Esai Morales

Esai Morales

1962-10-01 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 78 Credits

Biography

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 Sla...

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

as Gabriel

7.2
Acting

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe —...

Crescent City

Crescent City

2024

as Luke Carson

6.0
Acting

When a ruthless serial killer terrorizes a small Southern town, everyone becomes a suspect -- including local authorities. As the body count rises and...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

as Gabriel

7.5
Acting

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...

Master Gardener

Master Gardener

2023

as Oscar Neruda

6.1
Acting

Narvel Roth is a meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowa...

The Latin from Manhattan

The Latin from Manhattan

2022

as Papi

9.0
Acting

Follows the wild, exhilarating life of legendary adult film icon Vanessa Del Rio, set against the backdrop of organized crime-controlled Times Square ...

Art of Love

Art of Love

2021

3.6
Acting

A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant ...

Senior Moment

Senior Moment

2021

as Diego Lozana

5.7
Acting

After drag racing his vintage convertible around Palm Springs, a retired NASA test pilot loses his license. Forced to take public transportation, he m...

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

as Self

7.1
Acting

The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time ...

The Wall of Mexico

The Wall of Mexico

2020

as Henry Arista

4.7
Acting

A young white handyman, hired by a wealthy Mexican-American family to upkeep their ranch, finds himself caught between disgruntled locals and the fami...

Find Your Groove

Find Your Groove

2020

as Self

10.0
Acting

In this uplifitng documentary, stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society. Here we examine how...

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

as Self

Acting

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...

Imprisoned

Imprisoned

2019

as Governor Mandera

4.6
Acting

Dylan Burke attempts to move on from his former life as a criminal with his true love Maria. He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him...

SuperFly

SuperFly

2018

as Adalberto Gonzalez

6.7
Acting

Career criminal Youngblood Priest wants out of the Atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole opera...

Love and Other Stunts

Love and Other Stunts

2018

Acting

Gary Kent was the king of B movies in the Sixties and Seventies, working for indie directors from Richard Rush to Ray Dennis Stickler to Al Adamson, b...

Halfway There

Halfway There

2017

as Ian Sanchez

2.0
Acting

Jimmy Bishop runs a sober living facility and is forced to take in his wealthy alcoholic mother as a client.

Never Back Down: No Surrender

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016

as Hugo Vega

7.0
Acting

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

Casa Vita

Casa Vita

2016

as Rodrigo Vita

6.7
Acting

A baseball player finds unexpected happiness with a woman who works in his favorite restaurant.

Spare Parts

Spare Parts

2015

as Mr. Santillan

7.2
Acting

With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set the...

Playin' for Love

Playin' for Love

2015

as Principle Jose Marti

5.0
Acting

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s a...

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014

as Cpt. Jones

6.2
Acting

Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost o...

Give Me Shelter

2014

as Himself - Animal Advocate

2.0
Acting

Give Me Shelter is a documentary to raise awareness for important animal issues around the world. This film uncovers the most prevalent issues in the ...

The Journey of a Female Comic

The Journey of a Female Comic

2014

6.2
Acting

The ups and downs of female comic Kiki Melendez.

Saving Westbrook High

Saving Westbrook High

2013

as Manny

6.0
Acting

A diverse community, an ambitious newly-appointed principal and a handful of committed teachers come together to save a once popular suburban school i...

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

as Francisco d'Anconia

5.3
Acting

Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continu...

Seattle Superstorm

Seattle Superstorm

2012

as Tom Foster

4.8
Acting

An object is shot down over Seattle and the debris begins to affect the local weather, ultimately threatening the whole world.

17th Precinct

17th Precinct

2011

as Liam Butterfield

4.0
Acting

In a modern world where magic supplanted science, the unaired pilot featured two non-intersecting stories: the death of a city executive at the hands ...

We Have Your Husband

We Have Your Husband

2011

as Eduardo Valseca

5.7
Acting

American-born Jayne Valseca, her husband Eduardo, the son of a legendary Mexican newspaper publisher, and their two children live an idyllic life on t...

Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road

2011

as Enrique Rodriguez

5.9
Acting

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation th...

Cherry

Cherry

2010

as Wes

6.3
Acting

Ivy League Freshman, Aaron Milton (17) gets a different kind of education when he falls for Linda (34) a vivacious former wild-child who has returned ...

King of the Avenue

King of the Avenue

2010

as Natas

4.4
Acting

A drug dealer sells his soul to the devil to become the top drug dealer on the block.

Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

2009

as Self

Acting

See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.S. in this sixth installment in the award-w...

The Line

The Line

2009

as Pelon

4.8
Acting

The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of the Salazar Crime Cartel. Through twists of fate,...

Kill Kill Faster Faster

Kill Kill Faster Faster

2008

as Markie

4.5
Acting

Recently paroled after serving a long stretch for his wife's murder, Joey One-Way aligns himself with a producer who has optioned the play he wrote in...

The Cure

The Cure

2007

as Jorge

7.0
Acting

A group of medical activists get care to those who need it most, by any means necessary.

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

as Self

Acting

A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser throughout their journey making the movie 'Fast Food Natio...

Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006

as Tony

6.1
Acting

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

2006

as Frankie

2.3
Acting

A self-proclaimed dating expert tries to get his best friend, who lost his wife two years earlier, back into the dating scene, with disastrous results...

The Virgin of Juarez

The Virgin of Juarez

2006

as Father Herrera

6.3
Acting

When a reporter travels to Juarez to cover the ongoing story of the mass murder of local working women, she uncovers the amazing story of "The Virgin ...

