1962-10-01 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.
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Live Like That | 2027-02-26 | |
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War Machine | Army Officer Torres | 2026-02-12 |
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Dark Horse | Paulo Pontes | 2026-09-11 |
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Queen of Manhattan | Papi | 2025-09-12 |
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Cottonmouth | Abe | 2025-06-07 |
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Gabriel | 2025-05-17 |
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Crescent City | Luke Carson | 2024-08-16 |
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Gabriel | 2023-07-08 |
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Master Gardener | Oscar Neruda | 2023-05-19 |
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Senior Moment | Diego Lozana | 2021-03-26 |
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Simone | 2021-10-14 | |
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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story | Self | 2021-02-01 |
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The Wall of Mexico | Henry Arista | 2020-10-13 |
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Find Your Groove | Self | 2020-03-24 |
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Imprisoned | Governor Mandera | 2019-09-12 |
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | 2019-09-13 |
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SuperFly | Adalberto Gonzalez | 2018-06-13 |
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Love and Other Stunts | 2018-04-06 | |
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Halfway There | Ian Sanchez | 2017-12-12 |
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Never Back Down: No Surrender | Hugo Vega | 2016-06-07 |
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Casa Vita | Rodrigo Vita | 2016-02-06 |
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Playin' for Love | Principle Jose Marti | 2015-01-16 |
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Spare Parts | Mr. Santillan | 2015-01-16 |
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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire | Cpt. Jones | 2014-08-14 |
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Give Me Shelter | Himself - Animal Advocate | 2014-06-24 |
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From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season | 2014-03-11 | |
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The Journey of a Female Comic | 2014-05-16 | |
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Saving Westbrook High | Manny | 2013-10-20 |
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Atlas Shrugged: Part II | Francisco d'Anconia | 2012-10-12 |
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Seattle Superstorm | Tom Foster | 2012-03-31 |
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We Have Your Husband | Eduardo Valseca | 2011-11-12 |
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17th Precinct | Liam Butterfield | 2011-12-30 |
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Gun Hill Road | Enrique Rodriguez | 2011-08-05 |
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Cherry | Wes | 2010-10-08 |
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King of the Avenue | Natas | 2010-09-17 |
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La Linea | Pelon | 2009-05-11 |
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Celebrity Habla | Self | 2009-09-25 |
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Kill Kill Faster Faster | Markie | 2008-04-16 |
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The Cure | Jorge | 2007-09-01 |
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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' | Self | 2007-02-07 |
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Fast Food Nation | Tony | 2006-11-17 |
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How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Frankie | 2006-07-28 |
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The Virgin of Juarez | Father Herrera | 2006-03-13 |
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Once Upon a Wedding | Pineda | 2005-07-22 |
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Lethal Seduction | Rick Benes / David Lopez | 2005-05-05 |
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American Fusion | Jose | 2005-01-01 |
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Sudbury | Gary Hallet | 2004-01-01 |
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ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2003-05-19 |
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Vargas Mouse (voice) | 2003-08-08 |
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Paid in Full | Lulu | 2002-10-25 |
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | 2002-06-06 | |
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A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story | Juan Miguel Gonzalez | 2000-09-17 |
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American Virgin | Jim the Director | 2000-06-02 |
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Doomsday Man | Mike | 2000-12-07 |
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Southern Cross | Philip Solano | 1999-09-09 |
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Circle of Deceit | Jeff Silva | 1998-01-29 |
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Dominguez | 1998-01-23 |
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Dog Watch | Murrow | 1997-08-15 |
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Livers Ain't Cheap | Collin | 1996-01-01 |
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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story | Federico Pena | 1996-11-24 |
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Death in Granada | Ricardo | 1996-11-09 |
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Scorpion Spring | Astor | 1996-10-10 |
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My Family | Chucho | 1995-05-03 |
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Somos un solo pueblo | Self | 1995-12-03 |
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Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | Tony Archer | 1995-05-08 |
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Don't Do It | Charles | 1994-11-10 |
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Rapa Nui | Make | 1994-06-03 |
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In the Army Now | Sgt. Stern | 1994-08-12 |
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The Burning Season | Jair | 1994-09-17 |
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The Waiter | Julius | 1993-06-01 |
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Kenny | 1993-01-30 |
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Bay City Story | 1992-01-01 | |
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Freejack | Ripper | 1992-01-17 |
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Ultraviolet | Nicholas Walker | 1992-02-26 |
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Naked Tango | Zico Borenstein | 1990-09-27 |
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Bloodhounds of Broadway | Handsome Jack | 1989-11-03 |
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The Principal | Raymi Rojas | 1987-09-18 |
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La Bamba | Bob Morales | 1987-07-24 |
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Rainy Day Friends | Neekos Valdez | 1985-12-20 |
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Bad Boys | Paco Moreno | 1983-03-25 |
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Forty Deuce | Mitchell | 1982-10-01 |
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Tumor | ||
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So Much for Love | Geoffrey | |
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Coyote | Hernán Barroca |
