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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Medium

BoJack Horseman

Tony Awards

Hannibal

The Good Fight

All Movies (15)

• Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best2023 · as Self
• Glimpse2022 · as Tony
• Bring Me to Light2021 · as Performer
• The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU2020 · as Self
• Ferdinand2017 · as Moreno (voice)
• Elián2017 · as Narrator (voice)
• Custody2016 · as Luis Sanjuro
• Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon2015 · as Self
• One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch2012
• Trouble in the Heights2011 · as Nevada
• My Soul to Take2010 · as Abel
• Company: A Musical Comedy2008 · as Bobby
• ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway2007 · as Self
• Find Me Guilty2006 · as Tony Compagna
• Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)2003 · as The Arbiter

All TV Shows (19)

• A Murder at the End of the World2023 · as David Alvarez
• Candy2022 · as Don Crowder
• Dopesick2021 · as Paul Mendelson
• Law & Order: Organized Crime2021 · as Rafael Barba
• Dead Talk Live2020 · as Self - Guest
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self - Special Guest
• The Good Fight2017 · as Brian Kneef
• The Path2016 · as Professor Jackson Neill
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Ralph Stilton (voice)
• Hannibal2013 · as Dr. Frederick Chilton
• Pushing Daisies2007 · as Alfredo Aldarisio
• Medium2005 · as David Ostrowski
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Kevin Mulrooney
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Rafael Barba
• Spin City1996 · as Reporter
• Law & Order1990 · as Dennis Di Palma
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• The Answers— · as Dr. Crowe