Esai Morales

Esai Morales

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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Esai Morales Movies

Discover the best Esai Morales movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Esai Morales ranked by year and score.

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War Machine

War Machine (2026)

Action Science Fiction Thriller
The final gauntlet of Army Ranger training was supposed to be brutal but survivable. For one combat engineer and his unit, it becomes something else entirely when an alien killing...
Score 7.4
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

Action Adventure Thriller
The Entity, a rogue artificial intelligence buried deep inside the world's intelligence networks, has made every government on earth both a target and a threat. Ethan Hunt races to deploy...
Score 7.2
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Action Adventure Thriller
A weapon unlike anything the world has seen is loose, and every intelligence agency on the planet wants it. Ethan Hunt knows that letting it fall to the wrong hands...
Score 7.5

Esai Morales TV Shows

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The Brink

The Brink (2015)

Comedy
When a geopolitical powder keg threatens to ignite into global conflict, three unlikely bureaucrats find themselves responsible for preventing World War 3. A seasoned State Department official, a brash military...
Score 7.1

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What are the highest-rated movies starring Esai Morales? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Esai Morales are War Machine, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
How many movies and TV shows has Esai Morales starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 4 titles starring Esai Morales, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring Esai Morales maintains a strong average user rating of 7.3 out of 10 across all tracked titles.