1970-10-24 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
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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Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Self | 2023-05-12 |
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Glimpse | Tony | 2022-05-05 |
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Bring Me to Light | Performer | 2021-04-28 |
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | Self | 2020-01-02 |
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Road Show | Wilson Mizner | 2019-07-24 |
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Ferdinand | Moreno (voice) | 2017-12-09 |
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Elián | Narrator (voice) | 2017-04-21 |
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Custody | Luis Sanjuro | 2016-04-17 |
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Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon | Self | 2015-12-08 |
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One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch | 2012-12-31 | |
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Trouble in the Heights | Nevada | 2011-10-21 |
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My Soul to Take | Abel | 2010-10-08 |
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Company: A Musical Comedy | Bobby | 2008-02-20 |
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | 2007-04-19 |
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Find Me Guilty | Tony Compagna | 2006-03-16 |
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Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) | The Arbiter | 2003-09-22 |