
Esai Morales
Acting
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.
Born: October 1, 1962 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (84)

War Machine
2026

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025

Side Quest
2025

Crescent City
2024

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023

Master Gardener
2023

Art of Love
2021

Senior Moment
2021

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021

The Wall of Mexico
2020

Imprisoned
2019

Titans
2018

SuperFly
2018

Ozark
2017

Mars
2016

Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016

Casa Vita
2016

Adam Ruins Everything
2015

The Brink
2015

Spare Parts
2015

How to Get Away with Murder
2014

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
2014

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014

Mozart in the Jungle
2014

Chicago P.D.
2014

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012

Major Crimes
2012

Seattle Superstorm
2012

We Have Your Husband
2011

Gun Hill Road
2011

Fairly Legal
2011

Cherry
2010

King of the Avenue
2010

Caprica
2010

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

The Line
2009

Kill Kill Faster Faster
2008

Burn Notice
2007

Fast Food Nation
2006

Jericho
2006

Vanished
2006

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
2006

The Virgin of Juarez
2006

Freddie
2005

Criminal Minds
2005

Once Upon a Wedding
2005

Lethal Seduction
2005

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

Paid in Full
2002

CSI: Miami
2002

George Lopez
2002

American Family
2002

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000

Dora the Explorer
2000

American Virgin
2000

Family Law
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Atomic Train
1999

L.A. Doctors
1998

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998

Dog Watch
1997

The Hunger
1997

Death in Granada
1996

My Family
1995

The Outer Limits
1995

The Burning Season
1994

In the Army Now
1994

Rapa Nui
1994

NYPD Blue
1993

Freejack
1992

Naked Tango
1990

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989

Tales from the Crypt
1989

The Principal
1987

La Bamba
1987

The Twilight Zone
1985

The Equalizer
1985

Miami Vice
1984

Bad Boys
1983

Forty Deuce
1982

Fame
1982
