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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.

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Filmography

2023A Murder at the End of the WorldDavid Alvarez
2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelf
2022CandyDon Crowder
2022GlimpseTony
2021DopesickPaul Mendelson
2021Bring Me to LightPerformer
2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeRafael Barba
2020Dead Talk LiveSelf - Guest
2020Stars in the HouseSelf
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUSelf
2017FerdinandMoreno (voice)
2017EliánNarrator (voice)
2017The Good FightBrian Kneef
2016CustodyLuis Sanjuro
2016The PathProfessor Jackson Neill
2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red DragonSelf
2014BoJack HorsemanRalph Stilton (voice)
2013HannibalDr. Frederick Chilton
2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
2011Trouble in the HeightsNevada
2010My Soul to TakeAbel
2008Company: A Musical ComedyBobby
2007Pushing DaisiesAlfredo Aldarisio
2007ShowBusiness: The Road to BroadwaySelf
2006Find Me GuiltyTony Compagna
2005MediumDavid Ostrowski
2003Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)The Arbiter
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentKevin Mulrooney
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRafael Barba
1996Spin CityReporter
1990Law & OrderDennis Di Palma
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
—The AnswersDr. Crowe

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