Esai Morales
Television

Esai Morales

Section Title: Television
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1984	ABC Afterschool Special	Miguel Rados	Episode: "The Great Love Experiment"

1985	The Equalizer	Officer Miguel Canterra	Episode: "Lady Cop"

Fame	George	Episode: "Savage Streets"

1985–1987	Miami Vice	Pete Romano/Felipe Cruz	2 episodes

1986	On Wings of Eagles	Rashid	TV mini-series

1989	The Twilight Zone	Jesse Cardiff	Episode: "A Game of Pool"

1991–1992	The Legend of Prince Valiant	n/a (voice)	2 episodes

1992	Bay City Story	Jim Duran	TV movie

1994	The Burning Season	Jair	TV movie

Tales from the Crypt	Puck	Episode: "The Bribe"

1995	Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14	Tony Archer	TV movie

1996	Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story	Federico Peña	TV movie

1997	The Outer Limits	Frank Kelton	Episode: "Heart's Desire"

The Hunger	Tony	Episode: "I'm Dangerous Tonight"

1998	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	Guillermo (voice)	Episode: "Charity"

Circle of Deceit	Jeff Silva	TV movie

1999	L.A. Doctors	Vince Duralde	Episode: "The Life Lost in Living"

Atomic Train	Noris MacKenzie	TV movie

2000	A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story	Juan Miguel Gonzalez	TV movie

Family Law	Mr. Santiago	Episode: "Telling Lies, Conclusion"

2000–2002	Resurrection Blvd.	Paco Corrales	7 episodes

2001–2004	NYPD Blue	Lt. Tony Rodriguez	Series regular; 66 episodes Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Alma Award Winner

2002	American Family	Esteban Gonzalez	8 episodes Nominated Prism Award Nominated Imagen Foundation Award Best Actor in a supporting role

George Lopez	Manny Lopez	Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"

2002–2003	Dora the Explorer	Papi (voice)	5 episodes

2004	Sudbury	n/a	TV movie

2005	Heartless	Rick Benes/David Lopez	TV movie

Freddie	Carlos	Episode: "The Courtship of Freddie's Father"

Behind the Mask of Zorro	Narrator	TV documentary (co-producer)

2006	Company Town	Ray Dupre	TV movie

Vanished	Michael Tyner	11 episodes

Jurukan	Guest	1 episode

2007	The Cure	Jorge	TV movie

24: Day 6 Debrief	Agent Jorge Ramirez	5 episodes

Burn Notice	Ernie Paseo	Episode: "Broken Rules"

2008	Jericho	Major Edward Beck	7 episodes Nominated Alma Award

2009–2010	Caprica	Joseph Adama	Series regular; 18 episodes

2010	CSI: Miami	Stephen Madsen	Episode: "All Fall Down"

2011	Los Americans	Leandro "Lee" Valenzuela	8 episodes, also producer

Fairly Legal	D.A. Aaron Davidson	Episode: "Bo Me Once"

Seattle Superstorm	Tom	TV movie

17th Precinct	Liam Butterfield	TV movie

We Have Your Husband	Eduardo Valseca	TV movie Nominated - Image Award

2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jimmy Vasquez	Episode: "Home Invasions"

Hola	Guest	1 episode

2013	Major Crimes	Deputy Diaz	Episode: "Jailbait"

2013–2015	Criminal Minds	Section Chief Mateo "Matt" Cruz	6 episodes

2013	Teachers	Manny	TV movie

Magic City	Carlos "El Tiburon" Ruiz	6 episodes

2014	Cleaners	Father Brooks	3 episodes

2015	The Brink	President Julian Navarro	Series regular; 10 episodes

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series	Lord Amancio Malvado	Series regular; 8 episodes

Mozart in the Jungle	Juan Delgado	2 episodes

2015–2016	Blue Bloods	Sgt. Trey Delgado	2 episodes

2016	L.A. Series	El Mono	TV movie

Casa Vita	Rodrigo Vita	TV movie

Hit the Floor	Detective	TV Special

2016–present	How To Get Away With Murder	Jorge Castillo	8 episodes

2017	Chicago P.D.	Police Chief Lugo	5 episodes

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	Section Chief Mateo "Matt" Cruz	Episode: "La Huesuda"

Ozark	Camino Del Rio	Series regular; 4 episodes

Adam Ruins Everything	Alfonso	Episode: "Adam Ruins Immigration"

2018-Present	NCIS: Los Angeles	Deputy Director Louis Ochoa	Recurring Season 10 Main Season 11

Mars	Roland St. John

2019	Titans	Slade Wilson / Deathstroke	Season 2

Sentence(s)

In 2006, Morales cast in Michael Tyne as Vanished.
Morales was cast in Vanished as Michael Tyner in 2006.
Morales in 2006 cast in Vanished, as Michael Tyner.

final_sentence: In 2006, Morales cast in Michael Tyne as Vanished.
final_sentence: Morales was cast in Vanished as Michael Tyner in 2006.
final_sentence: Morales in 2006 cast in Vanished, as Michael Tyner.