Esai Morales
Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Мужской
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.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jimmy Vazquez
1999
Criminal Minds
as Mateo Cruz
2005
Chicago P.D.
as Chief Lugo
2014
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa
2009
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Francisco
2000
NYPD Blue
as Tony Rodriguez
1993
The Outer Limits
as Frank Kelton
1995
Miami Vice
as Pete Romano, as Felipe Cruz
1984
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jorge Castillo
2014
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo
2007
Titans
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
2018
Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
2012
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
2017
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Equalizer
as Officer Miguel Canterra
1985
Tales from the Crypt
as Puck
1989
Dora the Explorer
as Papi (voice)
2000
Fame
1982
Mozart in the Jungle
as Juan Delgado
2014
Jericho
as Major Edward Beck
2006
The Hunger
as Tony
1997
Fairly Legal
as Aaron Davidson
2011
Caprica
as Joseph Adama
2010
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Amancio Malvado
2014
George Lopez
as Manny Lopez
2002
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
Mars
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
2016
Side Quest
as Gustavo
2025
The Brink
as President Julian Navarro
2015
Atomic Train
as Noris MacKenzie
1999