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Acting
Raúl Esparza
- Born
- (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
- Credits
- 34 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
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7.2
Movie
Ferdinand
8.3
TV
Hannibal
8.5
TV
BoJack Horseman
7.3
TV
Law & Order
7.5
TV
Medium
6.6
Movie
Find Me Guilty
5.5
Movie
My Soul to Take
8.0
TV
Dopesick
7.9
TV
Pushing Daisies
7.6
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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TV
Spin City
7.5
TV
The Good Fight
7.9
TV
Law & Order: Organized Crime
6.9
TV
A Murder at the End of the World
7.1
TV
Candy
6.4
TV
The Path
6.1
TV
666 Park Avenue
Acting credits 34
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A Murder at the End of the World TV | David Alvarez (7 ep) |
| 2023 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best Film | Self |
| 2022 | Candy TV | Don Crowder (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Glimpse Film | Tony |
| 2021 | Dopesick TV | Paul Mendelson (5 ep) |
| 2021 | Bring Me to Light Film | Performer |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime TV | Rafael Barba (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Dead Talk Live TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2020 | Stars in the House TV | Self, Self - Special Guest (2 ep) |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Film | Self |
| 2017 | Ferdinand Film | Moreno (voice) |
| 2017 | Elián Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | The Good Fight TV | Brian Kneef (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Custody Film | Luis Sanjuro |
| 2016 | The Path TV | Professor Jackson Neill (6 ep) |
| 2015 | Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon Film | Self |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman TV | Ralph Stilton (voice) (8 ep) |
| 2013 | Hannibal TV | Dr. Frederick Chilton (12 ep) |
| 2012 | One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch Film | |
| 2012 | 666 Park Avenue TV | Phillip Perez (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Trouble in the Heights Film | Nevada |
| 2010 | My Soul to Take Film | Abel |
| 2008 | Company: A Musical Comedy Film | Bobby |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies TV | Alfredo Aldarisio (2 ep) |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway Film | Self |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty Film | Tony Compagna |
| 2005 | Medium TV | David Ostrowski (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) Film | The Arbiter |
| 2002 | Merrily We Roll Along Film | Charley Kringas |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV | Kevin Mulrooney (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Rafael Barba (130 ep) |
| 1996 | Spin City TV | Reporter (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Dennis Di Palma (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Nominee (1 ep) |