Her dad was a 90s heartthrob who rose to prominence as a top Latino actor in several critically acclaimed films.
He has starred alongside Jennifer Lopez, Sean Penn and Jason Bateman over the past few decades.
And he’s never stopped working as he’s a Hollywood favorite not only for his dashing good looks but also for his nice-guy appeal.
The versatile veteran just starred opposite Tom Cruise in Dead Reckoning: Part 1 this summer, and will also be in part 2 next year.
His cute teenage daughter just made a rare appearance when she was spotted on the red carpet at a charity event this week.
Who is she?
Cute Teen Girl: Her dad was a 90s heartthrob who rose to prominence as a top Latino actor in several critically acclaimed films. And he never stopped working. The handsome man just starred with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 1, Dead End. And his daughter just hit the red carpet at a charity event this week. Who is she?
She is the 13-year-old daughter of 61-year-old Esai Morales.
Born in Los Angeles, her name is Mariana Oliveira Morales.
Her mother is Brazilian star Elvimar Silva who has been with Esai since 2010. It seems they never got married.
Esai and Marianna were spotted at the Last Chance For Animals 2023 Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 14 in Beverly Hills.
Joanna Krupa of RHOM and Donna D’Ericco of Baywatch fame were also at the big event.
Esai and his mini-me daughter posed side by side on the red carpet as he looked like a proud papa.
He was born Esai Manuel Morales in the USA.
The man of Puerto Rican descent had notable roles in Bad Boys with Sean Penn and La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips.
And his star power seems to be growing.
This summer Esai was the bad guy opposite Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
And Morales will also be in the second part, which will be released in 2024.
Pops: She is the 13-year-old daughter of 61-year-old Esai Morales. They were seen attending the 2023 Last Chance For Animals Gala at the Beverly Hilton on October 14 in Beverly Hills
Family of three: Her mother is Brazilian star Elvimar Silva who has been with Esai since 2010. They never seem to have married. Seen in August in LA
Child Chanel: Elvimar, Marianna and Esai attend the 2016 AltaMed Health Services Power Up, We Are The Future Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel.
Morales also made his mark on TV.
His television credits include the 2002 drama series American Family, Resurrection Blvd (2000–2002) and NIPD Blue (2001–2004).
He also played Joseph Adama in the sci-fi series Caprice (2009–2010).
And there was Camino del Rio in the original Netflix series Ozark with Bateman (2017).
Esai rose to prominence as the DC Comics supervillain Slade Wilson/Deathstroke in the superhero series Titans (2018).
MI has been a big hit for Morales this summer.
He played Gabriel, the villain, in the spy action film Dead Reckoning, Part 1, opposite Cruise’s Ethan Hunt.
And Esai will play the same character in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 2, which comes out next year.
He had notable roles in films such as Bad Boys with Sean Penn in 1983
And he was at La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips, center, and Rosana Desoto
Morales was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended the Manhattan School of the Performing Arts.
His first major film was Bad Boys (1983).
Morales appeared in a 1985 episode of the TV series Fame.
He co-starred with Burt Lancaster in the 1986 NBC miniseries On Wings of Eagles.
Morales also appeared in Miami Vice, The Equalizer and 24.
He played Bob Morales, a real-life ex-convict and half-brother of 1950s biker singer Richie Valens in La Bamba (1987).
Next up is Ultraviolet (1992).
Then there were The Burning Season in 1994, Mi Familia/Mi Familia with Jennifer Lopez in 1995, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997) and Southern Cross (1999).
He stood out in Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) and was one to watch in Rapa-Nui (1994).
Pauli Shore’s In The Army Now (1994) followed.
He played a police officer in Dogwatch (1996) and Father Herrera in Our Lady of Juarez (2006).
Morales attends the premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part 1 at the Rose Theatre, Jazz at Lincoln Center in July in New York City
The star with Cruise waving from a train during the filming of Mission: Impossible 7 in Lewisham, North Yorkshire in 2021.
In the 1990s, he guest-starred on episodes of The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt and two shorter series, LA Doctors and The Hunger, as well as Family Law in 2000.
He was part of the main cast of the long-running series NIPD Blue for three and a half seasons, from 2001 to 2004.
He was also in the Fox series Vanished and then Burn Notice. Morales made his mark on the CBS drama Jericho as Major Edward Beck.
And he was in Caprica – Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica prequel. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series came in 2015. He then landed a plum role in Ozark.
Morales told Patch in 2011 that he was not married.
‘I’m not married. I just had my first child. My girlfriend and I believe we will wait until society stops insisting we get married. We will figure it out ourselves. I just don’t want lawyers and judges involved in our relationship,” he said.
‘I am very happy. My girlfriend is from Brazil. She’s there now and I’ll be joining them in a few weeks, but I’m staying home to promote this little film – which I believe has the power and potential to not only save relationships, but lives.’