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Esai Morales

b. 1962 · 46 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023as Gabriel
  2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999as Jimmy Vazquez
  3. Criminal Minds2005as Mateo Cruz
  4. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025as Gabriel
  5. Titans2018as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
  6. Ozark2017as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
  7. Chicago P.D.2014as Chief Lugo
  8. War Machine2026as Army Officer Torres
  9. How to Get Away with Murder2014as Jorge Castillo
  10. CSI: Miami2002as Stephen Madsen
  11. NCIS: Los Angeles2009as Louis Ochoa
  12. Tales from the Crypt1989as Puck
  13. Curb Your Enthusiasm2000as Francisco
  14. La Bamba1987as Bob Morales
  15. Burn Notice2007as Ernie Paseo
  16. Jericho2006as Major Edward Beck
  17. Miami Vice1984as Felipe Cruz
  18. Never Back Down: No Surrender2016as Hugo Vega
  19. SuperFly2018as Adalberto Gonzalez
  20. Caprica2010as Joseph Adama
  21. Fast Food Nation2006as Tony
  22. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series2014as Amancio Malvado
  23. Mars2016as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
  24. Freejack1992as Ripper
  25. Master Gardener2023as Oscar Neruda
  26. Dora the Explorer2000as Papi (voice)
  27. Jarhead 2: Field of Fire2014as Cpt. Jones
  28. The Principal1987as Raymi Rojas
  29. Bad Boys1983as Paco Moreno
  30. Mozart in the Jungle2014as Juan Delgado
  31. The Twilight Zone1985guest actor
  32. Paid in Full2002as Lulu
  33. Real Time with Bill Maher2003as Self
  34. The Outer Limits1995as Frank Kelton
  35. In the Army Now1994as Sgt. Stern
  36. Spare Parts2015as Mr. Santillan
  37. Major Crimes2012as Deputy Manuel Diaz
  38. NYPD Blue1993as Tony Rodriguez
  39. The Brink2015as President Julian Navarro
  40. Rapa Nui1994as Make
  41. Atlas Shrugged: Part II2012as Francisco d'Anconia
  42. George Lopez2002as Manny Lopez
  43. Adam Ruins Everything2015guest actor
  44. Cherry2010as Wes
  45. My Family1995as Chucho
  46. Side Quest2025as Gustavo