Esai Morales

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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🎬 Movies Featuring Esai Morales

Imprisoned

Imprisoned (2019)

as Governor Mandera
SuperFly

SuperFly (2018)

as Adalberto Gonzalez
Casa Vita

Casa Vita (2016)

as Rodrigo Vita
Spare Parts

Spare Parts (2015)

as Mr. Santillan
Playin' for Love

Playin' for Love (2015)

as Principle Jose Marti
No Image

Give Me Shelter (2014)

as Himself - Animal Advocate
Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)

as Francisco d'Anconia
17th Precinct

17th Precinct (2011)

as Liam Butterfield
Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road (2011)

as Enrique Rodriguez
Lethal Seduction

Lethal Seduction (2005)

as Rick Benes / David Lopez
Sudbury

Sudbury (2004)

as Gary Hallet
American Virgin

American Virgin (2000)

as Jim the Director
Southern Cross

Southern Cross (1999)

as Philip Solano
Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet (1992)

as Nicholas Walker
Naked Tango

Naked Tango (1990)

as Zico Borenstein
La Bamba

La Bamba (1987)

as Bob Morales
Bad Boys

Bad Boys (1983)

as Paco Moreno
Minor Incidents

Minor Incidents (N/A)

as Jeremías Amestoy
Coyote

Coyote (N/A)

as Hernán Barroca
Dark Horse

Dark Horse (N/A)

as Paulo Pontes