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Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Acting · 3.0 popularity

Age

63

Movies

85

TV

46

Born
October 1, 1962
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Works

85 films

War Machine

War Machine

20267.4

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

20257.2

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

20237.5

Never Back Down: No Surrender

Never Back Down: No Surrender

20167.0

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

19837.0

La Bamba

La Bamba

19877.3

SuperFly

SuperFly

20186.7

Freejack

Freejack

19925.5

Art of Love

Art of Love

20213.6

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

20125.2

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

20026.8

The Principal

The Principal

19876.4

Lethal Seduction

Lethal Seduction

20053.3

Dark Horse

Dark Horse

2026

My Family

My Family

19957.4

Master Gardener

Master Gardener

20236.0

The Line

The Line

20094.8

Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

20066.1

Crescent City

Crescent City

20246.2

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui

19946.4

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

20146.2

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

19895.7

In the Army Now

In the Army Now

19945.1

Spare Parts

Spare Parts

20157.2

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

19987.0

Saving Westbrook High

Saving Westbrook High

20136.0

We Have Your Husband

We Have Your Husband

20115.7

Sudbury

Sudbury

20045.7

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

20038.0

Queen of Manhattan

Queen of Manhattan

2025

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

20035.3

Cherry

Cherry

20106.2

Tumor

Tumor

2026

Scorpion Spring

Scorpion Spring

19966.7

Coyote

Coyote

2026

Halfway There

Halfway There

20172.0

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

20062.6

Naked Tango

Naked Tango

19906.4

American Virgin

American Virgin

20003.5

Seattle Superstorm

Seattle Superstorm

20124.8

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

20217.1

Death in Granada

Death in Granada

19965.5

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

19959.5

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

Casa Vita

Casa Vita

20166.7

Don't Do It

Don't Do It

19945.0

Live Like That

Live Like That

2027

Senior Moment

Senior Moment

20215.6

Dog Watch

Dog Watch

19975.1

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

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

20026.5

American Fusion

American Fusion

20056.0

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

2014

Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road

20115.7

Southern Cross

Southern Cross

19993.2

Once Upon a Wedding

Once Upon a Wedding

20054.4

The Cure

The Cure

20077.0

The Virgin of Juarez

The Virgin of Juarez

20066.9

The Burning Season

The Burning Season

19946.3

Give Me Shelter

Give Me Shelter

20142.0

The Wall of Mexico

The Wall of Mexico

20204.3

The Real Thing

The Real Thing

19967.2

Kill Kill Faster Faster

Kill Kill Faster Faster

20084.2

The Journey of a Female Comic

The Journey of a Female Comic

20146.2

Imprisoned

Imprisoned

20194.6

King of the Avenue

King of the Avenue

20104.5

Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth

20256.0

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

19967.1

Find Your Groove

Find Your Groove

202010.0

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

20005.8

Love and Other Stunts

Love and Other Stunts

2018

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

19923.3

Rainy Day Friends

Rainy Day Friends

198510.0

Doomsday Man

Doomsday Man

20005.5

17th Precinct

17th Precinct

20114.0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

19935.0

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

19984.3

Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

2009

The Waiter

The Waiter

19934.5

So Much for Love

So Much for Love

2026

Somos un solo pueblo

Somos un solo pueblo

19959.0

Forty Deuce

Forty Deuce

19825.1

Live 2 Die

Live 2 Die

2026

Playin' for Love

Playin' for Love

20155.0

Bay City Story

Bay City Story

19927.0