In 2007, Esparza had a recurring role on the TV show "Pushing Daisies" as traveling salesman Alfredo Aldarisio, a role originally given to Paul Reubens. In 2009, Esparza recorded the audiobook "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. He has done narration for "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer and "The Book of Unholy Mischief" by Elle Newmark. In January 2010, Esparza performed opposite Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Valarie Pettiford at the 92Y's "Lyrics and Lyricist" event honoring Desi Arnaz and his orchestra, "Babalu: The American Songbook Goes Latin". In 2010, Esparza appeared as Abel Plenkov in Wes Craven's "My Soul to Take".