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

1994
asMake

2009
asPelon

2006
asTony

2021
as
1992
asRipper

1994
asSgt. Stern

2002
asLulu

1983
asPaco Moreno

2003
asVargas Mouse (voice)

1995
asChucho

1987
asBob Morales

2011
asEnrique Rodriguez

2010
asWes

2010
asNatas

2008
asMarkie

1989
asHandsome Jack

1993
asKenny

2023
asOscar Neruda
asJeremías Amestoy

2006
asFather Herrera

2011
asEduardo Valseca

1998
asDominguez

1996
asRicardo

2012
asTom Foster

2004
asGary Hallet

1996
asMurrow

2012
asFrancisco d'Anconia

2007
asSelf

1995
asTony Archer

1992
asNicholas Walker

2005
asPineda

1997
asRicardo

2000
asMike

1999
asPhilip Solano

1996
asAstor

2009
asSelf

2014
as
2015
asMr. Santillan
asAbe

2014
asCpt. Jones

2006
asFrankie

1998
asJeff Silva

2024
asLuke Carson

2025
asGabriel

2014
asHimself - Animal Advocate

1994
asCharles

2000
asJim the Director

2016
asHugo Vega

2015
asPrinciple Jose Marti

1990
asZico Borenstein

2005
asJose

1995
asSelf

2016
asRodrigo Vita

1996
asCollin

2013
asManny

2018
as
1982
asMitchell

2021
asSelf

2005
asRick Benes / David Lopez

2000
asJuan Miguel Gonzalez

2017
asIan Sanchez

2018
asAdalberto Gonzalez

2020
asHenry Arista

2019
asSelf

2019
asGovernor Mandera

1985
asNeekos Valdez

1987
asRaymi Rojas

1996
asFederico Pena

2020
asSelf

2023
asGabriel

2022
asPapi

1994
asJair

2011
asLiam Butterfield

2007
asJorge

2021
asDiego Lozana
as
asGeoffrey
asCarlos
asJoseph Adama
asMajor Edward Beck
as
as
as
as
asPuck
asManny Lopez
asErnie Paseo
asOfficer Miguel Canterra
as
asSelf
asMr. Santiago
asFrank Kelton
as
asDeputy Manuel Diaz
asPresident Julian Navarro
asVictor Castelo
asJimmy Vazquez
asJorge Castillo
asLouis Ochoa
asRashid
asAmancio Malvado
asNoris MacKenzie
asAaron Davidson
asMateo Cruz
asMike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
asLee Valenzuela
asTony
asSelf
asEsteban Gonzalez
asSelf
asFrancisco
asSlade Wilson / Deathstroke
asSelf
asJuan Delgado
asTony Rodriguez
asPete Romano
as
asCamino 'Del' Del Rio
asChief Lugo
asAgent Jorge Ramirez
as
asVince Duralde
Production
Crew
Directing

2000
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