Somos un solo pueblo
as Self
(1994)
Rapa Nui
as Make
(1994)
The Burning Season
as Jair
(1994)
In the Army Now
as Sgt. Stern
(1994)
Don't Do It
as Charles
(1993)
(1992)
Freejack
as Ripper
(1992)
Ultraviolet
as Nicholas Walker
(1990)
Naked Tango
as Zico Borenstein
(1989)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Handsome Jack
(1987)
La Bamba
as Bob Morales
(1987)
The Principal
as Raymi Rojas
(1985)
Rainy Day Friends
as Neekos Valdez
(1983)
Bad Boys
as Paco Moreno
(1982)
Forty Deuce
as Mitchell
Crew
Coyote
Producer
(2000)
Doomsday Man
Second Unit Director