
Esai Morales
- Date of Birth: 1962-10-01
- Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 t... 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.

The Cure
Drama • 2007 September

Find Your Groove
Documentary • 2020 March

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Talk, News • 2004 January

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Action, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie • 1995 May

The Latin from Manhattan
Drama • 2022 June

Chicago P.D.
Crime, Drama • 2014 January

Criminal Minds
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 2005 September

Ozark
Crime, Drama • 2017 July

Family Law
Drama, Comedy, Crime • 1999 September

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Comedy • 2000 October