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Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Acting

Born: October 1, 1962Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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
Filmography

Live Like That

2027
War Machine

War Machine

Army Officer Torres

2026
Queen of Manhattan

Queen of Manhattan

Papi

2025
Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth

Abe

2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Gabriel

2025
Crescent City

Crescent City

Luke Carson

2024
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Gabriel

2023
Master Gardener

Master Gardener

Oscar Neruda

2023
Art of Love

Art of Love

2021
Senior Moment

Senior Moment

Diego Lozana

2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Self

2021
The Wall of Mexico

The Wall of Mexico

Henry Arista

2020
Find Your Groove

Find Your Groove

Self

2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Self

2019
Imprisoned

Imprisoned

Governor Mandera

2019
SuperFly

SuperFly

Adalberto Gonzalez

2018
Love and Other Stunts

Love and Other Stunts

2018
Halfway There

Halfway There

Ian Sanchez

2017
Never Back Down: No Surrender

Never Back Down: No Surrender

Hugo Vega

2016
Casa Vita

Casa Vita

Rodrigo Vita

2016
Playin' for Love

Playin' for Love

Principle Jose Marti

2015
Spare Parts

Spare Parts

Mr. Santillan

2015
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

Cpt. Jones

2014

Give Me Shelter

Himself - Animal Advocate

2014
The Journey of a Female Comic

The Journey of a Female Comic

2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

2014
Saving Westbrook High

Saving Westbrook High

Manny

2013
Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Francisco d'Anconia

2012
Seattle Superstorm

Seattle Superstorm

Tom Foster

2012
17th Precinct

17th Precinct

Liam Butterfield

2011
We Have Your Husband

We Have Your Husband

Eduardo Valseca

2011
Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road

Enrique Rodriguez

2011
Cherry

Cherry

Wes

2010
King of the Avenue

King of the Avenue

Natas

2010
Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

Self

2009
The Line

The Line

Pelon

2009
Kill Kill Faster Faster

Kill Kill Faster Faster

Markie

2008
The Cure

The Cure

Jorge

2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

Self

2007
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

Tony

2006
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

Frankie

2006
The Virgin of Juarez

The Virgin of Juarez

Father Herrera

2006
Once Upon a Wedding

Once Upon a Wedding

Pineda

2005
Lethal Seduction

Lethal Seduction

Rick Benes / David Lopez

2005
American Fusion

American Fusion

Jose

2005
Sudbury

Sudbury

Gary Hallet

2004
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Vargas Mouse (voice)

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Self

2003
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

Lulu

2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002
Doomsday Man

Doomsday Man

Mike

2000
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

Juan Miguel Gonzalez

2000
American Virgin

American Virgin

Jim the Director

2000
Southern Cross

Southern Cross

Philip Solano

1999
Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

Jeff Silva

1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

Dominguez

1998
Dog Watch

Dog Watch

Murrow

1997
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Federico Pena

1996
Death in Granada

Death in Granada

Ricardo

1996
Scorpion Spring

Scorpion Spring

Astor

1996
The Real Thing

The Real Thing

Collin

1996
Somos un solo pueblo

Somos un solo pueblo

Self

1995
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

Tony Archer

1995
My Family

My Family

Chucho

1995
Don't Do It

Don't Do It

Charles

1994
The Burning Season

The Burning Season

Jair

1994
In the Army Now

In the Army Now

Sgt. Stern

1994
Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui

Make

1994

The Waiter

Julius

1993

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Kenny

1993
Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

Nicholas Walker

1992
Freejack

Freejack

Ripper

1992

Bay City Story

1992
Naked Tango

Naked Tango

Zico Borenstein

1990
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Handsome Jack

1989
The Principal

The Principal

Raymi Rojas

1987
La Bamba

La Bamba

Bob Morales

1987
Rainy Day Friends

Rainy Day Friends

Neekos Valdez

1985
Bad Boys

Bad Boys

Paco Moreno

1983
Forty Deuce

Forty Deuce

Mitchell

1982