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.
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Filmography
Cast Credits
Queen of Manhattan
Character: Papi
MOVIE • 2025
Cottonmouth
Character: Abe
MOVIE • 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Character: Gabriel
MOVIE • 2025
Side Quest
Character: Gustavo
TV • 2025
Crescent City
Character: Luke Carson
MOVIE • 2024
Can't Go Home
Character: Victor Castelo
TV • 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Character: Gabriel
MOVIE • 2023
Master Gardener
Character: Oscar Neruda
MOVIE • 2023
Art of Love
Character:
MOVIE • 2021
Senior Moment
Character: Diego Lozana
MOVIE • 2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
The Wall of Mexico
Character: Henry Arista
MOVIE • 2020
Find Your Groove
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Imprisoned
Character: Governor Mandera
MOVIE • 2019
Titans
Character: Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
TV • 2018
SuperFly
Character: Adalberto Gonzalez
MOVIE • 2018
Love and Other Stunts
Character:
MOVIE • 2018
Halfway There
Character: Ian Sanchez
MOVIE • 2017
Ozark
Character: Camino 'Del' Del Rio
TV • 2017
Crew
