
Esai Morales
Acting
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.
Live Like That

War Machine
Army Officer Torres

Queen of Manhattan
Papi

Cottonmouth
Abe

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Gabriel

Crescent City
Luke Carson

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Gabriel

Master Gardener
Oscar Neruda

Art of Love

Senior Moment
Diego Lozana

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self

The Wall of Mexico
Henry Arista

Find Your Groove
Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self

Imprisoned
Governor Mandera

SuperFly
Adalberto Gonzalez

Love and Other Stunts

Halfway There
Ian Sanchez

Never Back Down: No Surrender
Hugo Vega

Casa Vita
Rodrigo Vita

Playin' for Love
Principle Jose Marti

Spare Parts
Mr. Santillan

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Cpt. Jones
Give Me Shelter
Himself - Animal Advocate

The Journey of a Female Comic

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

Saving Westbrook High
Manny

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Francisco d'Anconia

Seattle Superstorm
Tom Foster

17th Precinct
Liam Butterfield

We Have Your Husband
Eduardo Valseca

Gun Hill Road
Enrique Rodriguez

Cherry
Wes

King of the Avenue
Natas

Celebrity Habla
Self

The Line
Pelon

Kill Kill Faster Faster
Markie

The Cure
Jorge

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self

Fast Food Nation
Tony

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Frankie

The Virgin of Juarez
Father Herrera

Once Upon a Wedding
Pineda

Lethal Seduction
Rick Benes / David Lopez

American Fusion
Jose

Sudbury
Gary Hallet

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Vargas Mouse (voice)

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self

Paid in Full
Lulu

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

Doomsday Man
Mike

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
Juan Miguel Gonzalez

American Virgin
Jim the Director

Southern Cross
Philip Solano

Circle of Deceit
Jeff Silva

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Dominguez

Dog Watch
Murrow

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Federico Pena

Death in Granada
Ricardo

Scorpion Spring
Astor

The Real Thing
Collin

Somos un solo pueblo
Self

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Tony Archer

My Family
Chucho

Don't Do It
Charles

The Burning Season
Jair

In the Army Now
Sgt. Stern

Rapa Nui
Make
The Waiter
Julius
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Kenny

Ultraviolet
Nicholas Walker

Freejack
Ripper
Bay City Story

Naked Tango
Zico Borenstein

Bloodhounds of Broadway
Handsome Jack

The Principal
Raymi Rojas

La Bamba
Bob Morales

Rainy Day Friends
Neekos Valdez

Bad Boys
Paco Moreno

Forty Deuce
Mitchell







