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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Rapa Nui
as Make
1994
The Line
as Pelon
2009
Fast Food Nation
as Tony
2006
Art of Love
2021
Freejack
as Ripper
1992
In the Army Now
as Sgt. Stern
1994
Paid in Full
as Lulu
2002
Bad Boys
as Paco Moreno
1983
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
2003
My Family
as Chucho
1995
La Bamba
as Bob Morales
1987
Gun Hill Road
as Enrique Rodriguez
2011
Cherry
as Wes
2010
King of the Avenue
as Natas
2010
Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Markie
2008
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Handsome Jack
1989
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Kenny
1993
Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
2023
The Virgin of Juarez
as Father Herrera
2006
We Have Your Husband
as Eduardo Valseca
2011
TV Appearances
Freddie
as Carlos
2005
Caprica
as Joseph Adama
2010
Jericho
as Major Edward Beck
2006
Fame
1982
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
2002
Miami Vice
as Felipe Cruz
1984
The Twilight Zone
1985
Tales from the Crypt
as Puck
1989
George Lopez
as Manny Lopez
2002
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo
2007
The Equalizer
as Officer Miguel Canterra
1985
Vanished
2006