7.5
Movie
Acting
Esai Morales
- Born
- (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 137 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.3
TV
Criminal Minds
7.2
Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
8.2
TV
Ozark
7.8
TV
Titans
7.5
Movie
War Machine
8.4
TV
Chicago P.D.
7.8
TV
How to Get Away with Murder
7.7
TV
CSI: Miami
7.5
TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
8.0
TV
Tales from the Crypt
8.1
TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
7.3
Movie
La Bamba
7.5
TV
Burn Notice
7.4
TV
Jericho
7.4
TV
Miami Vice
7.0
Movie
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Acting credits 137
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | So Much for Love Film | Geoffrey |
| TBA | Coyote Film | Hernán Barroca |
| TBA | Tumor Film | |
| TBA | Live 2 Die Film | |
| TBA | Monty and the Movies Film | Self (archive footage) |
| TBA | Persephone Film | |
| TBA | His Heart Film | |
| TBA | Company Town TV | Ray Dupre (1 ep) |
| TBA | The Americans TV | Lee Valenzuela |
| 2027 | Live Like That Film | |
| 2027 | Dark Horse Film | Paulo Pontes |
| 2026 | Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood Film | self |
| 2026 | War Machine Film | Torres |
| 2025 | Queen of Manhattan Film | Papi |
| 2025 | Cottonmouth Film | Abe |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Film | Gabriel |
| 2025 | Side Quest TV | Gustavo (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Crescent City Film | Luke Carson |
| 2023 | Can't Go Home TV | Victor Castelo (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Film | Gabriel |
| 2023 | Master Gardener Film | Oscar Neruda |
| 2021 | Art of Love Film | |
| 2021 | Senior Moment Film | Diego Lozana |
| 2021 | More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story Film | Self |
| 2020 | The Wall of Mexico Film | Henry Arista |
| 2020 | Find Your Groove Film | Self |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Film | Self |
| 2019 | Imprisoned Film | Governor Mandera |
| 2018 | Titans TV | Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (13 ep) |
| 2018 | SuperFly Film | Adalberto Gonzalez |
| 2018 | Love and Other Stunts Film | |
| 2017 | Halfway There Film | Ian Sanchez |
| 2017 | Ozark TV | Camino 'Del' Del Rio (4 ep) |
| 2016 | Mars TV | Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn (6 ep) |
| 2016 | Never Back Down: No Surrender Film | Hugo Vega |
| 2016 | Casa Vita Film | Rodrigo Vita |
| 2015 | Adam Ruins Everything TV | (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Brink TV | President Julian Navarro (10 ep) |
| 2015 | Spare Parts Film | Mr. Santillan |
| 2015 | Playin' for Love Film | Principle Jose Marti |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder TV | Jorge Castillo (11 ep) |
| 2014 | Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Film | Cpt. Jones |
| 2014 | Give Me Shelter Film | Self - Animal Advocate |
| 2014 | The Journey of a Female Comic Film | |
| 2014 | From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season Film | |
| 2014 | From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series TV | Amancio Malvado (10 ep) |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle TV | Juan Delgado (2 ep) |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. TV | Chief Lugo (6 ep) |
| 2013 | Saving Westbrook High Film | Manny |
| 2013 | Return to Babylon Film | Assistant Director (scenes deleted) |
| 2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II Film | Francisco d'Anconia |
| 2012 | Major Crimes TV | Deputy Manuel Diaz (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Seattle Superstorm Film | Tom Foster |
| 2011 | 17th Precinct Film | Liam Butterfield |
| 2011 | We Have Your Husband Film | Eduardo Valseca |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road Film | Enrique Rodriguez |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal TV | Aaron Davidson (6 ep) |
| 2010 | Cherry Film | Wes |
| 2010 | King of the Avenue Film | Natas |
| 2010 | Caprica TV | Joseph Adama (18 ep) |
Crew credits 4
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Coyote Film | Producer |
| TBA | Live 2 Die Film | Producer |
| TBA | His Heart Film | Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Doomsday Man Film | Second Unit Director |