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Esai Morales

Born Oct. 1, 1962
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
64 years old

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), …

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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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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Gabriel

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Jimmy Vazquez

Criminal Minds (2005)

Mateo Cruz

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

Gabriel

Ozark (2017)

Camino 'Del' Del Rio

Titans (2018)

Slade Wilson / Deathstroke

War Machine (2026)

Torres

Chicago P.D. (2014)

Chief Lugo

How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Jorge Castillo

CSI: Miami (2002)

Stephen Madsen

NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

Louis Ochoa

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Puck

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Francisco

La Bamba (1987)

Bob Morales

Burn Notice (2007)

Ernie Paseo

Jericho (2006)

Major Edward Beck

Miami Vice (1984)

Felipe Cruz / Pete Romano

Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)

Hugo Vega

Caprica (2010)

Joseph Adama

Fast Food Nation (2006)

Tony

SuperFly (2018)

Adalberto Gonzalez

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)

Amancio Malvado

Mars (2016)

Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn

Freejack (1992)

Ripper

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Master Gardener (2023)

Oscar Neruda

Dora the Explorer (2000)

Papi (voice)

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014)

Cpt. Jones

Bad Boys (1983)

Paco Moreno

The Principal (1987)

Raymi Rojas

Mozart in the Jungle (2014)

Juan Delgado

The Twilight Zone (1985)

Paid in Full (2002)

Lulu

The Outer Limits (1995)

Frank Kelton

In the Army Now (1994)

Sgt. Stern

Spare Parts (2015)

Mr. Santillan

Major Crimes (2012)

Deputy Manuel Diaz

NYPD Blue (1993)

Tony Rodriguez

The Brink (2015)

President Julian Navarro

Rapa Nui (1994)

Make

Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)

Francisco d'Anconia

George Lopez (2002)

Manny Lopez

Adam Ruins Everything (2015)

Crescent City (2024)

Luke Carson

Cherry (2010)

Wes

My Family (1995)

Chucho

The Line (2009)

Pelon

Fame (1982)

The Equalizer (1985)

Officer Miguel Canterra

Fairly Legal (2011)

Aaron Davidson

Atomic Train (1999)

Noris MacKenzie

Seattle Superstorm (2012)

Tom Foster

Side Quest (2025)

Gustavo

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2003)

Vargas Mouse (voice)

The Hunger (1997)

Tony

Return to Babylon (2013)

Assistant Director (scenes deleted)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

Handsome Jack

Gun Hill Road (2011)

Enrique Rodriguez

Casa Vita (2016)

Rodrigo Vita

The Burning Season (1994)

Jair

Death in Granada (1996)

Ricardo

Senior Moment (2021)

Diego Lozana

Naked Tango (1990)

Zico Borenstein

American Virgin (2000)

Jim the Director

King of the Avenue (2010)

Natas

Dog Watch (1997)

Murrow

Imprisoned (2019)

Governor Mandera

Vanished (2006)

Michael Tyner

Art of Love (2021)

Family Law (1999)

Mr. Santiago

Freddie (2005)

Carlos

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006)

Frankie

Kill Kill Faster Faster (2008)

Markie

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

Dominguez

Forty Deuce (1982)

Mitchell

Once Upon a Wedding (2005)

Pineda

The Virgin of Juarez (2006)

Father Herrera

American Playhouse (1982)

Handsome Jack

Lethal Seduction (2005)

Rick Benes / David Lopez

The Wall of Mexico (2020)

Henry Arista

On Wings of Eagles (1986)

Rashid

Scorpion Spring (1996)

Astor

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)

Ultraviolet (1992)

Nicholas Walker

We Have Your Husband (2011)

Eduardo Valseca

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

Juan Miguel Gonzalez

Don't Do It (1994)

Charles

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996)

Federico Pena

Southern Cross (1999)

Philip Solano

The Journey of a Female Comic (2014)

The Real Thing (1996)

Collin

Circle of Deceit (1998)

Jeff Silva

Doomsday Man (2000)

Mike

American Fusion (2005)

Jose

Cottonmouth (2025)

Abe

Sudbury (2004)

Gary Hallet

The Cure (2007)

Jorge

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (1995)

Tony Archer

L.A. Doctors (1998)

Vince Duralde

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)

Kenny

Playin' for Love (2015)

Principle Jose Marti

Queen of Manhattan (2025)

Papi

Saving Westbrook High (2013)

Manny

The Waiter (1993)

Julius

17th Precinct (2011)

Liam Butterfield

24: Day six Debrief (2007)

Agent Jorge Ramirez

American Family (2002)

Esteban Gonzalez

Bay City Story (1992)

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season (2014)

Halfway There (2017)

Ian Sanchez

Rainy Day Friends (1985)

Neekos Valdez

Can't Go Home (2023)

Victor Castelo

Ray Dupre

Coyote

Hernán Barroca

Dark Horse (2027)

Paulo Pontes

Live Like That (2027)

Love and Other Stunts (2018)

Persephone

So Much for Love

Geoffrey

Lee Valenzuela

The Great Love Experiment (1984)

Miguel Rados

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Coyote

Executive production

Directing (1)

Doomsday Man (2000)

Second Unit Director

Appearances (10)

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)

Self

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)

Self

Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood (2026)

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Find Your Groove (2020)

Self

Give Me Shelter (2014)

Self - Animal Advocate

Somos un solo pueblo (1995)

Self

Celebrity Habla (2009)

Self

Monty and the Movies

Self (archive footage)

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)

Self

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' (2007)

Self