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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 1, 1962
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- 에사이 모레일스
- ایسای مورالس
- إساي مورالس
- אסאי מוראלס
- 伊塞·莫瑞
Esai Morales
1.7 Popularity
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
0.0
Papi
Queen of Manhattan
2025
0.0
Abe
Cottonmouth
2025
7.2
Gabriel
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
5.5
Gustavo
Side Quest
2025
6.0
Luke Carson
Crescent City
2024
0.0
Victor Castelo
Can't Go Home
2023
7.5
Gabriel
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
6.0
Oscar Neruda
Master Gardener
2023
3.6
Art of Love
2021
5.7
Diego Lozana
Senior Moment
2021
Credits
Queen of Manhattan
as Papi
2025
0.0
Cottonmouth
as Abe
2025
0.0
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Gabriel
2025
7.2
Side Quest
as Gustavo
2025
5.5
Crescent City
as Luke Carson
2024
6.0
Can't Go Home
as Victor Castelo
2023
0.0
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Gabriel
2023
7.5
Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
2023
6.0
Art of Love
2021
3.6
Senior Moment
as Diego Lozana
2021
5.7
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
2021
7.1
The Wall of Mexico
as Henry Arista
2020
4.3
Find Your Groove
as Self
2020
10.0
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
0.0
Imprisoned
as Governor Mandera
2019
4.6
Titans
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
2018
7.9
SuperFly
as Adalberto Gonzalez
2018
6.7
Love and Other Stunts
2018
0.0
Halfway There
as Ian Sanchez
2017
2.0
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
2017
8.2
Mars
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
2016
7.0
Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Hugo Vega
2016
7.1
Casa Vita
as Rodrigo Vita
2016
6.7
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
7.4
The Brink
as President Julian Navarro
2015
7.1
Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose Marti
2015
5.0
Spare Parts
as Mr. Santillan
2015
7.2
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jorge Castillo
2014
7.8
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
as Cpt. Jones
2014
6.2
🎬
Give Me Shelter
as Himself - Animal Advocate
2014
2.0
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
6.2
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Amancio Malvado
2014
6.4
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
0.0
Mozart in the Jungle
as Juan Delgado
2014
7.5
Chicago P.D.
as Chief Lugo
2014
8.4
Saving Westbrook High
as Manny
2013
6.0
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Francisco d'Anconia
2012
5.3
Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
2012
7.4
Seattle Superstorm
as Tom Foster
2012
4.8
17th Precinct
as Liam Butterfield
2011
4.0
We Have Your Husband
as Eduardo Valseca
2011
5.7
Gun Hill Road
as Enrique Rodriguez
2011
5.7
Fairly Legal
as Aaron Davidson
2011
6.6
Cherry
as Wes
2010
6.3
King of the Avenue
as Natas
2010
4.4
Caprica
as Joseph Adama
2010
6.9
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
Celebrity Habla
as Self
2009
0.0
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa
2009
7.5
The Line
as Pelon
2009
4.8
Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Markie
2008
4.2
The Cure
as Jorge
2007
7.0
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo
2007
7.5
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
2007
0.0
Fast Food Nation
as Tony
2006
6.1
Jericho
as Major Edward Beck
2006
7.4
Vanished
2006
5.5
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
as Frankie
2006
2.2
The Virgin of Juarez
as Father Herrera
2006
6.3
Freddie
as Carlos
2005
4.9
Criminal Minds
as Mateo Cruz
2005
8.3
Once Upon a Wedding
as Pineda
2005
3.8
Lethal Seduction
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
2005
2.8
American Fusion
as Jose
2005
5.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
2004
9.5
🎬
Sudbury
as Gary Hallet
2004
5.7
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
2003
5.3
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Paid in Full
as Lulu
2002
6.8
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
2002
7.7
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
6.2
George Lopez
as Manny Lopez
2002
7.6
American Family
as Esteban Gonzalez
2002
0.0
Doomsday Man
as Mike
2000
4.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Francisco
2000
8.0
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
2000
4.8
Dora the Explorer
as Papi (voice)
2000
6.2
American Virgin
as Jim the Director
2000
3.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jimmy Vazquez
1999
7.9
Family Law
as Mr. Santiago
1999
8.2
Southern Cross
as Philip Solano
1999
2.0
Atomic Train
as Noris MacKenzie
1999
4.7
L.A. Doctors
as Vince Duralde
1998
7.0
Circle of Deceit
as Jeff Silva
1998
2.3
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Dominguez
1998
6.7
Dog Watch
as Murrow
1997
4.7
The Hunger
as Tony
1997
5.9
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Federico Pena
1996
7.2
Death in Granada
as Ricardo
1996
5.3
Scorpion Spring
as Astor
1996
6.6
The Real Thing
as Collin
1996
6.7
Somos un solo pueblo
as Self
1995
0.0
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Tony Archer
1995
9.0
My Family
as Chucho
1995
7.4
The Outer Limits
as Frank Kelton
1995
7.7
Don't Do It
as Charles
1994
4.5
The Burning Season
as Jair
1994
6.1
In the Army Now
as Sgt. Stern
1994
5.1
Rapa Nui
as Make
1994
6.4
NYPD Blue
as Tony Rodriguez
1993
7.0
🎬
The Waiter
as Julius
1993
0.0
🎬
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Kenny
1993
1.0
Ultraviolet
as Nicholas Walker
1992
2.0
Freejack
as Ripper
1992
5.5
Naked Tango
as Zico Borenstein
1990
6.4
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Handsome Jack
1989
5.6
Tales from the Crypt
as Puck
1989
8.0
The Principal
as Raymi Rojas
1987
6.5
La Bamba
as Bob Morales
1987
7.3
On Wings of Eagles
as Rashid
1986
5.8
Rainy Day Friends
as Neekos Valdez
1985
0.0
The Twilight Zone
1985
7.8
The Equalizer
as Officer Miguel Canterra
1985
7.1
Miami Vice
as Felipe Cruz
1984
7.5
Miami Vice
as Pete Romano
1984
7.5
Bad Boys
as Paco Moreno
1983
7.0
Forty Deuce
as Mitchell
1982
4.8
Fame
1982
6.8
Minor Incidents
as Jeremías Amestoy
N/A
0.0
Coyote
as Hernán Barroca
N/A
0.0
🎬
War Machine
N/A
0.0
🎬
Dark Horse
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Americans
as Lee Valenzuela
N/A
0.0
🎬
Company Town
N/A
0.0
🎬
So Much For Love
as Geoffrey
N/A
0.0