Morte began his acting career when he played a minor role in the Spanish television series Hospital Central. He went on to play the roles of Ray in the Spanish television series Planta 25, Adolfo Castillo in the Spanish television series Bandolera, Gabriel Areta in the Spanish soap opera Amar en tiempos revueltos, Lucas Moliner in the Spanish telenovela El secreto de Puente Viejo.
In 2017, Morte played the role of Sergio "El Profesor" Marquina in the Antena 3 Spanish television series Money Heist, he was heavily praised for his portrayal of the character and has gained, along with the television series, worldwide fame. In late 2017, Netflix acquired the series and distributed it worldwide on its platform. The most recent part 4 was released on April 3rd, 2020.
Morte made his feature film debut when he played the minor role of Rafael Torres in the Spanish film Lola, la película (2007). But, he had his first main role in feature film when he played the role of David Ortiz in the Netflix Spanish film Mirage (2018). In 2019, he played the role of Óscar in the Movistar+ Spanish television series El embarcadero.
In addition to his acting work, Morte owns a theatre company called 300 pistolas (English: 300 pistols), founded in 2012.
In December 2019, Morté was announced to have joined the cast of the Amazon tv-series Wheel of Time, an adaption of the epic fantasy novels of the same name. Morté is set to portray Logain Ablar.
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