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| 3 | Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an American actor. |
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| 5 | He played Bob Morales in the {{biopic}} ''Film/LaBamba'', [[StarMakingRole earning him recognition]]. He was born in Brooklyn, to UsefulNotes/{{Puerto Ric|o}}an parents, and began his acting career on the stage, first appearing in El Hermano at the Ensemble Theatre Studio and at New York's Shakespeare Festival In The Park in ''Theatre/TheTempest'' with the late Creator/RaulJulia. |
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| 8 | !!Filmography: |
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| 11 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 12 | * ''Film/{{Bad Boys|1983}}'' (1983) as Paco Moreno |
| 13 | * ''Film/LaBamba'' (1987) as [[StarMakingRole Roberto "Bob" Morales]] |
| 14 | * ''Film/ThePrincipal'' (1987) as Raymi Rojas |
| 15 | * ''Film/{{Freejack}}'' (1992) as Ripper |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheWonderfulIceCreamSuit'' (1998) as Dominguez |
| 17 | * ''Film/AtomicTrain'' (1999) as Noris [=McKenzie=] |
| 18 | * ''Film/PaidInFull'' (2002) as Lulu |
| 19 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTomThumbAndThumbelina'' (2002) as Vergas Mouse (voice) |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheTown'' (2010) as FBIAgent Marcus |
| 21 | * ''[[Film/AtlasShrugged Atlas Shrugged: Part II]]'' (2012) as Francisco d'Anconia |
| 22 | * ''Film/SuperFly'' (2018) as Adalberto Gonzalez |
| 23 | * ''[[Film/NeverBackDown Never BackDown: No Surrender]]'' (2016) as Hugo Vega |
| 24 | * ''Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries'' as Gabriel |
| 25 | ** ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' (2023) |
| 26 | ** ''Mission: Impossible 8'' (2025) |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 30 | * ''Series/AfterschoolSpecial'' (1 episode, 1984) as Miguel Rados |
| 31 | * ''Series/TheEqualizer'' (1 episode, 1985) as Officer Miguel Canterra |
| 32 | * ''Series/{{Fame}}'' (1 episode, 1985) as George |
| 33 | * ''Series/MiamiVice'' (2 episodes, 1985–87) as [[YouLookFamiliar Pete Romano and Felipe Cruz, respectively]] |
| 34 | * ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1985}}'' (1 episode, 1989) as Jesse Cardiff |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfPrinceValiant'' (2 episodes, 1991–92) as various (voice) |
| 36 | * ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1 episode, 1994) as Puck |
| 37 | * ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1995}}'' (1 episode, 1997) as Frank Kelton |
| 38 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'' (1 episode, 1998) as Guillermo (voice) |
| 39 | * ''Series/FamilyLaw'' (1 episode, 2000) as Mr. Santiago |
| 40 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (2001–04) as Lt. Tony Rodriguez |
| 41 | * ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' (2002–03) as Papi (voice) |
| 42 | * ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' (1 episode, 2002) as young Manny Lopez |
| 43 | * ''Series/TwentyFour'' (5 episodes, 2007) as Agent Jorge Ramirez |
| 44 | * ''Series/BurnNotice'' (1 epsiode, 2007) as Ernie Paseo |
| 45 | * ''Series/{{Jericho|2006}}'' (7 episodes, 2008) as Major Edward Beck |
| 46 | * ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' (2009–10) as Joseph Adama |
| 47 | * ''Series/CSIMiami'' (1 episode, 2010) as Stephen Madsen |
| 48 | * ''Series/FairlyLegal'' (6 episodes, 2011–12) as D.A. Aaron Davidson |
| 49 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2012) as Jimmy Vasquez |
| 50 | * ''Series/CriminalMinds'' (6 episodes, 2012–15) as Section Chief Mateo "Matt" Cruz |
| 51 | ** ''Series/CriminalMindsBeyondBorders'' (1 episode, 2017) |
| 52 | * ''Series/MajorCrimes'' (1 episode, 2013) as Deputy Diaz |
| 53 | * ''Series/TheBrink'' (2015) as President Julian Navarro |
| 54 | * ''Series/FromDuskTillDawn'' (2015) as Lord Amancio Malvado |
| 55 | * ''Series/BlueBloods'' (2015–16) as Sgt. Trey Delgado |
| 56 | * ''Series/MozartInTheJungle'' (2 episodes, 2015) as Juan Delgado |
| 57 | * ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything'' (1 episode, 2016) as Alfonso |
| 58 | * ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'' (2016–20) as Jorge Castillo |
| 59 | * ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' (2017) as Camino Del Rio |
| 60 | * ''Series/ChicagoPD'' (2017) as Police Chief Lugo |
| 61 | * ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' (2018–19) as Deputy Director Louis Ochoa |
| 62 | * ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' (2019–) as [[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson / Deathstroke]] |
| 63 | * ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (1 episode, 2020) as Francisco |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder:Video game roles]] |
| 67 | * ''VideoGame/TrueCrimeNewYorkCity'' (2005) as Capt. Victor Navarro |
| 68 | [[/folder]] |
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