Esai Morales
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.
Available on CineVibes
Full Filmography
All Credits (125)
Coyote
as Hernán Barroca
Monty and the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Persephone
as Unknown
Live Like That
as Unknown
Dark Horse
as Paulo Pontes
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
as self
Queen of Manhattan
as Papi
Cottonmouth
as Abe
Side Quest
as Gustavo
Crescent City
as Luke Carson
Can't Go Home
as Victor Castelo
Master Gardener
as Oscar Neruda
Art of Love
as Unknown
Senior Moment
as Diego Lozana
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
The Wall of Mexico
as Henry Arista
Find Your Groove
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Imprisoned
as Governor Mandera
Titans
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
SuperFly
as Adalberto Gonzalez
Love and Other Stunts
as Unknown
Halfway There
as Ian Sanchez
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
Mars
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Hugo Vega
Casa Vita
as Rodrigo Vita
Adam Ruins Everything
as Unknown
The Brink
as President Julian Navarro
Spare Parts
as Mr. Santillan
Playin' for Love
as Principle Jose Marti
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jorge Castillo
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
as Cpt. Jones
The Journey of a Female Comic
as Unknown
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
as Unknown
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Amancio Malvado
Mozart in the Jungle
as Juan Delgado
Chicago P.D.
as Chief Lugo
Saving Westbrook High
as Manny
Return to Babylon
as Assistant Director (scenes deleted)
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Francisco d'Anconia
Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
Seattle Superstorm
as Tom Foster
17th Precinct
as Liam Butterfield
We Have Your Husband
as Eduardo Valseca
Gun Hill Road
as Enrique Rodriguez
Fairly Legal
as Aaron Davidson
Cherry
as Wes
King of the Avenue
as Natas
Caprica
as Joseph Adama
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
Celebrity Habla
as Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa
The Line
as Pelon
Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Markie
The Cure
as Jorge
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo
24: Day six Debrief
as Agent Jorge Ramirez
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
Fast Food Nation
as Tony
Jericho
as Major Edward Beck
Vanished
as Michael Tyner
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
as Frankie
The Virgin of Juarez
as Father Herrera
Freddie
as Carlos
Criminal Minds
as Mateo Cruz
Once Upon a Wedding
as Pineda
Lethal Seduction
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
American Fusion
as Jose
Sudbury
as Gary Hallet
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Paid in Full
as Lulu
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
as Unknown
George Lopez
as Manny Lopez
American Family
as Esteban Gonzalez
Doomsday Man
as Mike
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Francisco
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Dora the Explorer
as Papi (voice)
American Virgin
as Jim the Director
Family Law
as Mr. Santiago
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jimmy Vazquez
Southern Cross
as Philip Solano
Atomic Train
as Noris MacKenzie
L.A. Doctors
as Vince Duralde
Circle of Deceit
as Jeff Silva
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Dominguez
Dog Watch
as Murrow
The Hunger
as Tony
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Federico Pena
Death in Granada
as Ricardo
Scorpion Spring
as Astor
The Real Thing
as Collin
Somos un solo pueblo
as Self
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Tony Archer
My Family
as Chucho
The Outer Limits
as Frank Kelton
Don't Do It
as Charles
The Burning Season
as Jair
In the Army Now
as Sgt. Stern
Rapa Nui
as Make
NYPD Blue
as Tony Rodriguez
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Kenny
Ultraviolet
as Nicholas Walker
Freejack
as Ripper
Naked Tango
as Zico Borenstein
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Handsome Jack
Tales from the Crypt
as Puck
The Principal
as Raymi Rojas
La Bamba
as Bob Morales
On Wings of Eagles
as Rashid
Rainy Day Friends
as Neekos Valdez
The Twilight Zone
as Unknown
The Equalizer
as Officer Miguel Canterra
Miami Vice
as Felipe Cruz
Miami Vice
as Pete Romano
Bad Boys
as Paco Moreno
Forty Deuce
as Mitchell
American Playhouse
as Handsome Jack
Fame
as Unknown