
Raúl Esparza
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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
Credits

Ferdinand (2017)
as Moreno (voice)

Find Me Guilty (2006)
as Tony Compagna

My Soul to Take (2010)
as Abel

Custody (2016)
as Luis Sanjuro

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
as Self

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
as Self

One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch (2012)
Actor

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon (2015)
as Self

Company: A Musical Comedy (2008)
as Bobby

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best (2023)
as Self

Trouble in the Heights (2011)
as Nevada

Bring Me to Light (2021)
as Performer

Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) (2003)
as The Arbiter

Glimpse (2022)
as Tony

Elián (2017)
as Narrator (voice)





