Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Acting
Born 1962-10-01Brooklyn, 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 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.

Movies (87)

War Machine
7.5

War Machine

2026Movie7.5
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
7.2

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025Movie7.2
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
7.5

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023Movie7.5
Bad Boys
7.0

Bad Boys

1983Movie7.0
La Bamba
7.3

La Bamba

1987Movie7.3
Never Back Down: No Surrender
7.1

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016Movie7.1
Dark Horse

Dark Horse

2026Movie
Master Gardener
6.0

Master Gardener

2023Movie6.0
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
5.2

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012Movie5.2
Rapa Nui
6.4

Rapa Nui

1994Movie6.4
The Principal
6.5

The Principal

1987Movie6.5
Freejack
5.5

Freejack

1992Movie5.5
Fast Food Nation
6.1

Fast Food Nation

2006Movie6.1
SuperFly
6.7

SuperFly

2018Movie6.7
Paid in Full
6.9

Paid in Full

2002Movie6.9
Monty and the Movies

Monty and the Movies

Movie
Crescent City
6.2

Crescent City

2024Movie6.2
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
8.0

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003Movie8.0
Lethal Seduction
3.3

Lethal Seduction

2005Movie3.3
Art of Love
3.6

Art of Love

2021Movie3.6
Spare Parts
7.2

Spare Parts

2015Movie7.2
Live Like That

Live Like That

2027Movie
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
6.2

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014Movie6.2
My Family
7.4

My Family

1995Movie7.4
The Line
4.8

The Line

2009Movie4.8
American Fusion
6.0

American Fusion

2005Movie6.0
Senior Moment
5.6

Senior Moment

2021Movie5.6
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

2014Movie
Cottonmouth
5.3

Cottonmouth

2025Movie5.3
American Virgin
3.4

American Virgin

2000Movie3.4
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
5.3

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003Movie5.3
In the Army Now
5.1

In the Army Now

1994Movie5.1
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
5.0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993Movie5.0
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.7

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989Movie5.7
Coyote

Coyote

Movie
Tumor

Tumor

Movie
Scorpion Spring
6.7

Scorpion Spring

1996Movie6.7
Southern Cross
3.2

Southern Cross

1999Movie3.2
Naked Tango
6.4

Naked Tango

1990Movie6.4
Halfway There
2.0

Halfway There

2017Movie2.0
Saving Westbrook High
6.0

Saving Westbrook High

2013Movie6.0
Seattle Superstorm
4.8

Seattle Superstorm

2012Movie4.8
Sudbury
5.7

Sudbury

2004Movie5.7
Circle of Deceit
4.3

Circle of Deceit

1998Movie4.3
Death in Granada
5.6

Death in Granada

1996Movie5.6
We Have Your Husband
5.7

We Have Your Husband

2011Movie5.7
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

2002Movie6.5
The Real Thing
7.2

The Real Thing

1996Movie7.2
Dog Watch
5.1

Dog Watch

1997Movie5.1
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
7.1

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021Movie7.1
Queen of Manhattan
2.3

Queen of Manhattan

2025Movie2.3
Cherry
6.2

Cherry

2010Movie6.2
The Burning Season
6.3

The Burning Season

1994Movie6.3
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
7.0

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998Movie7.0
Imprisoned
4.6

Imprisoned

2019Movie4.6
Don't Do It
5.0

Don't Do It

1994Movie5.0
Return to Babylon
5.6

Return to Babylon

2013Movie5.6
Casa Vita
6.7

Casa Vita

2016Movie6.7
The Wall of Mexico
4.3

The Wall of Mexico

2020Movie4.3
The Virgin of Juarez
6.9

The Virgin of Juarez

2006Movie6.9
Find Your Groove
10.0

Find Your Groove

2020Movie10.0
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
7.1

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996Movie7.1
Doomsday Man
5.5

Doomsday Man

2000Movie5.5
Once Upon a Wedding
4.4

Once Upon a Wedding

2005Movie4.4
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007Movie
King of the Avenue
4.5

King of the Avenue

2010Movie4.5
17th Precinct
4.0

17th Precinct

2011Movie4.0
Forty Deuce
5.1

Forty Deuce

1982Movie5.1
Bay City Story
7.0

Bay City Story

1992Movie7.0
Kill Kill Faster Faster
4.2

Kill Kill Faster Faster

2008Movie4.2
The Cure
7.0

The Cure

2007Movie7.0
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019Movie
Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

2009Movie
Live 2 Die

Live 2 Die

Movie
Give Me Shelter
2.0

Give Me Shelter

2014Movie2.0
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
2.6

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

2006Movie2.6
Rainy Day Friends
10.0

Rainy Day Friends

1985Movie10.0
Gun Hill Road
5.7

Gun Hill Road

2011Movie5.7
Somos un solo pueblo
9.0

Somos un solo pueblo

1995Movie9.0
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
5.8

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

2000Movie5.8
Playin' for Love
5.0

Playin' for Love

2015Movie5.0
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
9.5

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

1995Movie9.5
The Waiter
4.5

The Waiter

1993Movie4.5
Ultraviolet
3.3

Ultraviolet

1992Movie3.3
So Much for Love

So Much for Love

Movie
The Journey of a Female Comic
6.2

The Journey of a Female Comic

2014Movie6.2
Love and Other Stunts

Love and Other Stunts

2018Movie

TV Shows (46)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Criminal Minds
8.3

Criminal Minds

2005Series8.3
Chicago P.D.
8.4

Chicago P.D.

2014Series8.4
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Series6.1
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
NCIS: Los Angeles
7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009Series7.5
NYPD Blue
7.0

NYPD Blue

1993Series7.0
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
How to Get Away with Murder
7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

2014Series7.8
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000Series8.1
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Burn Notice
7.5

Burn Notice

2007Series7.5
Titans
7.9

Titans

2018Series7.9
Tales from the Crypt
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989Series8.0
Dora the Explorer
6.2

Dora the Explorer

2000Series6.2
Major Crimes
7.4

Major Crimes

2012Series7.4
Ozark
8.2

Ozark

2017Series8.2
The Outer Limits
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995Series7.7
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Hunger
6.1

The Hunger

1997Series6.1
Family Law
8.1

Family Law

1999Series8.1
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
6.5

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

2014Series6.5
Fame
6.8

Fame

1982Series6.8
Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009Series7.3
Jericho
7.4

Jericho

2006Series7.4
Mozart in the Jungle
7.5

Mozart in the Jungle

2014Series7.5
Caprica
6.9

Caprica

2010Series6.9
George Lopez
7.5

George Lopez

2002Series7.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004Series9.5
Fairly Legal
6.6

Fairly Legal

2011Series6.6
Mars
7.1

Mars

2016Series7.1
L.A. Doctors
8.5

L.A. Doctors

1998Series8.5
Adam Ruins Everything
7.5

Adam Ruins Everything

2015Series7.5
Vanished
5.7

Vanished

2006Series5.7
Side Quest
5.7

Side Quest

2025Series5.7
Freddie
4.7

Freddie

2005Series4.7
The Brink
7.1

The Brink

2015Series7.1
American Family
9.0

American Family

2002Series9.0
Atomic Train
4.9

Atomic Train

1999Series4.9
On Wings of Eagles
6.0

On Wings of Eagles

1986Series6.0
Can't Go Home

Can't Go Home

2023Series
The Americans

The Americans

Series
Company Town

Company Town

Series
24: Day six Debrief
10.0

24: Day six Debrief

2007Series10.0
Celebrities Uncensored
4.9

Celebrities Uncensored

2003Series4.9