Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza

Known for
Acting
Born
October 24, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best poster

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Movie · as Self

2023
A Murder at the End of the World poster

A Murder at the End of the World

TV · as David Alvarez · 7 eps

2022
Glimpse poster

Glimpse

Movie · as Tony

2022
Candy poster

Candy

TV · as Don Crowder · 5 eps

2021
Bring Me to Light poster

Bring Me to Light

Movie · as Performer

2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime poster

Law & Order: Organized Crime

TV · as Rafael Barba · 1 ep

2021
Dopesick poster

Dopesick

TV · as Paul Mendelson · 5 eps

2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU poster

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Movie · as Self

2020
Dead Talk Live poster

Dead Talk Live

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self, Self - Special Guest · 2 eps

2017
Ferdinand poster

Ferdinand

Movie · as Moreno (voice)

2017
Elián poster

Elián

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Brian Kneef · 1 ep

2016
Custody poster

Custody

Movie · as Luis Sanjuro

2016
The Path poster

The Path

TV · as Professor Jackson Neill · 6 eps

2015
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon poster

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

Movie · as Self

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Ralph Stilton (voice) · 8 eps

2013
Hannibal poster

Hannibal

TV · as Dr. Frederick Chilton · 12 eps

2012
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch poster

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

Movie

2012
666 Park Avenue poster

666 Park Avenue

TV · as Phillip Perez · 1 ep

2011
Trouble in the Heights poster

Trouble in the Heights

Movie · as Nevada

2010
My Soul to Take poster

My Soul to Take

Movie · as Abel

2008
Company: A Musical Comedy poster

Company: A Musical Comedy

Movie · as Bobby

2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway poster

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Movie · as Self

2007
Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies

TV · as Alfredo Aldarisio · 2 eps

2006
Find Me Guilty poster

Find Me Guilty

Movie · as Tony Compagna

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as David Ostrowski · 1 ep

2003
Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) poster

Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)

Movie · as The Arbiter

2002
Merrily We Roll Along poster

Merrily We Roll Along

Movie · as Charley Kringas

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Kevin Mulrooney · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Rafael Barba · 130 eps

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Reporter · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Dennis Di Palma · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep