Esai Morales
Acting
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.
Known For
War Machine
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Criminal Minds
CSI: Miami
NCIS: Los Angeles
Real Time with Bill Maher
Chicago P.D.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
NYPD Blue
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Titans
How to Get Away with Murder
Ozark
Burn Notice
The Equalizer
The Outer Limits
The Twilight Zone
Dora the Explorer
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Major Crimes
Tales from the Crypt
Adam Ruins Everything
Jericho
Fame
Caprica
Mozart in the Jungle
Mars
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Fairly Legal
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