Esai Morales
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Sla...
Known For
Filmography
Live Like That
2027
War Machine
2026
as Torres
Dark Horse
2026
as Paulo Pontes
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
2026
as self
Cottonmouth
2025
as Abe
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Gabriel
Queen of Manhattan
2025
as Papi
Side Quest
2025
as Gustavo
Crescent City
2024
as Luke Carson
Master Gardener
2023
as Oscar Neruda
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Gabriel
Can't Go Home
2023
as Victor Castelo
Art of Love
2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
as Self
Senior Moment
2021
as Diego Lozana
The Wall of Mexico
2020
as Henry Arista
Find Your Groove
2020
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Imprisoned
2019
as Governor Mandera
Love and Other Stunts
2018
SuperFly
2018
as Adalberto Gonzalez
Titans
2018
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Halfway There
2017
as Ian Sanchez
Ozark
2017
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio
Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016
as Hugo Vega
Casa Vita
2016
as Rodrigo Vita
Mars
2016
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
Spare Parts
2015
as Mr. Santillan
Playin' for Love
2015
as Principle Jose Marti
The Brink
2015
as President Julian Navarro
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
2014
as Cpt. Jones
Give Me Shelter
2014
as Himself - Animal Advocate
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Jorge Castillo
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
as Amancio Malvado
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Juan Delgado
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Chief Lugo
Saving Westbrook High
2013
as Manny
Return to Babylon
2013
as Assistant Director (scenes deleted)
Seattle Superstorm
2012
as Tom Foster
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Francisco d'Anconia
Major Crimes
2012
as Deputy Manuel Diaz
Gun Hill Road
2011
as Enrique Rodriguez
We Have Your Husband
2011
as Eduardo Valseca
17th Precinct
2011
as Liam Butterfield
Fairly Legal
2011
as Aaron Davidson
Cherry
2010
as Wes
King of the Avenue
2010
as Natas
Caprica
2010
as Joseph Adama
The Line
2009
as Pelon
Celebrity Habla
2009
as Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Louis Ochoa
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Kill Kill Faster Faster
2008
as Markie
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
The Cure
2007
as Jorge
Burn Notice
2007
as Ernie Paseo
24: Day six Debrief
2007
as Agent Jorge Ramirez
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Tony
The Virgin of Juarez
2006
as Father Herrera
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
2006
as Frankie
Jericho
2006
as Major Edward Beck
Vanished
2006
as Michael Tyner
Once Upon a Wedding
2005
as Pineda
American Fusion
2005
as Jose
Lethal Seduction
2005
as Rick Benes / David Lopez
Freddie
2005
as Carlos
Criminal Minds
2005
as Mateo Cruz
Sudbury
2004
as Gary Hallet
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as Vargas Mouse (voice)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Paid in Full
2002
as Lulu
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
CSI: Miami
2002
as Stephen Madsen
George Lopez
2002
as Manny Lopez
American Family
2002
as Esteban Gonzalez
Doomsday Man
2000
as Mike
American Virgin
2000
as Jim the Director
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
2000
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Francisco
Dora the Explorer
2000
as Papi (voice)
Southern Cross
1999
as Philip Solano
Family Law
1999
as Mr. Santiago
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jimmy Vazquez
Atomic Train
1999
as Noris MacKenzie
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998
as Dominguez
Circle of Deceit
1998
as Jeff Silva
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Vince Duralde
Dog Watch
1997
as Murrow
The Hunger
1997
as Tony
Death in Granada
1996
as Ricardo
Scorpion Spring
1996
as Astor
The Real Thing
1996
as Collin
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
1996
as Federico Pena
My Family
1995
as Chucho
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
1995
as Tony Archer
Somos un solo pueblo
1995
as Self
The Outer Limits
1995
as Frank Kelton
Rapa Nui
1994
as Make
In the Army Now
1994
as Sgt. Stern
Don't Do It
1994
as Charles
The Burning Season
1994
as Jair
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Kenny
The Waiter
1993
as Julius
NYPD Blue
1993
as Tony Rodriguez
Freejack
1992
as Ripper
Ultraviolet
1992
as Nicholas Walker
Bay City Story
1992
Naked Tango
1990
as Zico Borenstein
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Handsome Jack
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Puck
La Bamba
1987
as Bob Morales
The Principal
1987
as Raymi Rojas
On Wings of Eagles
1986
as Rashid
Rainy Day Friends
1985
as Neekos Valdez
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Equalizer
1985
as Officer Miguel Canterra
Miami Vice
1984
as Felipe Cruz
Miami Vice
1984
as Pete Romano
Bad Boys
1983
as Paco Moreno
Forty Deuce
1982
as Mitchell
Fame
1982
American Playhouse
1982
as Handsome Jack