Raúl Esparza

Acting

Raúl Esparza

Born October 24, 1970Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.33 credits

Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American actor. Considered one of Broadway's most prominent leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of Company and for his television role as New York Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Rafael Barba in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where he had a recurring role in Season 14 and was promoted to a series regular in Seasons 15 to 19.

Known For

A Murder at the End of the World
6.9

A Murder at the End of the World

TV

2023

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2.0

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Movie

2023

Candy
7.1

Candy

TV

2022

Glimpse
5.0

Glimpse

Movie

2022

Dopesick
8.0

Dopesick

TV

2021

Bring Me to Light

Bring Me to Light

Movie

2021

Filmography

A Murder at the End of the World
2023A Murder at the End of the Worldas David AlvarezTV
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Bestas SelfMovie
Candy
2022Candyas Don CrowderTV
Glimpse
2022Glimpseas TonyMovie
Dopesick
2021Dopesickas Paul MendelsonTV
Bring Me to Light
2021Bring Me to Lightas PerformerMovie
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas Rafael BarbaTV
Dead Talk Live
2020Dead Talk Liveas Self - GuestTV
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas SelfMovie
Road Show
2019Road Showas Wilson MiznerMovie
Ferdinand
2017Ferdinandas Moreno (voice)Movie
Elián
2017Eliánas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Brian KneefTV
Custody
2016Custodyas Luis SanjuroMovie
The Path
2016The Pathas Professor Jackson NeillTV
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragonas SelfMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Ralph Stilton (voice)TV
Hannibal
2013Hannibalas Dr. Frederick ChiltonTV
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin HamlischMovie
Trouble in the Heights
2011Trouble in the Heightsas NevadaMovie
My Soul to Take
2010My Soul to Takeas AbelMovie
Company: A Musical Comedy
2008Company: A Musical Comedyas BobbyMovie
Pushing Daisies
2007Pushing Daisiesas Alfredo AldarisioTV
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadwayas SelfMovie
Find Me Guilty
2006Find Me Guiltyas Tony CompagnaMovie
Medium
2005Mediumas David OstrowskiTV
Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)
2003Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)as The ArbiterMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Kevin MulrooneyTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Rafael BarbaTV
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas ReporterTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Dennis Di PalmaTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV