
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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Acting History
2025
Queen of Manhattan as Papi
2025Cottonmouth as Abe
2025Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Gabriel
2025Side Quest as Gustavo
2024Crescent City as Luke Carson
2023Can't Go Home as Victor Castelo
2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Gabriel
2023Master Gardener as Oscar Neruda
2021Art of Love
2021Senior Moment as Diego Lozana
2021More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
2020The Wall of Mexico as Henry Arista
2020Find Your Groove as Self
2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
2019Imprisoned as Governor Mandera
2018Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
2018SuperFly as Adalberto Gonzalez
2018Love and Other Stunts
2017Halfway There as Ian Sanchez
2017Ozark as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
2016Mars as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
2016Never Back Down: No Surrender as Hugo Vega
2016Casa Vita as Rodrigo Vita
2015Adam Ruins Everything
2015The Brink as President Julian Navarro
2015Playin' for Love as Principle Jose Marti
2015Spare Parts as Mr. Santillan
2014How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo
2014Jarhead 2: Field of Fire as Cpt. Jones
2014Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate
2014The Journey of a Female Comic
2014From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Amancio Malvado
2014From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014Mozart in the Jungle as Juan Delgado
2014Chicago P.D. as Chief Lugo
2013Saving Westbrook High as Manny
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Francisco d'Anconia
2012Major Crimes as Deputy Manuel Diaz
2012Seattle Superstorm as Tom Foster
201117th Precinct as Liam Butterfield
2011We Have Your Husband as Eduardo Valseca
2011Gun Hill Road as Enrique Rodriguez
2011Fairly Legal as Aaron Davidson
2010Cherry as Wes
2010King of the Avenue as Natas
2010Caprica as Joseph Adama
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009Celebrity Habla as Self
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as Louis Ochoa
2009The Line as Pelon
2008Kill Kill Faster Faster as Markie
2007The Cure as Jorge
2007Burn Notice as Ernie Paseo
2007The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
2006Fast Food Nation as Tony
2006Jericho as Major Edward Beck
2006Vanished
2006How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Frankie
2006The Virgin of Juarez as Father Herrera
2005Freddie as Carlos
2005Criminal Minds as Mateo Cruz
2005Once Upon a Wedding as Pineda
2005Lethal Seduction as Rick Benes / David Lopez
2005American Fusion as Jose
2004On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
2004Sudbury as Gary Hallet
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Vargas Mouse (voice)
2003Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002Paid in Full as Lulu
2002CSI: Miami as Stephen Madsen
2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002George Lopez as Manny Lopez
2002American Family as Esteban Gonzalez
2000Doomsday Man as Mike
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Francisco
2000A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
2000American Virgin as Jim the Director
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jimmy Vazquez
1999Family Law as Mr. Santiago
1999Southern Cross as Philip Solano
1999Atomic Train as Noris MacKenzie
1998L.A. Doctors as Vince Duralde
1998Circle of Deceit as Jeff Silva
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Dominguez
1997Dog Watch as Murrow
1997The Hunger as Tony
1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story as Federico Pena
1996Death in Granada as Ricardo
1996Scorpion Spring as Astor
1996The Real Thing as Collin
1995Somos un solo pueblo as Self
1995Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Tony Archer
1995My Family as Chucho
1995The Outer Limits as Frank Kelton
1994Don't Do It as Charles
1994The Burning Season as Jair
1994In the Army Now as Sgt. Stern
1994Rapa Nui as Make
1993NYPD Blue as Tony Rodriguez
1993The Waiter as Julius
1993Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Kenny
1992Ultraviolet as Nicholas Walker
1992Freejack as Ripper
1990Naked Tango as Zico Borenstein
1989Bloodhounds of Broadway as Handsome Jack
1989Tales from the Crypt as Puck
1987The Principal as Raymi Rojas
1987La Bamba as Bob Morales
1986On Wings of Eagles as Rashid
1985Rainy Day Friends as Neekos Valdez
1985The Twilight Zone
1985The Equalizer as Officer Miguel Canterra
1984Miami Vice as Felipe Cruz
1984Miami Vice as Pete Romano
1983Bad Boys as Paco Moreno
1982Forty Deuce as Mitchell
1982Fame
—War Machine
—Minor Incidents as Jeremías Amestoy
—Dark Horse
—Company Town
—The Americans as Lee Valenzuela
—Coyote as Hernán Barroca
—So Much For Love as Geoffrey








