Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Born 1962-10-01 (age 63) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Esai Manuel Morales Jr.Ā (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in Ā Bad BoysĀ withĀ Sean PennĀ andĀ La BambaĀ withĀ Lou Diamond Phillips. His television roles include theĀ PBSĀ 2002 drama seriesĀ American Family, theĀ ShowtimeĀ seriesĀ Resurrection Blvd.Ā (2000–2002), portrayingĀ Lt. Tony RodriguezĀ onĀ NYPD BlueĀ (2001–2003),Ā Joseph AdamaĀ in theĀ science fictionĀ seriesĀ CapricaĀ (2009–2010), Camino del Rio in theĀ NetflixĀ original seriesĀ OzarkĀ (2017), and theĀ DC ComicsĀ supervillainĀ Slade Wilson / DeathstrokeĀ in the superhero seriesĀ TitansĀ (2019).

Morales appeared as Gabriel, the main antagonist in the 2023 spy action filmĀ Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part OneĀ oppositeĀ Tom Cruise, a role reprised inĀ Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningĀ in 2025.

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Known For

War Machine
War Machine

2026

as Army Officer Torres

Never Back Down: No Surrender
La Bamba
La Bamba

1987

as Bob Morales

SuperFly
SuperFly

2018

as Adalberto Gonzalez

Bad Boys
Bad Boys

1983

as Paco Moreno

Freejack
Freejack

1992

as Ripper

Art of Love
Master Gardener
Master Gardener

2023

as Oscar Neruda

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Naked Tango
Naked Tango

1990

as Zico Borenstein

Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth

2025

as Abe

Crescent City
Crescent City

2024

as Luke Carson

Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui

1994

as Make

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

as Francisco d'Anconia

Spare Parts
Spare Parts

2015

as Mr. Santillan

The Principal
The Principal

1987

as Raymi Rojas

Paid in Full
Paid in Full

2002

as Lulu

Lethal Seduction
Lethal Seduction

2005

as Rick Benes / David Lopez