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Esai Morales

Oct 01, 1962 (62 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jimmy Vazquez
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Criminal Minds
Mateo Cruz
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NCIS: Los Angeles
Louis Ochoa
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Chicago P.D.
Chief Lugo
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CSI: Miami
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Gabriel
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The Equalizer
Officer Miguel Canterra
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Francisco
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How to Get Away with Murder
Jorge Castillo
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NYPD Blue
Tony Rodriguez

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