Esai Morales

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-10-01 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • 에사이 모레일스
  • Есай Моралес
  • ایسای مورالس

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

Criminal Minds
8.3%

Criminal Minds

Sep 22, 2005

Titans
7.9%

Titans

Oct 12, 2018

Chicago P.D.
8.4%

Chicago P.D.

Jan 8, 2014

Ozark
8.2%

Ozark

Jul 21, 2017

CSI: Miami
7.7%

CSI: Miami

Sep 23, 2002

24
7.8%

24

Nov 6, 2001

NCIS: Los Angeles
7.5%

NCIS: Los Angeles

Sep 22, 2009

Tales from the Crypt
8.0%

Tales from the Crypt

Jun 10, 1989

Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.0%

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Oct 15, 2000

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Acting

Minor Incidents as Jeremías Amestoy
Cottonmouth as Abe
War Machine
So Much For Love as Geoffrey
Company Town
The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Gabriel
2025
Side Quest
2024
Crescent City as Luke Carson
2023
Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Gabriel
2023
Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
2022
The Latin from Manhattan as Papi
2021
Art of Love
2021
Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
2020
The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
2020
Find Your Groove as Self
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
2019
Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
2018
Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
2018
SuperFly as Adalberto Gonzalez
2018
Love and Other Stunts
2017
Halfway There as Ian Sanchez
2017
Ozark as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
2016
Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
2016
Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
2016
Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
2015
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
The Brink as President Julian Navarro
2015
Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
2015
Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
2014
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
2014
Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
2014
The Journey of a Female Comic
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
2013
Saving Westbrook High as Manny
2012
Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
2012
Major Crimes as Deputy Manuel Diaz
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
Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
2010
Cherry as Wes
2010
King of the Avenue as Natas
2010
Caprica as Joseph Adama
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009
Celebrity Habla as Self
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
2009
The Line as Pelon
2008
Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
2007
The Cure as Jorge
2007
Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
2006
Fast Food Nation as Tony
2006
Jericho as Major Edward Beck
2006
Vanished
2006
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
2006
The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
2005
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
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
2004
Sudbury as Gary Hallet
2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002
Paid in Full as Lulu
2002
CSI: Miami
2002
George Lopez as Manny Lopez
2002
American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
2001
24 as Agent Jorge Ramirez
2000
Doomsday Man as Mike
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
2000
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
2000
American Virgin as Jim the Director
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jimmy Vazquez
1999
Family Law as Mr. Santiago
1999
Southern Cross as Philip Solano
1999
Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
1998
L.A. Doctors as Vince Duralde
1998
Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
1997
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca as Ricardo
1997
The Hunger as Tony
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
Dog Watch as Murrow
1996
The Real Thing as Collin
1995
Somos un solo pueblo as Self
1995
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
1995
My Family as Chucho
1995
The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
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
NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
1993
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
1992
Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
1992
Freejack as Ripper
1990
Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Puck
1987
The Principal as Raymi Rojas
1987
La Bamba as Bob Morales
1986
On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
1985
Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Equalizer as Officer Miguel Canterra
1984
Miami Vice
1984
Miami Vice as Pete Romano
1983
Bad Boys as Paco Moreno
1982
Forty Deuce as Mitchell
1982
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2000
Doomsday Man as Second Unit Director
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