Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Acting · Born 1962-10-01 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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War Machine 2026
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Queen of Manhattan
Queen of Manhattan 2025
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Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth 2025
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 2025
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Crescent City
Crescent City 2024
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
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Master Gardener
Master Gardener 2023
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Art of Love
Art of Love 2021
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Senior Moment
Senior Moment 2021
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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 2021
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The Wall of Mexico
The Wall of Mexico 2020
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Find Your Groove
Find Your Groove 2020
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage 2019
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Imprisoned
Imprisoned 2019
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SuperFly
SuperFly 2018
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Love and Other Stunts
Love and Other Stunts 2018
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Halfway There
Halfway There 2017
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Never Back Down: No Surrender
Never Back Down: No Surrender 2016
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Casa Vita
Casa Vita 2016
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Spare Parts
Spare Parts 2015
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Playin' for Love
Playin' for Love 2015
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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire 2014
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Give Me Shelter 2014
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The Journey of a Female Comic
The Journey of a Female Comic 2014
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From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season 2014
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Saving Westbrook High
Saving Westbrook High 2013
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Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part II 2012
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Seattle Superstorm
Seattle Superstorm 2012
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17th Precinct
17th Precinct 2011
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We Have Your Husband
We Have Your Husband 2011
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Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road 2011
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Cherry
Cherry 2010
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King of the Avenue
King of the Avenue 2010
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Celebrity Habla
Celebrity Habla 2009
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The Line
The Line 2009
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Kill Kill Faster Faster
Kill Kill Faster Faster 2008
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The Cure
The Cure 2007
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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' 2007
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Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation 2006
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How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens 2006
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The Virgin of Juarez
The Virgin of Juarez 2006
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Once Upon a Wedding
Once Upon a Wedding 2005
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Lethal Seduction
Lethal Seduction 2005
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American Fusion
American Fusion 2005
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Sudbury
Sudbury 2004
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina 2003
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ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration 2003
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Paid in Full
Paid in Full 2002
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema 2002
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Doomsday Man
Doomsday Man 2000
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A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story 2000
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American Virgin
American Virgin 2000
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Southern Cross
Southern Cross 1999
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Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit 1998
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit 1998
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Dog Watch
Dog Watch 1997
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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story 1996
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Death in Granada
Death in Granada 1996
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Scorpion Spring
Scorpion Spring 1996
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The Real Thing
The Real Thing 1996
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Somos un solo pueblo
Somos un solo pueblo 1995
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Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 1995
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My Family
My Family 1995
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Don't Do It
Don't Do It 1994
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The Burning Season
The Burning Season 1994
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In the Army Now
In the Army Now 1994
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Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui 1994
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The Waiter 1993
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun 1993
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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet 1992
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Freejack
Freejack 1992
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Naked Tango
Naked Tango 1990
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989
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The Principal
The Principal 1987
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La Bamba
La Bamba 1987
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Rainy Day Friends
Rainy Day Friends 1985
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Bad Boys
Bad Boys 1983
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Forty Deuce
Forty Deuce 1982
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Minor Incidents
Minor Incidents
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So Much For Love
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As director

No directing credits found.