- Born
- Birth nameRaúl Eduardo Esparza
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Raúl Eduardo Esparza is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseMichelle Marie Perez(October 22, 1994 - 2008) (divorced)
- As a member of the main cast, he is the first man to play an ADA on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).
- His family was all born in Cuba, but he was born in the United States. He considers himself Cuban-American.
- One of only a handful of actors to have received 4 nominations for Broadway Tony Awards in just 5 years, 3 of which were consecutive, and all of which were for both plays and musicals.
- Tony nomination for his role in "Company".
- BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1992)
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