Esai Morales
Acting
- Born:
- 1962-10-01
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Live Like That
Dark Horse
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
War Machine
Queen of Manhattan
Cottonmouth
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Side Quest
Crescent City
Can't Go Home
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Master Gardener
Art of Love
Senior Moment
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
The Wall of Mexico
Find Your Groove
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Imprisoned
Titans
SuperFly
Love and Other Stunts
Halfway There
Ozark
Mars
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Casa Vita
Adam Ruins Everything
The Brink
Spare Parts
Playin' for Love
How to Get Away with Murder
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Give Me Shelter
The Journey of a Female Comic
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Mozart in the Jungle
Chicago P.D.
Saving Westbrook High
Return to Babylon
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Major Crimes
Seattle Superstorm
17th Precinct
We Have Your Husband
Gun Hill Road
Fairly Legal
Cherry
King of the Avenue
Caprica
The Perfect Game
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Habla
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Line
Kill Kill Faster Faster
The Cure
Burn Notice
24: Day six Debrief