Portrait of Esai Morales

Acting

Esai Morales

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

10

The characters Esai Morales played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Esai Morales Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Wholesome
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Gritty Realism 6
  • Gritty Crime Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Blockbuster Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Company Town
Company Town

TV show · as Ray Dupre

The Americans
The Americans

TV show · as Lee Valenzuela

Coyote
Coyote

as Hernán Barroca

So Much for Love
So Much for Love

as Geoffrey

His Heart
His Heart

Executive Producer

Live 2 Die
Live 2 Die

Producer

2020s

12 titles · average score 56
War Machine
War Machine (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

as Torres

Dark Horse
Dark Horse (2026)
GoodWatch score 45

as Paulo Pontes

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gabriel

Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth (2025)

as Abe

Queen of Manhattan
Queen of Manhattan (2025)

as Papi

Side Quest
Side Quest (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Gustavo

Crescent City
Crescent City (2024)
GoodWatch score 23

as Luke Carson

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Gabriel

Master Gardener
Master Gardener (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Oscar Neruda

Can't Go Home
Can't Go Home (2023)

TV show · as Victor Castelo

Senior Moment
Senior Moment (2021)
GoodWatch score 40

as Diego Lozana

The Wall of Mexico
The Wall of Mexico (2020)
GoodWatch score 45

as Henry Arista

2010s

29 titles · average score 60
Imprisoned
Imprisoned (2019)
GoodWatch score 22

as Governor Mandera

SuperFly
SuperFly (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

as Adalberto Gonzalez

The Brink
The Brink (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as President Julian Navarro

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

as Cpt. Jones

Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D. (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Chief Lugo

How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Jorge Castillo

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as Francisco d'Anconia

Seattle Superstorm
Seattle Superstorm (2012)
GoodWatch score 29

as Tom Foster

We Have Your Husband
We Have Your Husband (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eduardo Valseca

Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

as Enrique Rodriguez

Caprica
Caprica (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Joseph Adama

King of the Avenue
King of the Avenue (2010)
GoodWatch score 34

as Natas

2000s

27 titles · average score 53
The Line
The Line (2009)
GoodWatch score 39

as Pelon

NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Louis Ochoa

Kill Kill Faster Faster
Kill Kill Faster Faster (2008)
GoodWatch score 37

as Markie

Burn Notice
Burn Notice (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ernie Paseo

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mateo Cruz

Once Upon a Wedding
Once Upon a Wedding (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

as Pineda

American Fusion
American Fusion (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jose

Paid in Full
Paid in Full (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lulu

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Stephen Madsen

Doomsday Man
Doomsday Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mike

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Francisco

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000)

as Juan Miguel Gonzalez

1990s

26 titles · average score 60
Atomic Train
Atomic Train (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Noris MacKenzie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Jimmy Vazquez

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dominguez

Dog Watch
Dog Watch (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Murrow

Scorpion Spring
Scorpion Spring (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

as Astor

Death in Granada
Death in Granada (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

as Ricardo

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Federico Pena

My Family
My Family (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

as Chucho

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tony Archer

Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

as Make

Don't Do It
Don't Do It (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

as Charles

In the Army Now
In the Army Now (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Sgt. Stern

1980s

14 titles · average score 64
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Handsome Jack

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Puck

La Bamba
La Bamba (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bob Morales

The Principal
The Principal (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Raymi Rojas

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Officer Miguel Canterra

Rainy Day Friends
Rainy Day Friends (1985)

as Neekos Valdez

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Felipe Cruz / Pete Romano

Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

as Paco Moreno

Fame
Fame (1982)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Handsome Jack

Forty Deuce
Forty Deuce (1982)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mitchell