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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-10-01 (63 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Rapa Nui

1994

Rapa Nui

as

Make

The Line

2009

The Line

as

Pelon

Freejack

1992

Freejack

as

Ripper

In the Army Now

1994

In the Army Now

as

Sgt. Stern

Paid in Full

2002

Paid in Full

as

Lulu

Bad Boys

1983

Bad Boys

as

Paco Moreno

My Family

1995

My Family

as

Chucho

La Bamba

1987

La Bamba

as

Bob Morales

Gun Hill Road

2011

Gun Hill Road

as

Enrique Rodriguez

Cherry

2010

Cherry

as

Wes

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway

as

Handsome Jack

Master Gardener

2023

Master Gardener

as

Oscar Neruda

Minor Incidents

Minor Incidents

as

Jeremías Amestoy

The Virgin of Juarez

2006

The Virgin of Juarez

as

Father Herrera

We Have Your Husband

2011

We Have Your Husband

as

Eduardo Valseca

Death in Granada

1996

Death in Granada

as

Ricardo

Seattle Superstorm

2012

Seattle Superstorm

as

Tom Foster

Sudbury

2004

Sudbury

as

Gary Hallet

Dog Watch

1996

Dog Watch

as

Murrow

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

as

Francisco d'Anconia

Ultraviolet

1992

Ultraviolet

as

Nicholas Walker

Doomsday Man

2000

Doomsday Man

as

Mike

Southern Cross

1999

Southern Cross

as

Philip Solano

Scorpion Spring

1996

Scorpion Spring

as

Astor

Celebrity Habla

2009

Celebrity Habla

as

Self

Spare Parts

2015

Spare Parts

as

Mr. Santillan

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

as

Cpt. Jones

Circle of Deceit

1998

Circle of Deceit

as

Jeff Silva

Crescent City

2024

Crescent City

as

Luke Carson

Give Me Shelter

2014

Give Me Shelter

as

Himself - Animal Advocate

Don't Do It

1994

Don't Do It

as

Charles

American Virgin

2000

American Virgin

as

Jim the Director

Playin' for Love

2015

Playin' for Love

as

Principle Jose Marti

Naked Tango

1990

Naked Tango

as

Zico Borenstein

American Fusion

2005

American Fusion

as

Jose

Casa Vita

2016

Casa Vita

as

Rodrigo Vita

The Real Thing

1996

The Real Thing

as

Collin

Forty Deuce

1982

Forty Deuce

as

Mitchell

Lethal Seduction

2005

Lethal Seduction

as

Rick Benes / David Lopez

Halfway There

2017

Halfway There

as

Ian Sanchez

SuperFly

2018

SuperFly

as

Adalberto Gonzalez

The Wall of Mexico

2020

The Wall of Mexico

as

Henry Arista

Imprisoned

2019

Imprisoned

as

Governor Mandera

Rainy Day Friends

1985

Rainy Day Friends

as

Neekos Valdez

The Principal

1987

The Principal

as

Raymi Rojas

17th Precinct

2011

17th Precinct

as

Liam Butterfield

The Cure

2007

The Cure

as

Jorge

Senior Moment

2021

Senior Moment

as

Diego Lozana

Freddie

Freddie

as

Carlos

Caprica

Caprica

as

Joseph Adama

Jericho

Jericho

as

Major Edward Beck

George Lopez

George Lopez

as

Manny Lopez

Burn Notice

Burn Notice

as

Ernie Paseo

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Officer Miguel Canterra

Family Law

Family Law

as

Mr. Santiago

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Frank Kelton

Major Crimes

Major Crimes

as

Deputy Manuel Diaz

The Brink

The Brink

as

President Julian Navarro

Can't Go Home

Can't Go Home

as

Victor Castelo

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

Louis Ochoa

Atomic Train

Atomic Train

as

Noris MacKenzie

Fairly Legal

Fairly Legal

as

Aaron Davidson

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

as

Mateo Cruz

Mars

Mars

as

Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn

The Americans

The Americans

as

Lee Valenzuela

American Family

American Family

as

Esteban Gonzalez

Titans

Titans

as

Slade Wilson / Deathstroke

Mozart in the Jungle

Mozart in the Jungle

as

Juan Delgado

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Tony Rodriguez

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Pete Romano

Ozark

Ozark

as

Camino 'Del' Del Rio

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

as

Chief Lugo

24

24

as

Agent Jorge Ramirez

L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors

as

Vince Duralde

Production

Crew

Directing