Acting · Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. · Born October 24, 1970
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.
TVA Murder at the End of the World
2023
as David Alvarez
MovieCelebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
as Self
TVCandy
2022
as Don Crowder
MovieGlimpse
2022
as Tony
TVDopesick
2021
as Paul Mendelson
MovieBring Me to Light
2021
as Performer
TVLaw & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Rafael Barba
TVDead Talk Live
2020
as Self - Guest
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieThe Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as Self
MovieFerdinand
2017
as Moreno (voice)
MovieElián
2017
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Brian Kneef
MovieCustody
2016
as Luis Sanjuro
TVThe Path
2016
as Professor Jackson Neill
MovieGetting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Ralph Stilton (voice)
TVHannibal
2013
as Dr. Frederick Chilton
MovieOne Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2012
MovieTrouble in the Heights
2011
as Nevada
MovieMy Soul to Take
2010
as Abel
MovieCompany: A Musical Comedy
2008
as Bobby
TVPushing Daisies
2007
as Alfredo Aldarisio
MovieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
MovieFind Me Guilty
2006
as Tony Compagna
TVMedium
2005
as David Ostrowski
MovieChess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)
2003
as The Arbiter
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Kevin Mulrooney
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Rafael Barba
TVSpin City
1996
as Reporter
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Dennis Di Palma
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The Answers
as Dr. Crowe
