Esai Morales was born in Harlem, New York City, on April 3, 1968. Esai is an actor, singer, and author. He has appeared on Broadway in "Rent", for which he received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical; "Whose Life Is It Anyway?", "The Fantasticks", "The Ritz"; Off-Broadway in the musicals "Big River" and "Catch Me If You Can"; and in New York stage productions of "The Heidi Chronicles", "Rent", and "Spring Awakening". Esai is known for his roles as Detective Antonio “Tony” Diaz on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5) and as Lieutenant Jerry Ortiz on the television series Men of a Certain Age (season 1, season 2)
In 2015, he starred as a recurring character on the FX series The Bridge. His film credits include We Are Marshall, The Soloist, Whiteout, The Three Musketeers, Being Mary Jane, American Gangster, Hotel Rwanda
Being an American is a state of mind, and to be in a family is to feel the power of belonging, the power of your roots. Family is a tree, the strength of a tree, the roots, the leaves, the past and the present, the future, the fruits, the seeds.Esai Morales
I love bringing roses to a woman when she least expects it.Esai Morales
I'm a very romantic person.Esai Morales
