Actor profile

Raúl Esparza

24th October 1970 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. Acting

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.

15 Movies 18 TV Shows 34 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best poster

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 12th May 2023 as Self

Glimpse poster

Glimpse 5th May 2022 as Tony

Bring Me to Light poster

Bring Me to Light 28th April 2021 as Performer

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU poster

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU 2nd January 2020 as Self

Ferdinand poster

Ferdinand 9th December 2017 as Moreno (voice)

Elián poster

Elián 21st April 2017 as Narrator (voice)

Custody poster

Custody 17th April 2016 as Luis Sanjuro

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon poster

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon 8th December 2015 as Self

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch poster

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch 31st December 2012

Trouble in the Heights poster

Trouble in the Heights 21st October 2011 as Nevada

My Soul to Take poster

My Soul to Take 8th October 2010 as Abel

Company: A Musical Comedy poster

Company: A Musical Comedy 20th February 2008 as Bobby

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway poster

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway 19th April 2007 as Self

Find Me Guilty poster

Find Me Guilty 16th March 2006 as Tony Compagna

Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) poster

Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) 22nd September 2003 as The Arbiter

A Murder at the End of the World poster

A Murder at the End of the World 14th November 2023 as David Alvarez

Candy poster

Candy 9th May 2022 as Don Crowder

Dopesick poster

Dopesick 13th October 2021 as Paul Mendelson

Law & Order: Organized Crime poster

Law & Order: Organized Crime 1st April 2021 as Rafael Barba

Dead Talk Live poster

Dead Talk Live 25th April 2020 as Self - Guest

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self - Special Guest

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Brian Kneef

The Path poster

The Path 30th March 2016 as Professor Jackson Neill

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Ralph Stilton (voice)

Hannibal poster

Hannibal 4th April 2013 as Dr. Frederick Chilton

Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies 3rd October 2007 as Alfredo Aldarisio

Medium poster

Medium 3rd January 2005 as David Ostrowski

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Kevin Mulrooney

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Rafael Barba

Spin City poster

Spin City 17th September 1996 as Reporter

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Dennis Di Palma

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Nominee