Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
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.
Raúl Esparza is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 34 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes A Murder at the End of the World (2023), Candy (2022), Stars in the House (2020), The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020), Ferdinand (2017), Hannibal (2013), My Soul to Take (2010), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007). The recorded credits span 1956 to 2023, including 16 movies and 18 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Raul Esparza · رائول اسپارزا
TV ShowA Murder at the End of the World
TV ShowCandy
TV ShowStars in the House
MovieThe Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
MovieFerdinand
TV ShowHannibal
MovieMy Soul to Take
MovieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
MovieFind Me Guilty
TV ShowLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV ShowMedium
TV ShowLaw & Order
TV ShowBoJack Horseman
TV ShowLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
TV ShowTony Awards
TV ShowLaw & Order: Organized Crime
TV ShowThe Good Fight
TV ShowSpin City
TV ShowPushing Daisies
TV ShowThe Path
TV ShowDopesick
TV Show666 Park Avenue
MovieCustody
TV ShowDead Talk Live
MovieElián
MovieMerrily We Roll Along
MovieGetting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
MovieBring Me to Light
MovieCompany: A Musical Comedy
MovieChess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)
MovieOne Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
MovieTrouble in the Heights
MovieCelebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
MovieGlimpse