Esai Morales
Known For
Acting
Born
1962-10-01 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Esai Morales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jimmy Vazquez
Criminal Minds
as Mateo Cruz
Chicago P.D.
as Chief Lugo
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Francisco
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Gabriel
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jorge Castillo
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Miami Vice
as Felipe Cruz
Miami Vice
as Pete Romano
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
Titans
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
The Twilight Zone
The Outer Limits
as Frank Kelton
Major Crimes
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
Burn Notice
as Ernie Paseo
NYPD Blue
as Tony Rodriguez
Tales from the Crypt
as Puck
The Equalizer
as Officer Miguel Canterra