Esai Morales

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Details

Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/01/1962
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

biography

A talented, intense and strikingly handsome actor of Puerto Rican heritage, Esai Morales displayed promise as a teenager in NYC stage productions before gaining attention as Sean Penn's reform school rival in "Bad Boys" (1983). Effective in hot-tempered roles, he shone in "La Bamba" (1987) as the troubled older brother of Richie Valens. Morales fared less well in the bland Damon Runyon tale "Bloodhounds of Broadway" (1989) and the sci-fi misfire "Freejack" (1992). He has continually fought against ethnic stereotyping by playing a variety of ethnicities including an Iranian in the TV miniseries Continued

Credits

Real Time with Bill Maher
(TV Show)
2008-2008
Episode 126
Cast
2008
Jericho
(TV Show)
2008-2008
Condor
Major Edward Beck
2008
American Fusion
Jose
2007
Burn Notice
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Broken Rules
Cast
2007
Vanished
(TV Show)
2006-2006
The New World
Michael Tyner
2006
Freddie
(TV Show)
2005-2005
The Courtship of Freddie's Father
Carlos
2005
American Family
(TV Show)
2004-2004
The Flowers and the Songs
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
The Burning Fire
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
Victory
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
Shadows
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
The Brother
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
Doors to the Past
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
A Deal with God
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
The Farewell
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
The Wedding
Esteban Gonzalez
2004
+(4 More)
NYPD Blue
(TV Show)
2001-2004
Take My Wife, Please
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2004
Chatty Chatty Bang Bang
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2004
Passing the Stone
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2004
You Da Bomb
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2004
Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
And the Wenner Is
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
It's to Die For
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Andy Appleseed
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Keeping Abreast
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Porn Free
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Shear Stupidity
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Your Bus, Ted
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Frickin' Fraker
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
22 Skidoo
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Yo, Adrian
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Maybe Baby
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Meet the Grandparents
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Marine Life
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Off the Wall
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Nude Awakening
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Tranny Get Your Gun
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Laughlin All the Way to the Clink
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Bottoms Up
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Arrested Development
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2003
Healthy McDowell Movement
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Half-Ashed
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Below the Belt
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Das Boots
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Maya Con Dios
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Death by Cycle
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Meat Me in the Park
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
One in the Nuts
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
You've Got Mail
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Ho Down
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Better Laid Than Never (Part 2)
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Better Laid Than Never (Part 1)
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Oedipus Wrecked
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Low Blow
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Less Is Morte
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Oh, Mama
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
I Kid You Not
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2002
Puppy Love
Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez
2001
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Paid in Full
Lulu
2002
George Lopez
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Who's Your Daddy
Fantasy Dad
2002
Resurrection Blvd.
(TV Show)
2001-2001
Saliendo
Paco Corrales
2001
Mano a Mano
Paco Corrales
2001
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Ricardo
1997
La Bamba
Bob Morales
1987
Don't Do It
Actor
Amazon
Actor
Livers Ain't Cheap
Collin
The Burning Season
Jair
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Vergas Mouse
A Climate For Killing
Actor
The Principal
Raymi Rojas
How to Go Out on A Date In Queens
Actor
Bad Boys
Paco Moreno
In the Army Now
Sergeant Stern
Don't Do It!
Charles
Once Upon A Wedding
Actor
Scorpion Spring
Astor
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Dominguez
The Virgin of Juarez
Father Herrerea
Naked Tango
Zico Borenstein
Spin Cycle (Galilay Entertainment)
Actor
Rapa Nui
Make
My Family, Mi Familia
Chucho
Ultraviolet
Nick
Southern Cross
Actor
Rainy Day Friends
Neekos Valdez

milestones

Year
Milestone
1978 
Ran away from home at age 15 when his mother objected to his theatrical ambitions; became a voluntary ward of the state (date approximate)
 
Enrolled in NYC's High School of Performing Arts
 
Professional stage debut, "El Hermano" at the Ensemble Theater in NYC
1981 
Off-Broadway debut at age 17 in NY Shakespeare Festival production of "The Tempest"
1983 
Feature debut, "Bad Boys" opposite Sean Penn
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