Esai Morales
Acting
Born: 1962-10-01 in 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 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jimmy Vazquez
Criminal Minds
Mateo Cruz
CSI: Miami
Stephen Madsen
Chicago P.D.
Chief Lugo
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
Louis Ochoa
NYPD Blue
Tony Rodriguez
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Francisco
Miami Vice
Felipe Cruz
Miami Vice
Pete Romano
How to Get Away with Murder
Jorge Castillo
Major Crimes
Deputy Manuel Diaz
War Machine
Torres
Titans
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Burn Notice
Ernie Paseo
Dora the Explorer
Papi (voice)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Gabriel
Ozark
Camino 'Del' Del Rio
American Playhouse
Handsome Jack
Tales from the Crypt
Puck
The Twilight Zone
The Outer Limits
Frank Kelton
The Equalizer
Officer Miguel Canterra
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Gabriel
Fame
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Family Law
Mr. Santiago
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Amancio Malvado
Jericho
Major Edward Beck
The Hunger
Tony
Caprica
Joseph Adama
George Lopez
Manny Lopez
Fairly Legal
Aaron Davidson
Mozart in the Jungle
Juan Delgado
Adam Ruins Everything
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
Mars
Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
The Brink
President Julian Navarro
L.A. Doctors
Vince Duralde
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Hugo Vega