Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 01, 1962
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
130 titles
Esai Morales
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.
Known For
Filmography
Live Like That
Dark Horse
Paulo Pontes
War Machine
Army Officer Torres
Queen of Manhattan
Papi
Cottonmouth
Abe
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Gabriel
Side Quest
Gustavo
Crescent City
Luke Carson
Can't Go Home
Victor Castelo
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Gabriel
Master Gardener
Oscar Neruda
Art of Love
Senior Moment
Diego Lozana
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self
The Wall of Mexico
Henry Arista
Find Your Groove
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Imprisoned
Governor Mandera
Titans
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
SuperFly
Adalberto Gonzalez
Love and Other Stunts
Halfway There
Ian Sanchez
Ozark
Camino 'Del' Del Rio
Mars
Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Hugo Vega
Casa Vita
Rodrigo Vita
Adam Ruins Everything
The Brink
President Julian Navarro
Spare Parts
Mr. Santillan
Playin' for Love
Principle Jose Marti
How to Get Away with Murder
Jorge Castillo
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Cpt. Jones
Give Me Shelter
Himself - Animal Advocate
The Journey of a Female Comic
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Amancio Malvado
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Mozart in the Jungle
Juan Delgado
Chicago P.D.
Chief Lugo
Saving Westbrook High
Manny
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Francisco d'Anconia
Major Crimes
Deputy Manuel Diaz
Seattle Superstorm
Tom Foster
17th Precinct
Liam Butterfield
We Have Your Husband
Eduardo Valseca
Gun Hill Road
Enrique Rodriguez
Fairly Legal
Aaron Davidson
Cherry
Wes
King of the Avenue
Natas
Caprica
Joseph Adama
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self