Acting credits
128
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Esai Morales
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
Moderate attention
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Movies: 83Series: 45Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 65344
IMDb ID: nm0005246
Known for: Acting
Born: October 1, 1962
Age: 64
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2027
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q974064
Also known as
에사이 모레일스 • ایسای مورالس • إساي مورالس • אסאי מוראלס • 伊塞·莫瑞 • Esai Manuel Morales Jr.
Other jobs
Producer (1)Second Unit Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Esai Morales.
Feb 26, 2027
Live Like That
2027 Movie
Nov 19
Dark Horse
as Paulo Pontes
2026 Movie
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
as self
2026 Movie
War Machine
as Torres
2026 Movie
Queen of Manhattan
as Papi
2025 Movie
Cottonmouth
as Abe
2025 Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Gabriel
2025 Movie
Crescent City
as Luke Carson
2024 Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Gabriel
2023 Movie
Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
2023 Movie
Art of Love
2021 Movie
Senior Moment
as Diego Lozana
2021 Movie
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
2021 Movie
The Wall of Mexico
as Henry Arista
2020 Movie
Find Your Groove
as Self
2020 Movie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019 Movie
Imprisoned
as Governor Mandera
2019 Movie
SuperFly
as Adalberto Gonzalez
2018 Movie
Love and Other Stunts
2018 Movie
Halfway There
as Ian Sanchez
2017 Movie
Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Hugo Vega
2016 Movie
Casa Vita
as Rodrigo Vita
2016 Movie
Spare Parts
as Mr. Santillan
2015 Movie
Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose Marti
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Esai Morales.
Side Quest
as Gustavo • 1 eps
2025 Series
Can't Go Home
as Victor Castelo • 1 eps
2023 Series
Titans
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke • 13 eps
2018 Series
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio • 4 eps
2017 Series
Mars
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn • 6 eps
2016 Series
Adam Ruins Everything
1 eps
2015 Series
The Brink
as President Julian Navarro • 10 eps
2015 Series
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jorge Castillo • 11 eps
2014 Series
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Amancio Malvado • 10 eps
2014 Series
Mozart in the Jungle
as Juan Delgado • 2 eps
2014 Series
Chicago P.D.
as Chief Lugo • 6 eps
2014 Series
Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel Diaz • 1 eps
2012 Series
Fairly Legal
as Aaron Davidson • 6 eps
2011 Series
Caprica
as Joseph Adama • 18 eps
2010 Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa • 7 eps
2009 Series
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo • 1 eps
2007 Series
24: Day six Debrief
as Agent Jorge Ramirez • 5 eps
2007 Series
Jericho
as Major Edward Beck • 7 eps
2006 Series
Vanished
as Michael Tyner • 11 eps
2006 Series
Freddie
as Carlos • 1 eps
2005 Series
Criminal Minds
as Mateo Cruz • 6 eps
2005 Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series