Esai Morales

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 1, 1962 (63 yrs)

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

also known as

에사이 모레일스 · ایسای مورالس · إساي مورالس · אסאי מוראלס

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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War Machine
7.4

War Machine

2026as Army Officer Torres
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
7.2

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025as Gabriel
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
7.5

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023as Gabriel
Never Back Down: No Surrender
7.1

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016as Hugo Vega
Bad Boys
7.0

Bad Boys

1983as Paco Moreno
Dark Horse

Dark Horse

2026as Paulo Pontes
La Bamba
7.3

La Bamba

1987as Bob Morales
SuperFly
6.7

SuperFly

2018as Adalberto Gonzalez
Paid in Full
6.8

Paid in Full

2002as Lulu
Freejack
5.5

Freejack

1992as Ripper
Lethal Seduction
3.3

Lethal Seduction

2005as Rick Benes / David Lopez
Crescent City
6.2

Crescent City

2024as Luke Carson
The Principal
6.5

The Principal

1987as Raymi Rojas
The Line
4.9

The Line

2009as Pelon
Fast Food Nation
6.1

Fast Food Nation

2006as Tony
Master Gardener
6.0

Master Gardener

2023as Oscar Neruda
Art of Love
3.6

Art of Love

2021
Rapa Nui
6.4

Rapa Nui

1994as Make
In the Army Now
5.1

In the Army Now

1994as Sgt. Stern
My Family
7.4

My Family

1995as Chucho
Cherry
6.2

Cherry

2010as Wes
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
6.2

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014as Cpt. Jones
Spare Parts
7.2

Spare Parts

2015as Mr. Santillan
Saving Westbrook High
6.0

Saving Westbrook High

2013as Manny
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
5.3

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012as Francisco d'Anconia
Senior Moment
5.6

Senior Moment

2021as Diego Lozana
Naked Tango
6.4

Naked Tango

1990as Zico Borenstein
American Virgin
3.5

American Virgin

2000as Jim the Director
Scorpion Spring
6.7

Scorpion Spring

1996as Astor
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
7.1

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021as Self
Find Your Groove
10.0

Find Your Groove

2020as Self
Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth

2025as Abe
The Cure
7.0

The Cure

2007as Jorge
17th Precinct
4.0

17th Precinct

2011as Liam Butterfield
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.7

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989as Handsome Jack
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
5.3

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003as Vargas Mouse (voice)
Forty Deuce
5.1

Forty Deuce

1982as Mitchell
The Real Thing
7.2

The Real Thing

1996as Collin
Casa Vita
6.7

Casa Vita

2016as Rodrigo Vita
Dog Watch
5.1

Dog Watch

1997as Murrow
Sudbury
5.7

Sudbury

2004as Gary Hallet
Halfway There
2.0

Halfway There

2017as Ian Sanchez
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007as Self
Gun Hill Road
5.7

Gun Hill Road

2011as Enrique Rodriguez
American Fusion
6.0

American Fusion

2005as Jose
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
6.5

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

2002
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
9.5

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

1995as Tony Archer
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
5.0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993as Kenny
Queen of Manhattan

Queen of Manhattan

2025as Papi
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
8.0

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003as Self