
Esai Morales
- Date of Birth: 1962-10-01
- Place of Birth: Brooklyn, 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 t... 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

American Family
Drama • 2002 January

Cottonmouth
Western, Thriller, Action • 2025 July

Love and Other Stunts
Documentary • 2018 April

So Much For Love
Comedy, Romance • 2025 July

Celebrity Habla
Documentary • 2009 September

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Documentary • 2007 February

Company Town
• 2025 July

Can't Go Home
Crime, Action & Adventure • 2023 December

War Machine
Action, Science Fiction • 2025 July

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Documentary • 2019 September