Once Upon a Wedding

Once Upon a Wedding

2005

as Pineda

3.8
Acting

A week before her marriage, a woman injures a man in a car accident. As she helps nurse him back to health, she starts to doubt the course her life is...

Lethal Seduction

Lethal Seduction

2005

as Rick Benes / David Lopez

2.8
Acting

Miranda Wells is an attorney with a sideline in immigration fraud and murder. Miranda's assistant, Carla, is unaware of her criminal activities. Rick ...

American Fusion

American Fusion

2005

as Jose

5.5
Acting

Yvonne is a divorced middle-aged Chinese immigrant who thinks her life is over, and she is doomed to spend the rest of her days as a slave to her larg...

Sudbury

2004

as Gary Hallet

5.7
Acting

A family of witches -- sisters Sally and Gillian, their aunts Jet and Frances, and Sally's daughters Antonia and Kylie -- struggle with the blessing a...

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003

as Vargas Mouse (voice)

5.3
Acting

Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are to...

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

2002

as Lulu

6.8
Acting

Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he fi...

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002

6.2
Acting

Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.

Doomsday Man

Doomsday Man

2000

as Mike

4.0
Acting

After his wife is killed researching a deadly virus, a doctor, out of anger and guilt, infects himself with the virus and threatens the world.

Doomsday Man

Doomsday Man

2000

Second Unit Director

4.0
Directing

After his wife is killed researching a deadly virus, a doctor, out of anger and guilt, infects himself with the virus and threatens the world.

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

2000

as Juan Miguel Gonzalez

4.8
Acting

Based on the true headline-generating story of the five-year-old Cuban boy who is the sole survivor of a refugee boat that sunk in a storm on its way ...

American Virgin

American Virgin

2000

as Jim the Director

3.2
Acting

When your father is a pornographer, what can you do to shock him? If you're Katrina Bartalotti, you announce that you're going to lose your virginity ...

Southern Cross

Southern Cross

1999

as Philip Solano

2.0
Acting

A mining businessman gets involved in crimes and murderers as he flees from another businessman who plans to dump nuclear waste illegally in abandoned...

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1998

as Jeff Silva

3.0
Acting

A woman finds out that her husband has been cheating on her and, as she tries to get custody of her son, events spiral out of control, leading to blac...

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

as Dominguez

6.7
Acting

Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same ...

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996

as Federico Pena

7.5
Acting

Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

Death in Granada

Death in Granada

1996

as Ricardo

5.4
Acting

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of t...

Scorpion Spring

Scorpion Spring

1996

as Astor

6.6
Acting

On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat...

Dog Watch

Dog Watch

1996

as Murrow

5.0
Acting

A San Francisco detective (Elliott) goes wild when he discovers his partner dead and the presumed culprit standing over him. After beating the man to ...

The Real Thing

The Real Thing

1996

as Collin

6.7
Acting

Their plan was simple...Get the Cash. As Rupert, an ex-con, tries to go straight, his younger brother James pursues a life of delinquency. Days after ...

Somos un solo pueblo

Somos un solo pueblo

1995

as Self

Acting

Presents a bit of the history of the migration of our people, people who came out opening new horizons and looking for new destinations. During that a...

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14

1995

as Tony Archer

9.0
Acting

Tony is framed by Claremont for a murder he didn't commit. He is sent to prison but Claremont promises him freedom if he can find Allie in the prison ...

My Family

My Family

1995

as Chucho

7.5
Acting

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los A...

Don't Do It

Don't Do It

1994

as Charles

5.7
Acting

Story about three youthful couples in contemporary Los Angeles.

The Burning Season

The Burning Season

1994

as Jair

6.2
Acting

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their par...

In the Army Now

In the Army Now

1994

as Sgt. Stern

5.1
Acting

Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman, two misguided youths, join the reserves to make some easy money for their entrepreneurial dreams. Unfortunately, no soo...

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui

1994

as Make

6.4
Acting

Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of ...

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993

as Kenny

1.0
Acting

Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space...

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

1992

as Nicholas Walker

2.0
Acting

A park ranger and his lover have heated encounters with a dangerous man in Death Valley.

Freejack

Freejack

1992

as Ripper

5.4
Acting

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a...

Naked Tango

Naked Tango

1990

as Zico Borenstein

6.6
Acting

When a young European woman assumes a false identity in 1920s Argentina, she gets more than she bargained for.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

as Handsome Jack

5.6
Acting

This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hort...

The Principal

The Principal

1987

as Raymi Rojas

6.5
Acting

Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school...

La Bamba

La Bamba

1987

as Bob Morales

7.3
Acting

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 g...

Rainy Day Friends

Rainy Day Friends

1985

as Neekos Valdez

Acting

A tough street kid from the L.A. barrios is discovered during an examination to have stomach tumors. During his hospitalization, he must learn to cope...

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

1983

as Paco Moreno

7.0
Acting

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 deal...

Forty Deuce

Forty Deuce

1982

as Mitchell

5.3
Acting

A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupted when the kid dies.

Minor Incidents

Minor Incidents

N/A

as Jeremías Amestoy

Acting

"Minor Incidents" is a historical drama based on the trial of Alejandro "El Sapo" Amestoy, highlighting the courtroom tensions and the complexity of h...

Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth

N/A

as Abe

Acting

When Ed Dantes is framed and condemned to the tortures of a territorial prison in the 1895, he must learn the ways of the outlaw to escape and exact h...

War Machine

N/A

Acting

In the final 24 hours of the world’s toughest selection process, a team of Army Rangers encounters a threat beyond its imagination.

So Much For Love

N/A

as Geoffrey

Acting

Sam Davies, a trust fund supported bon vivant and bachelor, who is living his best life – right up until the day he turns 35. Much to his horror, that...