Raúl Esparza
Biography
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.
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Movies (16)
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
as Self
2023
Glimpse
as Tony
2022
Bring Me to Light
as Performer
2021
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
Road Show
as Wilson Mizner
2019
Ferdinand
as Moreno (voice)
2017
Elián
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Custody
as Luis Sanjuro
2016
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
as Self
2015
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
Trouble in the Heights
as Nevada
2011
My Soul to Take
as Abel
2010
Company: A Musical Comedy
as Bobby
2008
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
Find Me Guilty
as Tony Compagna
2006
Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)
as The Arbiter
2003
TV Shows (16)
A Murder at the End of the World
as David Alvarez
2023
Candy
as Don Crowder
2022
Dopesick
as Paul Mendelson
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Rafael Barba
2021
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest
2020
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
The Good Fight
as Brian Kneef
2017
The Path
as Professor Jackson Neill
2016
BoJack Horseman
as Ralph Stilton (voice)
2014
Hannibal
as Dr. Frederick Chilton
2013
Pushing Daisies
as Alfredo Aldarisio
2007
Medium
as David Ostrowski
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Kevin Mulrooney
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rafael Barba
1999
Spin City
as Reporter
1996
Law & Order
as Dennis Di Palma
1990