Esai Morales Height Weight Age Net Worth
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).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Esai Morales height is 5' 10" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 178 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 172 іn pоunds or 78 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 62 years old. His net worth is around 4 million dollars.
Birth Date:
October 1, 1962
Age:
62 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
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) and 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) - Charles
In the Army Now (1994) - Sergeant Stern
Rapa Nui (1994) - Make
My Family (1995) - 'Chucho'
Scorpion Spring (1996) - Astor
Dogwatch (1996) - Murrow
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) - Dominguez
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014) - Captain Jones
SuperFly (2018) - Adalberto Gonzalez
The Wall of Mexico (2019) - Henry Arista
Senior Moment (2021) - 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 - Paco Corrales
Vanished (2007) Fox - Michael Tyner
Caprica (2009-2010) - Joseph Adama
Criminal Minds (2013-2015) CBS - Section Chief Mateo 'Matt' Cruz
Magic City (2013) Starz - Carlos 'El Tiburon' Ruiz
Cleaners (2014) Crackle - Father Brooks
The Brink (2015) HBO - President Julian Navarro
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2015) El Rey Network / Netflix - Lord Amancio Malvado
How To Get Away With Murder (2016-2020) ABC - Jorge Castillo
Chicago P.D. (2017) NBC - Police Chief Lugo
Ozark (2017) Netflix - Camino Del Rio
NCIS: Los Angeles (2018-2019) CBS - NCIS Deputy Director Louis Ochoa
Mars (2018) FX - Roland St. John
Titans (2019) HBO Max - 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.