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 (126 titles)
Live Like That
2027
MovieDark Horse
Paulo Pontes · 2026
7.4MovieWar Machine
Army Officer Torres · 2026
MovieQueen of Manhattan
Papi · 2025
6.0MovieCottonmouth
Abe · 2025
7.2MovieMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Gabriel · 2025
5.6ShowSide Quest
Gustavo · 2025
6.2MovieCrescent City
Luke Carson · 2024
ShowCan't Go Home
Victor Castelo · 2023
7.5MovieMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Gabriel · 2023
6.0MovieMaster Gardener
Oscar Neruda · 2023
3.6MovieArt of Love
2021
5.6MovieSenior Moment
Diego Lozana · 2021
7.1MovieMore Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self · 2021
4.2MovieThe Wall of Mexico
Henry Arista · 2020
10.0MovieFind Your Groove
Self · 2020
MovieRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self · 2019
4.6MovieImprisoned
Governor Mandera · 2019
7.9ShowTitans
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke · 2018
6.7MovieSuperFly
Adalberto Gonzalez · 2018
MovieLove and Other Stunts
2018
2.0MovieHalfway There
Ian Sanchez · 2017
8.2ShowOzark
Camino 'Del' Del Rio · 2017
7.1ShowMars
Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn · 2016
7.0MovieNever Back Down: No Surrender
Hugo Vega · 2016
6.7MovieCasa Vita
Rodrigo Vita · 2016
7.5ShowAdam Ruins Everything
2015
7.0ShowThe Brink
President Julian Navarro · 2015
7.2MovieSpare Parts
Mr. Santillan · 2015
5.0MoviePlayin' for Love
Principle Jose Marti · 2015