Esai Manuel Morales Jr. is an American actor known for his roles in films such as Bad Boys and La Bamba. He made his professional stage and television debuts in New York. He also appeared in the television series Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002), NYPD Blue (2001–2003), Caprica (2009–2010), Ozark (2017), and Titans (2019).
Motivated by his mother's work as an organizer for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Morales has referred to himself as an "actorvist" and formed the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts. He was a founding board member of E.C.O. (Earth Communications Office) and has environmental concerns.
List of Esai Morales' movies and TV shows
Given below is a list of all the films and shows featuring the actor:
| Movies | ||
| Year | Film Title | Role |
| 1982 | Forty Deuce | Mitchell |
| 1983 | Bad Boys | Paco Moreno |
| 1985 | Rainy Day Friends | Neekos Valdez |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Roberto 'Bob' Morales |
| The Principal | Raymundo 'Raymi' Rojas | |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Jack 'Handsome Jack' |
| 1990 | Naked Tango | Zico Borenstein |
| 1992 | Freejack | ‘Ripper’ |
| Ultraviolet | Nicholas Walker | |
| 1993 | The Waiter | Julius |
| Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Kenny | |
| 1994 | Rapa-Nui | Make |
| In the Army Now | Sergeant Stern | |
| Don’t Do It | Charles | |
| 1995 | My Family | 'Chucho' |
| Scorpion Spring | Astor | |
| 1996 | Livers Ain't Cheap | Collin |
| The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | Ricardo | |
| Dogwatch | Murrow | |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Dominguez |
| 1999 | Southern Cross | Philip Solano |
| American Virgin | Jim The Director | |
| 2000 | Doomsday Man | Mike |
| Spin Cycle | Nickens | |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Vergas Mouse (voice) |
| Paid in Full | Luis "Lulu" Lujano | |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Wedding | Pineda |
| 2006 | The Virgin of Juarez | Father Herrera |
| Fast Food Nation | Tony | |
| How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Frankie | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Markie |
| 2009 | The Line | Pelon |
| 2010 | Cherry | Wes |
| King of the Avenue | Natas | |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Enrique |
| 2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | Francisco D'Anconia |
| 2013 | Playin' for Love | Principle Jose Martin |
| 2014 | Jarhead 2: Field of Fire | Captain Jones |
| 2015 | Spare Parts | Mr. Santillan |
| 2016 | Never Back Down: No Surrender | Hugo Vega |
| 2018 | Superfly | Adalberto Gonzalez |
| Imprisoned | Governor Mandera | |
| 2019 | The Wall of Mexico | Henry Arista |
| 2021 | Senior Moment | Diego Lozana |
| 2022 | Art of Love | Professor/Writer |
| Queen of Manhattan | Papi | |
| Master Gardener | Oscar Neruda | |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Gabriel |
| 2024 | Crescent City | Luke |
| Television | ||
| Year | Show Title | Role |
| 1984 | ABC Afterschool Special | Miguel Rados |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Officer Miguel Canterra |
| Fame | George | |
| Miami Vice | Pete Romano | |
| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | Rashid |
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Felipe Cruz |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Jesse Cardiff |
| 1991–92 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Various Roles (voice) |
| 1992 | Bay City Story | Jim Duran |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | 'Puck' |
| The Burning Season | Jair | |
| 1995 | Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | Tony Archer |
| 1996 | Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story | Federico Peña |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Frank Kelton |
| The Hunger | Tony | |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Guillermo (voice) |
| Circle of Deceit | Jeff Silva | |
| 1999 | L.A. Doctors | Vince Duralde |
| Atomic Train | Noris MacKenzie | |
| 2000 | A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story | Juan Miguel Gonzalez |
| Family Law | Mr. Santiago | |
| 2000–02 | Resurrection Blvd. | Paco Corrales |
| 2001–04 | NYPD Blue | Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez |
| 2002 | American Family | Esteban Gonzalez |
| George Lopez | Manny Lopez | |
| 2002–03 | Dora the Explorer | Papi (voice) |
| 2005 | Heartless | Rick Benes/David Lopez |
| Freddie | Carlos | |
| 2006 | Vanished | Michael Tyner |
| 2007 | 24: Day 6 Debrief | Agent Jorge Ramirez |
| Burn Notice | Ernie Paseo | |
| 2008 | Jericho | Major Edward Beck |
| 2009–10 | Caprica | Joseph Adama |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Stephen Madsen |
| 2011 | Los Americans | Leandro 'Lee' Valenzuela |
| We Have Your Husband | Eduardo Valseca | |
| 2011–12 | Fairly Legal | District Attorney Aaron Davidson |
| 2012 | Seattle Superstorm | Tom |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jimmy Vasquez | |
| 2013 | Magic City | Carlos "El Tiburon" Ruiz |
| Major Crimes | Deputy Diaz | |
| Teachers | Manny | |
| 2013–15 | Criminal Minds | Section Chief Mateo 'Matt' Cruz |
| 2014 | Cleaners | Father Brooks |
| 2015 | The Brink | President Julian Navarro |
| From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Lord Amancio Malvado | |
| Mozart in the Jungle | Juan Delgado | |
| 2015–16 | Blue Bloods | Sergeant Trey Delgado |
| 2016 | Casa Vita | Rodrigo Vita |
| Hit the Floor | Joe Desario | |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Alfonso | |
| 2016–20 | How to Get Away with Murder | Jorge Castillo |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Section Chief Mateo 'Matt' Cruz |
| Ozark | Camino Del Rio | |
| Chicago P.D. | Police Chief Lugo | |
| 2018 | Mars | Roland St. John |
| 2018–19 | NCIS: Los Angeles | NCIS Deputy Director Louis Ochoa |
| 2019 | Titans | Slade Wilson/Deathstroke |
| 2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Francisco |
| 2025 | Side Quest | Gustavo |
FAQs about Esai Morales
Esai Morales is an American citizen.
Esai Morales portrayed Gabriel in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Esai Morales was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
