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
Make
Rapa Nui
Pelon
La Linea
Tony
Fast Food Nation
Simone
Ripper
Freejack
Sgt. Stern
In the Army Now
Lulu
Paid in Full
Paco Moreno
Bad Boys
Vargas Mouse (voice)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Chucho
My Family
Bob Morales
La Bamba
Enrique Rodriguez
Gun Hill Road
Wes
Cherry
Natas
King of the Avenue
Markie
Kill Kill Faster Faster
Handsome Jack
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Kenny
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Oscar Neruda
Master Gardener
Jeremías Amestoy
Incidentes Menores
Father Herrera
The Virgin of Juarez
Eduardo Valseca
We Have Your Husband
Dominguez
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Ricardo
Death in Granada
Tom Foster
Seattle Superstorm
Gary Hallet
Sudbury
Murrow
Dog Watch
Francisco d'Anconia
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Self
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Tony Archer
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Nicholas Walker
Ultraviolet
Pineda
Once Upon a Wedding
Mike
Doomsday Man
Philip Solano
Southern Cross
Astor
Scorpion Spring
Self
Celebrity Habla
The Journey of a Female Comic
Mr. Santillan
Spare Parts
Abe
Cottonmouth
Cpt. Jones
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Frankie
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Jeff Silva
Circle of Deceit
Luke Carson
Crescent City
Gabriel
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Himself - Animal Advocate
Give Me Shelter
Charles
Don't Do It
Jim the Director
American Virgin
Hugo Vega
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Principle Jose Marti
Playin' for Love
Zico Borenstein
Naked Tango
Jose
American Fusion
Self
Somos un solo pueblo
Rodrigo Vita
Casa Vita
Collin
Livers Ain't Cheap
Manny
Saving Westbrook High
Love and Other Stunts
Mitchell
Forty Deuce
Self
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Rick Benes / David Lopez
Lethal Seduction
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
Ian Sanchez
Halfway There
Adalberto Gonzalez
SuperFly
Henry Arista
The Wall of Mexico
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Governor Mandera
Imprisoned
Neekos Valdez
Rainy Day Friends
Raymi Rojas
The Principal
Federico Pena
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Gabriel
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Self
Find Your Groove
Papi
Queen of Manhattan
Jair
The Burning Season
Liam Butterfield
17th Precinct
Jorge
The Cure
Diego Lozana
Senior Moment
War Machine
Geoffrey
So Much For Love
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Hernán Barroca
Coyote
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-10-01
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
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