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Esai Morales ( Full name: Esai Manuel Morales Jr.) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in 1987’s La Bamba, the PBS drama American Family, as well as the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. Also, Esai appeared in the science fiction tv series titled Caprica as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on NYPD Blue, Joseph Adama, and also Camino del Rio in the Netflix original series Ozark.
In Atlas Shrugged: Part II in 2012, Esai portrayed Francisco d’Anconia. He as well portrayed the DC Comics villain Deathstroke/Slade Wilson in the superhero tv series titled Titans in 2018. Esai’s role in the superhero series earned him acclaim among comic book fans worldwide. He is scheduled to appear as the main antagonist in the spy action film titled Mission: Impossible 7 in 2022 opposite Tom Cruise, a role which he will Esai will reprise the same role in the sequel, Mission: Impossible 8 in 2023.
In early 2008, Esai had a role in the CBS drama called Jericho where he played Major Edward Beck. He also appeared in all seven episodes of the shortened second season in 2008 and also appeared in a film noir titled Kill Kill Faster Faster based on Joel Rose’s of the same name. It was announced in May 2008, that Esai would play the role of Joseph Adama in the science fiction tv series titled Caprica – Syfy’s prequel to the series Battlestar Galactica. Although highly anticipated, the series ran only for one season in 2010.
Esai Morales Age
He was born on October 1, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. Esai is 59 years old.
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Esai Morales Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Esai stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).
Esai Morales Family
He was born to his parents Esai Morales Sr. and Iris Margarita (née Declet) on October 1, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. He is of Puerto Rican descent. Mis father was a welder while his mother was a union activist who was involved with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Esai Morales Wife
He is married to the love of his life called Elvimar Silva. She was born in 1872 and married Esai in 2010. Esai is a vegetarian and father to his only daughter called Mariana Oliveira who was born on September 24, 2010. Because of his first name’s rare construction, it is frequently used in crossword puzzles.
Esai Morales Education
He started his pursuit of an acting career by attending the School of Performing Arts in Manhattan.
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He began his professional performances in theater and tv in New York. Esai’s first film was Bad Boys in 1983. The series was about rival teenagers sentenced to a juvenile correction facility. In 1985, he appeared in an episode of the TV series Fame. Esai co-starred with Burt Lancaster in the 1986 NBC miniseries On Wings of Eagles where he played the hero of a true story about Ross Perot, Iranian Rashid. Also, he appeared in Miami Vice, The Equalizer, and 24 as well.
During the 1990s, he guest-starred on episodes of two shorter-lived series, L.A. Doctors and The Hunger, Tales from the Crypt, and The Outer Limits. In 2000, Esai appeared in a two-part episode of Family Law 2000. From 2001 to 2004, he was part of the main cast of the long-running series titled NYPD Blue as the head of the 15th precinct detective squad for three and a half seasons. In the 2002 film Paid in Full, he played a drug dealer named Lulu,
In 2005, Esai was a voice actor in the video game called True Crime: New York City. He was also a cast in the film American Fusion in 2005. On June 19, 2006, Esai joined the cast of the Fox series called Vanished, as FBI agent Michael Tyner. However, the series ran for one season only. In 2007, Esai appeared as a Cuban shopkeeper being shaken down for “protection” money by local criminals in an episode of the USA Network drama series called Burn Notice.
Esai Morales La Bamba
Esai played biker half-brother of 1950s rock, the real-life ex-convict, and Bob Morales. Also, he played roll singer Ritchie Valens, in La Bamba in 1987. In 1992, Esai played Nicholas Walker in Ultraviolet. Some of his other roles such as Southern Cross (1999), The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997), My Family/Mi Familia in 1995, and The Burning Season in 1994, have reflected his socio-political interests.
In others such as Bloodhounds of Broadway in 1989 and Rapa Nui in 1994. Esai saw increased amounts of screen time by starting with a role in the Pauly Shore film In The Army Now in 1994. In the film titled Dogwatch in1996, he portrayed a police officer. In The Virgin of Juarez in 2006, Esai portrayed Father Herrera 7.
He also appeared in 2009 as an official festival judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles. He starred in the drama film titled Gun Hill Road as Enrique in 2011 and also in the web drama titled Los Americans airing on PIC.tv. Also, Esai worked with JC Gonzalez, Lupe Ontiveros, Yvonne DeLaRosa, and Tony Plana an Internet program Los Americans, launched in May 2011.
Esai Morales Ozark
In Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012), he portrayed Francisco D’anconia. In March 2015, Robert Rodriguez cast Esai as Lord Amancio Malvado for the horror drama series titled From Dusk till Dawn: The Series. Esai was cast in the 2017 Netflix original series called Ozark and also in How to Get Away with Murder as Jorge Castillo.
Esai Morales How To Get Away | Deathstroke
In 2019, Esai starred in the comedy-drama called The Wall of Mexico and was also cast in the DC Universe superhero series titled Titans as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke. On May 21, 2020, Esai was officially confirmed to be starring in Mission: Impossible 7 in 2021 as the film’s villain taking over from the original actor, Nicholas Hoult, who left because of scheduling conflicts. Esai is expected to reprise the same role in the eighth film set for release in 2022.
Esai Morales Vaccine
In 2021, Esai Pushed the False Claim That the COVID-19 Vaccine was a ‘DNA Modifying Experimental Therapy. On his Instagram, the talented American actor caused a stir with some of his fans who weren’t quite sure what to make of his comments on the COVID-19 vaccine. Esai posted a list of phone numbers to major airlines and hotels and urged his Instagram followers to call them and let them know that they were not in favor of the U.S. government as they made it mandatory for American citizens to prove they had received a COVID-19 vaccine by showing a “vaccine passport.”
Esai Morales Tv Shows
– 2015 The Brink
– 2015 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
– 2015–2016 Blue Bloods
– 2016 L.A. Series
– 2016 Casa Vita
– 2016–2020 How To Get Away With Murder
– 2017 Chicago P.D.
– 2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
– 2018–present NCIS: Los Angeles
– 2018–present Mars
– 2019 Titans
– 2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm
Esai Morales Movies And Tv Shows
– 2011 Gun Hill Road
– 2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II
– 2012 Seattle Superstorm
– 2013 Playin’ for Love
– 2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
– 2015 Spare Parts
– 2016 Never Back Down: No Surrender
– 2018 Superfly
– 2018 Imprisoned
– 2019 The Wall of Mexico
– 2020 The Latin from Manhattan
– 2021 Option C
– 2021 Mission: Impossible 7
Esai Morales Net Worth
He has accumulated most of his fortune from his acting career. Esai has an estimated net worth of $1,386,946.
Is Esai Morales Married
Esai married the love of his life called Elvimar Silva. She was born in 1872 and married Esai in 2010. The vegetarian is a father to his only daughter called Mariana Oliveira who was born on September 24, 2010. Because of his first name’s rare construction, it is frequently used in crossword puzzles.
How Old Is Esai Morales
Esai is a 59-year-old American actor who was born on October 1, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
Who Is Esai Morales
Esai is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in 1987’s La Bamba, the PBS drama American Family, as well as the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd.