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Live Like That
2027 · Movie
Esai Morales
1962-10-01
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
War Machine
2026 · Movie
as Army Officer Torres
Dark Horse
2026 · Movie
as Paulo Pontes
Cottonmouth
2025 · Movie
as Abe
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · Movie
as Gabriel
Queen of Manhattan
2025 · Movie
as Papi
Side Quest
2025 · TV Show
as Gustavo
Crescent City
2024 · Movie
as Luke Carson
Master Gardener
2023 · Movie
as Oscar Neruda
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 · Movie
as Gabriel
Can't Go Home
2023 · TV Show
as Victor Castelo
Art of Love
2021 · Movie
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021 · Movie
as Self
Senior Moment
2021 · Movie
as Diego Lozana
The Wall of Mexico
2020 · Movie
as Henry Arista
Find Your Groove
2020 · Movie
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
as Self
Imprisoned
2019 · Movie
as Governor Mandera
Love and Other Stunts
2018 · Movie
SuperFly
2018 · Movie
as Adalberto Gonzalez
Titans
2018 · TV Show
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Halfway There
2017 · Movie
as Ian Sanchez
Ozark
2017 · TV Show
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016 · Movie
as Hugo Vega
Casa Vita
2016 · Movie
as Rodrigo Vita
Mars
2016 · TV Show
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
Spare Parts
2015 · Movie
as Mr. Santillan
Playin' for Love
2015 · Movie
as Principle Jose Marti
The Brink
2015 · TV Show
as President Julian Navarro
Adam Ruins Everything
2015 · TV Show
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014 · Movie
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
2014 · Movie
as Cpt. Jones
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Give Me Shelter
2014 · Movie
as Himself - Animal Advocate
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014 · Movie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
as Jorge Castillo
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014 · TV Show
as Amancio Malvado
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · TV Show
as Juan Delgado
Chicago P.D.
2014 · TV Show
as Chief Lugo
Saving Westbrook High
2013 · Movie
as Manny
Seattle Superstorm
2012 · Movie
as Tom Foster
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012 · Movie
as Francisco d'Anconia
Major Crimes
2012 · TV Show
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
Gun Hill Road
2011 · Movie
as Enrique Rodriguez
We Have Your Husband
2011 · Movie
as Eduardo Valseca
17th Precinct
2011 · Movie
as Liam Butterfield
Fairly Legal
2011 · TV Show
as Aaron Davidson
Cherry
2010 · Movie
as Wes
King of the Avenue
2010 · Movie
as Natas
Caprica
2010 · TV Show
as Joseph Adama
The Line
2009 · Movie
as Pelon
Celebrity Habla
2009 · Movie
as Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · TV Show
as Louis Ochoa
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · TV Show
as Self
Kill Kill Faster Faster
2008 · Movie
as Markie
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Cure
2007 · Movie
as Jorge
Burn Notice
2007 · TV Show
as Ernie Paseo
24: Day six Debrief
2007 · TV Show
as Agent Jorge Ramirez
Fast Food Nation
2006 · Movie
as Tony
The Virgin of Juarez
2006 · Movie
as Father Herrera
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
2006 · Movie
as Frankie
Jericho
2006 · TV Show
as Major Edward Beck
Vanished
2006 · TV Show
as Michael Tyner
Once Upon a Wedding
2005 · Movie
as Pineda
American Fusion
2005 · Movie
as Jose
Lethal Seduction
2005 · Movie
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
Freddie
2005 · TV Show
as Carlos
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
as Mateo Cruz
Sudbury
2004 · Movie
as Gary Hallet
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · TV Show
as Self
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003 · Movie
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Movie
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Paid in Full
2002 · Movie
as Lulu
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002 · Movie
CSI: Miami
2002 · TV Show
as Stephen Madsen
George Lopez
2002 · TV Show
as Manny Lopez
American Family
2002 · TV Show
as Esteban Gonzalez
Doomsday Man
2000 · Movie
as Mike
American Virgin
2000 · Movie
as Jim the Director
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
2000 · Movie
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · TV Show
as Francisco
Dora the Explorer
2000 · TV Show
as Papi (voice)
Southern Cross
1999 · Movie
as Philip Solano
Family Law
1999 · TV Show
as Mr. Santiago
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Jimmy Vazquez
Atomic Train
1999 · TV Show
as Noris MacKenzie
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998 · Movie
as Dominguez
Circle of Deceit
1998 · Movie
as Jeff Silva
L.A. Doctors
1998 · TV Show
as Vince Duralde
Dog Watch
1997 · Movie
as Murrow
The Hunger
1997 · TV Show
as Tony
Death in Granada
1996 · Movie
as Ricardo
Scorpion Spring
1996 · Movie
as Astor
The Real Thing
1996 · Movie
as Collin
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
1996 · Movie
as Federico Pena
My Family
1995 · Movie
as Chucho
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
1995 · Movie
as Tony Archer
Somos un solo pueblo
1995 · Movie
as Self
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
as Frank Kelton
Rapa Nui
1994 · Movie
as Make
In the Army Now
1994 · Movie
as Sgt. Stern
Don't Do It
1994 · Movie
as Charles
The Burning Season
1994 · Movie
as Jair
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993 · Movie
as Kenny
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The Waiter
1993 · Movie
as Julius
NYPD Blue
1993 · TV Show
as Tony Rodriguez
Freejack
1992 · Movie
as Ripper
Ultraviolet
1992 · Movie
as Nicholas Walker
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Bay City Story
1992 · Movie
Naked Tango
1990 · Movie
as Zico Borenstein
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 · Movie
as Handsome Jack
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
as Puck
La Bamba
1987 · Movie
as Bob Morales
The Principal
1987 · Movie
as Raymi Rojas
On Wings of Eagles
1986 · TV Show
as Rashid
Rainy Day Friends
1985 · Movie
as Neekos Valdez
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
as Officer Miguel Canterra
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Felipe Cruz, Pete Romano
Bad Boys
1983 · Movie
as Paco Moreno
Forty Deuce
1982 · Movie
as Mitchell
Fame
1982 · TV Show
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Handsome Jack
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So Much for Love
· Movie
as Geoffrey
Coyote
· Movie
as Hernán Barroca
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Tumor
· Movie
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Live 2 Die
· Movie
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Company Town
· TV Show
as Ray Dupre
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The Americans
· TV Show
as Lee Valenzuela
