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Reported by numerous media outlets and later confirmed by the show's verified Twitter account, DC Universe's live-action Titans had found its Deathstroke for its second season. Hollywood veteran, Esai Morales is the latest actor selected to portray Slade Wilson, this time back on the small screen. Morales follows fan-favorite TV portrayals turned in by Ron Perlman (Cartoon Network's Teen Titans) and Manu Bennett (CW's Arrow), as well as the all too brief rendition, brought the big screen by Joe Manganiello (Justice League).
Morales, a graduate of New York's High School for the Performing Arts, is no acting novice as he has appeared in numerous film and television productions. Morales' television series roles include NYPD Blue, Vanished, Jericho, Caprica, Los Americans, How To Get Away With Murder, Ozark, and NCIS: Los Angeles. His feature film credits include La Bamba, Freejack, In the Army Now, and Superfly. Morales also has a video game voice-acting credit for True Crime: New York City.
Morales takes over the role that the Titans' producers describe as follows:
Slade Wilson is known for being DC’s deadliest assassin. While serving his country, Slade became an elite soldier before government testing enhanced his physiology to near superhuman levels, putting him on a path of darkness and revenge. To his family, Slade is a father and husband, but to the rest of the world, he is feared by many as the infamous Deathstroke; selling his services to the highest bidder as the ruthless assassin that never gives up and never misses.Congratulations to Esai Morales for landing this killer role. I can't wait to see what he does with it when Titans returns for season two.
