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Esai Morales

Actor | * 10/01/1962 (61) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films 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 (2001–2004), 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 (2018). Morales appeared as Gabriel, the main antagonist character in the 2023 spy action film Mission: Im... ()
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Esai Morales (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor known for his role as Bob Valenzuela in La Bamba. He also appeared in American Family and on Resurrection Blvd. In television, he would perhaps be best known for his roles on NYPD Blue and Caprica.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has confl ...

La Bamba

PG-13

1987 | 3.6/5 | 1h 48min
Drama, Music
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Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a br ...

Bad Boys

R

1983 | 3.5/5 | 1h 44min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the f ...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

PG-13

2023 | 3.8/5 | 2h 36min
Action, Thriller
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Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cas ...

NYPD Blue

TV-14

1993 | 3.5/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Movies with Esai Morales as Actor(70)

2024 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two
as Abe2023 Cottonmouth
as Oscar Neruda2023 Master Gardener
2023 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Papi2022 The Latin from Manhattan
2021 Art of Love
as himself2021 More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Diego Lozana2021 Senior Moment
as himself2020 Find Your Groove
as Henry Arista2020 The Wall of Mexico
as Governor Mandera2019 Imprisoned
as Adalberto Gonzalez2018 SuperFly
as Ian Sanchez2017 Halfway There
2017 Love and Other Stunts
as Rodrigo Vita2016 Casa Vita
as Hugo Vega2016 Never Back Down: No Surrender
as Mr. Santillan2015 Spare Parts
as Principle Jose Marti2015 Playin' for Love
as Himself - Animal Advocate2014 Give Me Shelter
as Cpt. Jones2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
2014 Journey of a Female Comic
as Manny2013 Saving Westbrook High
as Francisco d'Anconia2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Tom2012 Seattle Superstorm
as Liam Butterfield2011 17th Precinct
as Eduardo Valseca2011 We Have Your Husband
as Enrique Rodriguez2011 Gun Hill Road
as Natas2010 King of the Avenue
as Wes2010 Cherry
as Pelon2009 The Line
as himself2009 Celebrity Habla
as Markie2008 Kill Kill Faster Faster
as Jorge2007 The Cure
as himself2007 The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Tony2006 Fast Food Nation
as Frankie2006 How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
as Father Herrera2006 The Virgin of Juarez
as Jose2005 American Fusion
as Pineda2005 Once Upon a Wedding
as Rick Benes / David Lopez2005 Lethal Seduction
as Lulu2002 Paid in Full
as Vargas Mouse (voice)2002 The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
as Juan Miguel Gonzalez2000 A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
as Jim the Director2000 American Virgin
as Mike2000 Doomsday Man
as Philip Solano1999 Southern Cross
as Dominguez1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Jeff Silva1998 Circle of Deceit
as Astor1996 Scorpion Spring
as Ricardo1996 Death in Granada
as Murrow1996 Dog Watch
as Federico Pena1996 Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Collin1996 The Real Thing
as Chucho1995 My Family
1995 Somos un solo pueblo
as Tony Archer1995 Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Charles1994 Don't Do It
as Jair1994 The Burning Season
as Make1994 Rapa Nui
as Sgt. Stern1994 In the Army Now
as Nicholas Walker1992 Ultraviolet
as Ripper1992 Freejack
as Zico Borenstein1991 Naked Tango
1990 Amazon
as Handsome Jack1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Bob Morales1987 La Bamba
as Raymi Rojas1987 The Principal
as Neekos Valdez1985 Rainy Day Friends
as Paco Moreno1983 Bad Boys
as Mitchell1982 Forty Deuce

TV Shows/Series with Esai Morales as Actor(37)

as Lee Valenzuela2024 The Americans
as Victor Castelo2023 Can't Go Home
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke2018 Titans
as Camino 'Del' Del Rio2017 Ozark
as Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn2016 Mars
as President Julian Navarro2015 The Brink
as Jorge Castillo2014 How to Get Away with Murder
as Amancio Malvado2014 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Chief Lugo2014 Chicago P.D.
as Juan Delgado2014 Mozart in the Jungle
as Deputy Manuel Diaz2012 Major Crimes
as Aaron Davidson2011 Fairly Legal
as Joseph Adama2010 Caprica
as himself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
2007 Burn Notice
2006 Vanished
as Major Edward Beck2006 Jericho
as Section Chief Mateo Cruz2005 Criminal Minds
as Carlos2005 Freddie
as himself2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as himself2003 Celebrities Uncensored
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as Manny Lopez2002 George Lopez
2002 CSI: Miami
as Francisco2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Noris MacKenzie1999 Atomic Train
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Family Law
1995 The Outer Limits
as Tony Rodriguez1993 NYPD Blue
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Rashid1986 On Wings of Eagles
as Officer Miguel Canterra1985 The Equalizer
1985 The Twilight Zone
1984 Miami Vice
as Pete Romano1984 Miami Vice
1982 Fame

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.esaimorales.com
Born: Monday, 10/01 1962 (October) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 61 years + 208 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Member of: SAG-AFTRA
Other names for Esai Morales (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"에사이 모레일스"
Esai Morales frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (14x, Crew)
Bruce Davison (8x, Actor)
George Lopez (8x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (8x, Actor)
Lou Diamond Phillips (7x, Actor)
Teri Polo (7x, Actress)
Michael Gaston (7x, Actor)
Todd Stashwick (7x, Actor)
Terry Serpico (7x, Actor)
Joel Surnow (7x, Crew)
Ned Eisenberg (7x, Actor)
Edward James Olmos (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61707, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 04/07/2024