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.
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Filmography
all 121
Movies 79
TV Shows 42
self 11
Director 2
Voice 1

Crescent City (2024)

Can't Go Home (2023)

Master Gardener (2023)

Senior Moment (2021)

The Wall of Mexico (2020)

Imprisoned (2019)

Titans (2018)

SuperFly (2018)

Halfway There (2017)

Ozark (2017)

Mars (2016)

Casa Vita (2016)

The Brink (2015)

Playin' for Love (2015)

Spare Parts (2015)

How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014)

Give Me Shelter (2014)

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)

Mozart in the Jungle (2014)

Chicago P.D. (2014)

Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)

Major Crimes (2012)

Seattle Superstorm (2012)

17th Precinct (2011)

We Have Your Husband (2011)

Gun Hill Road (2011)

Fairly Legal (2011)

Caprica (2010)

NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

The Line (2009)

The Cure (2007)

Burn Notice (2007)

Jericho (2006)

The Virgin of Juarez (2006)

Freddie (2005)

Criminal Minds (2005)

Lethal Seduction (2005)

Sudbury (2004)

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2003)

George Lopez (2002)

American Family (2002)

Doomsday Man (2000)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000)

American Virgin (2000)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Family Law (1999)

Southern Cross (1999)

Atomic Train (1999)

Circle of Deceit (1998)

Death in Granada (1996)

Dog Watch (1996)

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (1995)

My Family (1995)

The Outer Limits (1995)

Don't Do It (1994)

In the Army Now (1994)

NYPD Blue (1993)

Ultraviolet (1992)

Freejack (1992)

Naked Tango (1990)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

The Principal (1987)

La Bamba (1987)

Rainy Day Friends (1985)

The Equalizer (1985)

Miami Vice (1984)

Bad Boys (1983)

Forty Deuce (1982)

So Much For Love

Persephone

The Americans

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1962-10-01 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As에사이 모레일스, Есай Моралес, ایسای مورالس
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