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Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Born on October 1st, 1962

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

Gabriel

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Crescent City

2024

Luke Carson

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

Gabriel

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Master Gardener

2023

Oscar Neruda

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The Latin from Manhattan

2022

Papi

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Art of Love

2021

Character TBA

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Senior Moment

2021

Diego Lozana

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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

Self

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The Wall of Mexico

2020

Henry Arista

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Find Your Groove

2020

Self

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

Self

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Imprisoned

2019

Governor Mandera

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SuperFly

2018

Adalberto Gonzalez

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Love and Other Stunts

2018

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Halfway There

2017

Ian Sanchez

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Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016

Hugo Vega

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Casa Vita

2016

Rodrigo Vita

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Spare Parts

2015

Mr. Santillan

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Playin' for Love

2015

Principle Jose Marti

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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014

Cpt. Jones

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Give Me Shelter

2014

Himself - Animal Advocate

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The Journey of a Female Comic

2014

Character TBA

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Saving Westbrook High

2013

Manny

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Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

Francisco d'Anconia

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Seattle Superstorm

2012

Tom Foster

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17th Precinct

2011

Liam Butterfield

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We Have Your Husband

2011

Eduardo Valseca

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Gun Hill Road

2011

Enrique Rodriguez

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Cherry

2010

Wes

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King of the Avenue

2010

Natas

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Celebrity Habla

2009

Self

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The Line

2009

Pelon

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Kill Kill Faster Faster

2008

Markie

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The Cure

2007

Jorge

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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

Self

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Fast Food Nation

2006

Tony

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How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

2006

Frankie

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The Virgin of Juarez

2006

Father Herrera

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Once Upon a Wedding

2005

Pineda

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Lethal Seduction

2005

Rick Benes / David Lopez

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American Fusion

2005

Jose

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Sudbury

2004

Gary Hallet

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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003

Vargas Mouse (voice)

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Paid in Full

2002

Lulu

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Doomsday Man

2000

Mike

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A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

2000

Juan Miguel Gonzalez

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American Virgin

2000

Jim the Director

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Southern Cross

1999

Philip Solano

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Circle of Deceit

1998

Jeff Silva

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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

Dominguez

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The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

1997

Ricardo

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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996

Federico Pena

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Death in Granada

1996

Ricardo

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Scorpion Spring

1996

Astor

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Dog Watch

1996

Murrow

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The Real Thing

1996

Collin

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Somos un solo pueblo

1995

Self

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Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

1995

Tony Archer

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My Family

1995

Chucho

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Don't Do It

1994

Charles

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The Burning Season

1994

Jair

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In the Army Now

1994

Sgt. Stern

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Rapa Nui

1994

Make

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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993

Kenny

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Ultraviolet

1992

Nicholas Walker

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Freejack

1992

Ripper

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Naked Tango

1990

Zico Borenstein

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Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Handsome Jack

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The Principal

1987

Raymi Rojas

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La Bamba

1987

Bob Morales

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Rainy Day Friends

1985

Neekos Valdez

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Bad Boys

1983

Paco Moreno

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Forty Deuce

1982

Mitchell

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