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Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Actor · born 1 October 1962 · 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.

Where to start: War Machine (2026).

As actor 79

TV shows 30

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Esai Morales movie?

By viewer score, War Machine (2026) at 7.5/10.

What are Esai Morales’s most popular movies?

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, War Machine.

How many movies has Esai Morales made?

79 films on TMDB, 79 as actor.

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