Esai Morales Height Weight Age Net Worth
Birth Date
October 1, 1962
Age
61 years old
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Libra
Natural hair color
Salt & Pepper
Eye color
Hazel
Height
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
Net Worth
$4 Million
Weight
78 kg | 172 lbs
Shoe size
Not available
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Esai Manuel Morales Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on October 1, 1962, is an American actor.
Young Esai Morales first started performing in a play "El Hermano" at the Ensemble Theatre Studio.
He made his big screen debut in drama film Forty Deuce (1982) in role as Mitchell.
He got his television debut in anthology series ABC Afterschool Special (1984) in episode "The Great Love Experiment", in role as Miguel Rados.
Esai's breakthrough performance came as Roberto 'Bob' Morales in biographical film La Bamba (1987).
Esai Morales Height and Weight
How tall is Esai Morales and what is his weight? Esai Morales's height is 5' 10" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 178 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 172 іn pоunds or 78 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Esai Morales Age
Esai Morales is 61 years old.
Esai Morales Net Worth
Esai Morales net worth is around 4 million dollars.
Best Movies
He was nominated for the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film for his role as Ricardo in drama biographical film The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1996).
He won the VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Best Actor for his role as Jose in romantic comedy film American Fusion (2005).
He won the FilmOut Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Enrique in drama movie Gun Hill Road (2011).
He was nominated for the Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for his role as Eduardo Valseca in crime drama thriller film We Have Your Husband (2011).
He was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor - Feature Film for his role as Mr. Santillan in drama movie Spare Parts (2015).
He played Gabriel in action spy films:
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two (2025)
He voiced Vergas Mouse in animated fantasy film The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002).
Don't Do It (1994) comedy as Charles
In the Army Now (1994) war comedy as Sergeant Stern
Rapa Nui (1994) action adventure as Make
My Family (1995) drama as 'Chucho'
Scorpion Spring (1996) crime thriller as Astor
Dogwatch (1996) action crime thriller as Murrow
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) fantasy comedy as Dominguez
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014) war drama as Captain Jones
SuperFly (2018) action crime thriller as Adalberto Gonzalez
The Wall of Mexico (2019) drama comedy as Henry Arista
Senior Moment (2021) romantic comedy drama as Diego Lozana
Best TV Shows
He won the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series for his role as Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez in ABC police procedural drama television series NYPD Blue (2001-2004).
He was nominated for the ALMA Award for Actor in Television - Drama for his role as Major Edward Beck in CBS post-apocalyptic action drama television series Jericho (2008).
He was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor - Television for his role as Juan Delgado in Amazon Prime Video comedy drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2015).
He was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama and the Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline for his role as Esteban Gonzalez in PBS series American Family (2002).
Resurrection Blvd. (2000-2002) Showtime drama series as Paco Corrales
Vanished (2007) Fox drama series as Michael Tyner
Caprica (2009-2010) science fiction drama series as Joseph Adama
Los Americans (2011) drama series as Leandro 'Lee' Valenzuela
Criminal Minds (2013-2015) CBS police procedural crime drama series as Section Chief Mateo 'Matt' Cruz
Magic City (2013) Starz drama series as Carlos 'El Tiburon' Ruiz
Cleaners (2014) Crackle action series as Father Brooks
The Brink (2015) HBO comedy series as President Julian Navarro
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2015) El Rey Network / Netflix horror series as Lord Amancio Malvado
How To Get Away With Murder (2016-2020) ABC legal thriller series as Jorge Castillo
Chicago P.D. (2017) NBC police procedural action drama series as Police Chief Lugo
Ozark (2017) Netflix crime drama series as Camino Del Rio
He had recurring role as NCIS Deputy Director Louis Ochoa in CBS action series NCIS: Los Angeles (2018-2019).
Mars (2018) FX science fiction series as Roland St. John
Titans (2019) HBO Max superhero series as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Facts
Attended High School of Performing Arts in New York.
Has Puerto Rican ancestry.
He played The Young Syrian in a play "Salome" (1992), at Circle in the Square Theatre.
He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arpa Foundation.
He is a vegetarian.
He co-founded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts in 1997.
Lives in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Relationships
He dated Elizabeth Mazzocchi (2006-2007) and Samantha Phillips (1981).
He started dating Elvimar Silva in 2007, they have one daughter, Mariana Oliveira Morales.