 In 2008, he played Charlie Fox in the revival of David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" co-starring Jeremy Piven and Elisabeth Moss on Broadway.His performance in "Speed-the-Plow" earned him a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play, making him the second performer (after Boyd Gaines) to be nominated in all four acting categories a performer is eligible for at the Tonys, although he has yet to win one.Esparza appeared in a limited-engagement revival of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia", which began previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on February 25, 2011 and opened on March 17, 2011.