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Esai Morales

Esai Morales

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

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — Gabriel
  2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Jimmy Vazquez
  3. Criminal Minds (2005) — Mateo Cruz
  4. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) — Gabriel
  5. Titans (2018) — Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
  6. Ozark (2017) — Camino 'Del' Del Rio
  7. Chicago P.D. (2014) — Chief Lugo
  8. War Machine (2026) — Army Officer Torres
  9. How to Get Away with Murder (2014) — Jorge Castillo
  10. CSI: Miami (2002) — Stephen Madsen
  11. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) — Louis Ochoa
  12. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Puck
  13. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Francisco
  14. La Bamba (1987) — Bob Morales
  15. Burn Notice (2007) — Ernie Paseo
  16. Jericho (2006) — Major Edward Beck
  17. Miami Vice (1984) — Felipe Cruz
  18. Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016) — Hugo Vega
  19. SuperFly (2018) — Adalberto Gonzalez
  20. Caprica (2010) — Joseph Adama
  21. Fast Food Nation (2006) — Tony
  22. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014) — Amancio Malvado
  23. Mars (2016) — Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
  24. Freejack (1992) — Ripper
  25. Master Gardener (2023) — Oscar Neruda
  26. Dora the Explorer (2000) — Papi (voice)
  27. Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014) — Cpt. Jones
  28. The Principal (1987) — Raymi Rojas
  29. Bad Boys (1983) — Paco Moreno
  30. Mozart in the Jungle (2014) — Juan Delgado
  31. The Twilight Zone (1985)
  32. Paid in Full (2002) — Lulu
  33. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
  34. The Outer Limits (1995) — Frank Kelton
  35. In the Army Now (1994) — Sgt. Stern
  36. Spare Parts (2015) — Mr. Santillan
  37. Major Crimes (2012) — Deputy Manuel Diaz
  38. NYPD Blue (1993) — Tony Rodriguez
  39. The Brink (2015) — President Julian Navarro
  40. Rapa Nui (1994) — Make