Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 01 Oct 1962 (63 years)

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Filmography

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

2000
Once Upon a Wedding

Once Upon a Wedding

2005EN
Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui

1994EN
Caprica

Caprica

2010EN, EL
Season 1

Season 1

2010
Crescent City

Crescent City

2024EN
Master Gardener

Master Gardener

2023EN
La Bamba

La Bamba

1987EN, ES
Cherry

Cherry

2010EN
War Machine

War Machine

2026EN
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025EN, FR, IU, RU
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023FR, EN, IT, RU
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014EN
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

2002EN, PT
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006EN, ES
Freejack

Freejack

1992EN
Never Back Down: No Surrender

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016EN
Season 9

Season 9

2001
Season 11

Season 11

2003
Season 10

Season 10

2002
Season 8

Season 8

2001
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003EN