Esai Morales
Esai Manuel Morales
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Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films 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 (2001–2004), 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 which he reprised in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in 2025.
Career
- 1962Born
- Member of SAG-AFTRA
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Brooklyn
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, television actor, film actor
What happened recently
'It didn't feel like a sci-fi movie': Esai Morales on bringing an Army Ranger to life in Netflix's sci-fi hit 'War Machine' (interview)
Esai Morales Felt He Was Serving His Country in Netflix Action Movie War Machine
Voltage Pictures Acquires Foreign To Finn Wittrock, Sylvia Hoeks & Esai Morales Rom-Com ‘So Much For Love’
Ron Perlman and Esai Morales Saddle Up in Trailer for the Gritty Revenge Western COTTONMOUTH
Esai Morales Reflects on Resilience and Latino Unity and Pepe Aguilar Celebrates Authenticity in Music at Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Gala
Aspen Institute to Honor Pepe Aguilar and Esai Morales at 10th Anniversary Celebration
Vanessa Williams, Esai Morales, Jesse Williams, Celine Song Among Jurors Set for Second-Ever Film Festival Inside a Prison at San Quentin (EXCLUSIVE)
Before Terrorizing Tom Cruise in the Latest Mission Impossible Movie, Esai Morales Played a "Living Legend" on the Hit Cop Drama 'NYPD Blue'
Finn Wittrock, Esai Morales & Sylvia Hoeks Board Lina Roessler Romantic Comedy ‘So Much For Love’
Esai Morales To Replace Nicholas Hoult In Villain Role For ‘Mission: Impossible 7’
Mission: Impossible 7 Replaces Nicholas Hoult with Esai Morales as the Villain
TVLine Items: Esai Morales On NCIS: LA, Fosters Bro In Good Trouble And More
Esai Morales glad Puerto Rican Day Parade festivities helped unify the community after Hurricane Maria
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