Esai Morales has been a familiar face on both the large and small screens for years. Most recently he starred in the television movie "The Elian Gonzalez Story," and has been seen in the miniseries on "Wings of Eagles"," Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story", and "Circle of Deceit." He also appeared on the series "Family Law", "Resurrection Blvd.", "The Outer Limits", "Tales From The Crypt", "The Twilight Zone", "Fame" and "Miami Vice."

Morales made his film debut in 1983 in Bad Boys, and was next seen as Richie Valens' older brother in La Bamba. Other film credits include "Mi Familia", "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca"," Paid in Full", "The Burning Season", "In the Army Now", "Scorpion Spring", "Rapa Nui" and the independent feature"How to Go Out on a Date in Queens." Morales has also lent his vocal talents to several animated features such as "The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman."

A graduate of New York's High School for the Performing Arts, Morales has appeared in "El Hermano" at the Ensemble Theatre Studio, and in "The Tempest" at New York's Shakespeare Festival in the Park. Other stage credits include the "Los Angeles Theater Center's production of Tamer of Horses", for which he won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, and "Oscar Wilde's Salome" at New York's Circle in the Square.

Over the years Morales has given his name, time, leadership and financial assistance to various causes and charities close to his heart. He was a founding board member of E.C.O. (Earth Communications Office), a clearing house for environmental information. He has also worked for the Wildlife Preservation Fund in Costa Rica and works closely with alternative AIDS and H.E.A.L (Health Education Aids Liaison). In the late 1980s Morales used his heightened public profile to organize an Oscar Night benefit for El Rescate/The Rescue, a Central American refugee service agency.