Raúl Esparza Reflects On His Law and Order: SVU Role

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Raúl Esparza Reflects On His Law and Order: SVU Role

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Theater aficionados know Raúl Esparza for his critically acclaimed stage performances, which have earned him four Tony nominations as well as a number of other prestigious awards, according to his webpage. But the role that has earned him the greatest public exposure is on the small screen rather than on the stage: From 2012 through 2018, he played prosecutor Rafael Barba on "Law and Order: SVU," a role that brought him into the homes of millions of viewers each week, and he's been back to the show for a few appearances since then (via IMDb).

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In his latest TV performance in Hulu's true-crime miniseries "Candy," Esparza once again plays an attorney with a powerful presence in the courtroom. But the similarities between the characters end there: In "Candy," Esparza's character, Don Crowder, is a flamboyant, blustery lawyer with no criminal trial experience who finds himself defending Candy Montgomery, a Texas housewife accused of killing a friend in 1980.

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