
Raúl Esparza
Acting
Born: 1970-10-24 · 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.
🎬 Movies (15)

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Self

Glimpse
2022
Tony

Bring Me to Light
2021
Performer

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Self

Ferdinand
2017
Moreno (voice)

Elián
2017
Narrator (voice)

Custody
2016
Luis Sanjuro

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
Self

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012

Trouble in the Heights
2011
Nevada

My Soul to Take
2010
Abel

Company: A Musical Comedy
2008
Bobby

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
Self

Find Me Guilty
2006
Tony Compagna

Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)
2003
The Arbiter
📺 TV Shows (18)

A Murder at the End of the World
2023
David Alvarez

Candy
2022
Don Crowder

Dopesick
2021
Paul Mendelson

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Rafael Barba

Dead Talk Live
2020
Self - Guest

Stars in the House
2020
Self

Stars in the House
2020
Self - Special Guest

The Good Fight
2017
Brian Kneef

The Path
2016
Professor Jackson Neill

BoJack Horseman
2014
Ralph Stilton (voice)

Hannibal
2013
Dr. Frederick Chilton

Pushing Daisies
2007
Alfredo Aldarisio

Medium
2005
David Ostrowski

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Kevin Mulrooney

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Rafael Barba

Spin City
1996
Reporter

Law & Order
1990
Dennis Di Palma

Tony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee