Acting
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.
Filmography
Live Like That
Film · 2027
War Machine
Film · 2026
Dark Horse
Film · 2026
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Film · 2026
Cottonmouth
Film · 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Film · 2025
Queen of Manhattan
Film · 2025
Side Quest
Series · 2025
Crescent City
Film · 2024
Master Gardener
Film · 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Film · 2023
Can't Go Home
Series · 2023
Art of Love
Film · 2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Film · 2021
Senior Moment
Film · 2021
The Wall of Mexico
Film · 2020
Find Your Groove
Film · 2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Film · 2019
Imprisoned
Film · 2019
Love and Other Stunts
Film · 2018
SuperFly
Film · 2018
Titans
Series · 2018
Halfway There
Film · 2017
Ozark
Series · 2017
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Film · 2016
Casa Vita
Film · 2016
Mars
Series · 2016
Spare Parts
Film · 2015
Playin' for Love
Film · 2015
The Brink
Series · 2015
Adam Ruins Everything
Series · 2015
The Journey of a Female Comic
Film · 2014
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Film · 2014
Give Me Shelter
Film · 2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Film · 2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Series · 2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Series · 2014
Mozart in the Jungle
Series · 2014
Chicago P.D.
Series · 2014
Saving Westbrook High
Film · 2013
Return to Babylon
Film · 2013
Seattle Superstorm
Film · 2012
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Film · 2012
Major Crimes
Series · 2012
Gun Hill Road
Film · 2011
We Have Your Husband
Film · 2011
17th Precinct
Film · 2011
Fairly Legal
Series · 2011
Cherry
Film · 2010
King of the Avenue
Film · 2010
Caprica
Series · 2010
The Line
Film · 2009
Celebrity Habla
Film · 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Series · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
Kill Kill Faster Faster
Film · 2008
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Film · 2007
The Cure
Film · 2007
Burn Notice
Series · 2007
24: Day six Debrief
Series · 2007
Fast Food Nation
Film · 2006
The Virgin of Juarez
Film · 2006
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Film · 2006
Jericho
Series · 2006
Vanished
Series · 2006
Once Upon a Wedding
Film · 2005
American Fusion
Film · 2005
Lethal Seduction
Film · 2005
Freddie
Series · 2005
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
Sudbury
Film · 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 2004
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Film · 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Series · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
Paid in Full
Film · 2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Film · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
George Lopez
Series · 2002
American Family
Series · 2002
Doomsday Man
Film · 2000
American Virgin
Film · 2000
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
Film · 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series · 2000
Dora the Explorer
Series · 2000
Southern Cross
Film · 1999
Family Law
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Atomic Train
Series · 1999
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Film · 1998
Circle of Deceit
Film · 1998
L.A. Doctors
Series · 1998
Dog Watch
Film · 1997
The Hunger
Series · 1997
Death in Granada
Film · 1996
Scorpion Spring
Film · 1996
The Real Thing
Film · 1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Film · 1996
My Family
Film · 1995
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Film · 1995
Somos un solo pueblo
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Rapa Nui
Film · 1994
In the Army Now
Film · 1994
Don't Do It
Film · 1994
The Burning Season
Film · 1994
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Film · 1993
The Waiter
Film · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
Freejack
Film · 1992
Ultraviolet
Film · 1992
Bay City Story
Film · 1992
Naked Tango
Film · 1990
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
La Bamba
Film · 1987
The Principal
Film · 1987
On Wings of Eagles
Series · 1986
Rainy Day Friends
Film · 1985
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
The Equalizer
Series · 1985
The Great Love Experiment
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Bad Boys
Film · 1983
Forty Deuce
Film · 1982
Fame
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
So Much for Love
Film
Coyote
Film
Tumor
Film
Live 2 Die
Film
Monty and the Movies
Film
Persephone
Film
His Heart
Film
Company Town
Series
The Americans
Series