- Born
- Place
Esai Morales
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.
As actor
Live Like That
War Machine
Dark Horse
Cottonmouth
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Queen of Manhattan
Crescent City
Master Gardener
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Art of Love
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Senior Moment
The Wall of Mexico
Find Your Groove
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Imprisoned
Love and Other Stunts
SuperFly
Halfway There
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Casa Vita
Spare Parts
Playin' for Love
The Journey of a Female Comic
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Give Me Shelter
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Saving Westbrook High
Seattle Superstorm
Atlas Shrugged: Part II