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.
Known For
Filmography
آلة حرب
as Torres
المهمة المستحيلة - الحساب النهائي
as Gabriel
Ozark
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
شيكاغو بي.دي.
as Chief Lugo
كيف تفلت بجريمة قتل
as Jorge Castillo
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Louis Ochoa
Freddie
as Carlos
عقول إجرامية
as Mateo Cruz
CSI: Miami
as Stephen Madsen
اكبح حماسك
as Francisco
القانون والنظام: وحدة الضحايا الخاصة
as Jimmy Vazquez
NYPD Blue
as Tony Rodriguez
Miami Vice
as Felipe Cruz
American Playhouse
as Handsome Jack