Esai Moralesborn 1962

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.7

Famous

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.

Credits

Master Gardener
Master Gardener

2023

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Oscar Neruda

6.1
1.5
Art of Love
Art of Love

2021

Drama • Romance

3.6
1.2
Spare Parts
Spare Parts

2015

Drama

as Mr. Santillan

7.2
1
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014

Action • War

as Cpt. Jones

6.2
1.1
The Journey of a Female Comic
6.2
0.2
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Francisco d'Anconia

5.3
0.8
Seattle Superstorm
Seattle Superstorm

2012

Action • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Tom Foster

4.8
0.5
We Have Your Husband
We Have Your Husband

2011

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Eduardo Valseca

5.7
0.5
Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road

2011

Drama

as Enrique Rodriguez

5.9
0.4
Cherry
Cherry

2010

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Wes

6.3
2.1
King of the Avenue
King of the Avenue

2010

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Natas

4.4
0.6
Celebrity Habla
Celebrity Habla

2009

Documentary

as Self

0.3
The Line
The Line

2009

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Pelon

4.8
0.7
Kill Kill Faster Faster
Kill Kill Faster Faster

2008

Drama • Thriller

as Markie

4.5
0.3
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation

2006

Comedy • Drama

as Tony

6.1
1.4
The Virgin of Juarez
The Virgin of Juarez

2006

Drama • Thriller

as Father Herrera

6.3
0.4
Once Upon a Wedding
Once Upon a Wedding

2005

Comedy • Romance

as Pineda

3.8
0.2
Sudbury
Sudbury

2004

Drama • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Gary Hallet

5.7
0.3
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003

Animation • Family

as Vargas Mouse (voice)

5.3
0.6
Paid in Full
Paid in Full

2002

Action • Crime • Drama

as Lulu

6.8
2.3
Doomsday Man
Doomsday Man

2000

Drama

as Mike

4
0.4
Southern Cross
Southern Cross

1999

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Philip Solano

2
0.2
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Dominguez

6.7
0.5
Death in Granada
Death in Granada

1996

Drama

as Ricardo

5.4
0.4
Scorpion Spring
Scorpion Spring

1996

Crime • Drama

as Astor

6.6
0.3
Dog Watch
Dog Watch

1996

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Murrow

5
0.7
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

1995

Action • Drama • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Tony Archer

9
0.5
My Family
My Family

1995

Comedy • Drama

as Chucho

7.5
1.2
In the Army Now
In the Army Now

1994

Comedy

as Sgt. Stern

5.1
0.7
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui

1994

Adventure

as Make

6.4
0.7
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1
0.2
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet

1992

Action • Thriller

as Nicholas Walker

2
0.1
Freejack
Freejack

1992

Action • Crime • Drama • Science Fiction

as Ripper

5.4
1.2
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Handsome Jack

5.6
0.7
La Bamba
La Bamba

1987

Drama • Music

as Bob Morales

7.3
3.8
Bad Boys
Bad Boys

1983

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Paco Moreno

7
2
Minor Incidents
Minor Incidents

Drama • History • Horror

as Jeremías Amestoy

0.4
Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth

Action • Thriller • Western

as Abe

0.3
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Gabriel

7.2
105.6
Crescent City
Crescent City

2024

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Luke Carson

6
1.9
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Gabriel

7.5
23.8
The Latin from Manhattan
The Latin from Manhattan

2022

Drama

as Papi

9
0.8
Senior Moment
Senior Moment

2021

Comedy • Romance

as Diego Lozana

5.7
0.7
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
7.1
0.6
The Wall of Mexico
The Wall of Mexico

2020

Comedy • Drama • Family • Western

as Henry Arista

4.7
0.3
Find Your Groove
Find Your Groove

2020

Documentary

as Self

10
0.4
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
0.5
Imprisoned
Imprisoned

2019

Thriller

as Governor Mandera

4.6
0.7
SuperFly
SuperFly

2018

Action • Crime

as Adalberto Gonzalez

6.7
2.5
Love and Other Stunts
Love and Other Stunts

2018

Documentary

0.3
Halfway There
Halfway There

2017

Comedy • TV Movie

as Ian Sanchez

2
0.3
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016

Action • Drama

as Hugo Vega

7
5.3
Casa Vita
Casa Vita

2016

Family • TV Movie

as Rodrigo Vita

6.7
0.4
Playin' for Love
Playin' for Love

2015

Comedy

as Principle Jose Marti

5
0.4
Give Me Shelter
Give Me Shelter

2014

Documentary

as Himself - Animal Advocate

2
0.2
Saving Westbrook High
Saving Westbrook High

2013

Family • TV Movie

as Manny

6
0.3
17th Precinct
17th Precinct

2011

Crime • Fantasy

as Liam Butterfield

4
0.2
The Cure
The Cure

2007

Drama

as Jorge

7
0.3
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

2006

Comedy • Romance

as Frankie

2.3
0.3
Lethal Seduction
Lethal Seduction

2005

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Rick Benes / David Lopez

2.8
1.5
American Fusion
American Fusion

2005

Comedy • Romance

as Jose

5.5
0.5
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

2000

Drama • TV Movie

as Juan Miguel Gonzalez

4.8
0.3
American Virgin
American Virgin

2000

Comedy

as Jim the Director

3.3
0.6
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit

1998

TV Movie • Thriller

as Jeff Silva

3
0.2
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996

Drama • TV Movie

as Federico Pena

7.5
0.3
The Real Thing
The Real Thing

1996

Action • Crime

as Collin

6.7
0.2
Somos un solo pueblo
Somos un solo pueblo

1995

Music

as Self

0.2
Don't Do It
Don't Do It

1994

Comedy • Romance

as Charles

5.7
0.2
The Burning Season
The Burning Season

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Jair

6.2
0.4
Naked Tango
Naked Tango

1990

Drama • Romance

as Zico Borenstein

6.6
0.5
The Principal
The Principal

1987

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama

as Raymi Rojas

6.5
0.8
Rainy Day Friends
Rainy Day Friends

1985

Drama

as Neekos Valdez

0.3
Forty Deuce
Forty Deuce

1982

Drama

as Mitchell

5.3
0.4
War Machine
War Machine

Action • Science Fiction

0.2
So Much For Love
So Much For Love

Comedy • Romance

as Geoffrey

0.2

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