War Machine2026
As Torres
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Esai Morales
Born
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.
Filmography (88)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025
As Gabriel
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023
As Gabriel
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Never Back Down: No Surrender2016
As Hugo Vega
TMDb 7.1 / 10
La Bamba1987
As Bob Morales
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Bad Boys1983
As Paco Moreno
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Freejack1992
As Ripper
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dark Horse2026
As Paulo Pontes
Crescent City2024
As Luke Carson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Master Gardener2023
As Oscar Neruda
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Paid in Full2002
As Lulu
TMDb 6.9 / 10
SuperFly2018
As Adalberto Gonzalez
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Principal1987
As Raymi Rojas
TMDb 6.5 / 10
My Family1995
As Chucho
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Art of Love2021
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Spare Parts2015
As Mr. Santillan
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Monty and the MoviesRelease date TBA
As Self (archive footage)
Halfway There2017
As Ian Sanchez
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Atlas Shrugged: Part II2012
As Francisco d'Anconia
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Lethal Seduction2005
As Rick Benes / David Lopez
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Fast Food Nation2006
As Tony
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tumor
TumorRelease date TBA
Rapa Nui1994
As Make
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Sudbury2004
As Gary Hallet
TMDb 5.7 / 10
American Virgin2000
As Jim the Director
TMDb 3.4 / 10
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire2014
As Cpt. Jones
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Scorpion Spring1996
As Astor
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Southern Cross1999
As Philip Solano
TMDb 3.2 / 10
In the Army Now1994
As Sgt. Stern
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Saving Westbrook High2013
As Manny
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Queen of Manhattan2025
As Papi
TMDb 2.3 / 10
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina2003
As Vargas Mouse (voice)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Line2009
As Pelon
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Naked Tango1990
As Zico Borenstein
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Senior Moment2021
As Diego Lozana
TMDb 5.6 / 10
We Have Your Husband2011
As Eduardo Valseca
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Live Like That
Live Like That2027
Seattle Superstorm2012
As Tom Foster
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Cottonmouth2025
As Abe
TMDb 5.3 / 10
CoyoteRelease date TBA
As Hernán Barroca
Bloodhounds of Broadway1989
As Handsome Jack
TMDb 5.7 / 10
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story2000
As Juan Miguel Gonzalez
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit1998
As Dominguez
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Casa Vita2016
As Rodrigo Vita
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage2019
As Self
Imprisoned2019
As Governor Mandera
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Real Thing1996
As Collin
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Don't Do It1994
As Charles
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Celebrity Habla2009
As Self
King of the Avenue2010
As Natas
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun1993
As Kenny
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dog Watch1997
As Murrow
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Death in Granada1996
As Ricardo
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Wall of Mexico2020
As Henry Arista
TMDb 4.3 / 10
American Fusion2005
As Jose
TMDb 6.0 / 10
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration2003
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Once Upon a Wedding2005
As Pineda
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The Virgin of Juarez2006
As Father Herrera
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Burning Season1994
As Jair
TMDb 6.3 / 10
17th Precinct2011
As Liam Butterfield
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Gun Hill Road2011
As Enrique Rodriguez
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story1996
As Federico Pena
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 141995
As Tony Archer
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Forty Deuce1982
As Mitchell
TMDb 5.1 / 10
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story2021
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Cherry2010
As Wes
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Circle of Deceit1998
As Jeff Silva
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Return to Babylon2013
As Assistant Director (scenes deleted)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Kill Kill Faster Faster2008
As Markie
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Journey of a Female Comic2014
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Doomsday Man2000
As Mike
TMDb 5.5 / 10
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season2014
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'2007
As Self
Give Me Shelter
Give Me Shelter2014
As Himself - Animal Advocate
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Find Your Groove2020
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Live 2 Die
Live 2 DieRelease date TBA
The Waiter
The Waiter1993
As Julius
TMDb 4.5 / 10
So Much for Love
So Much for LoveRelease date TBA
As Geoffrey
Playin' for Love2015
As Principle Jose Marti
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Bay City Story
Bay City Story1992
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rainy Day Friends1985
As Neekos Valdez
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Ultraviolet1992
As Nicholas Walker
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Somos un solo pueblo1995
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens2006
As Frankie
TMDb 2.6 / 10
The Cure2007
As Jorge
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Love and Other Stunts2018
PersephoneRelease date TBA
TMDb 1.0 / 10
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