Esai Morales

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.

Filmografi

War Machine2026 · TorresMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025 · GabrielMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023 · GabrielBad Boys1983 · Paco MorenoNever Back Down: No Surrender2016 · Hugo VegaArt of Love2021 · Sudbury2004 · Gary HalletFreejack1992 · RipperCoyote · Hernán BarrocaLethal Seduction2005 · Rick Benes / David LopezDark Horse2027 · Paulo PontesScorpion Spring1996 · AstorLa Bamba1987 · Bob MoralesHalfway There2017 · Ian SanchezSuperFly2018 · Adalberto GonzalezMy Family1995 · ChuchoMaster Gardener2023 · Oscar NerudaAtlas Shrugged: Part II2012 · Francisco d'AnconiaThe Principal1987 · Raymi RojasJarhead 2: Field of Fire2014 · Cpt. JonesSouthern Cross1999 · Philip SolanoABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration2003 · SelfFast Food Nation2006 · TonyTumor ·