David Esparza

Biography

Career Overview

David Esparza has 58 screen credits in a career dating back to 2001. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently Borat with 2 titles. Signature works include The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven, Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

58

Birth Date

1978-02-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Contra Costa County, California, USA

Known For

• 

  The Equalizer
• 

  The Magnificent Seven
• 

  Bad Boys: Ride or Die
• 

  The Equalizer 2
• 

  The Expendables
• 

  The Expendables 2

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

• Borat (2 titles)
• Borat Moviefilms Collection (2 titles)
• The Equalizer (2 titles)
• The Expendables (2 titles)
• Bad Boys (1 titles)
• Goosebumps Films (1 titles)
• Death Wish (1 titles)
• Flatliners (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Denzel Washington (3 collaborations)
• Haley Bennett (2 collaborations)
• Bill Pullman (2 collaborations)
• Melissa Leo (2 collaborations)
• Lance Norris (2 collaborations)
• Sylvester Stallone (2 collaborations)
• Jason Statham (2 collaborations)
• Jet Li (2 collaborations)
• Dolph Lundgren (2 collaborations)
• Randy Couture (2 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (57 credits)

  • Balls Up

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2026
  • Together

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2025
  • Better Man

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2024
  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die

    sound designer

    sound
    2024
  • Emancipation

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2022
  • The Guilty

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2021
  • Infinite

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2021
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2020
  • Honest Thief

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2020
  • Antebellum

    sound designer

    sound
    2020
  • The Turning

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2020
  • Our Friend

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2019
  • Time Freak

    sound designer

    sound
    2018
  • The Girl in the Spider's Web

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2018
  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2018
  • The Spy Who Dumped Me

    sound designer

    sound
    2018
  • The Equalizer 2

    sound designer

    sound
    2018
  • Death Wish

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2018
  • The Current War

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2018
  • Flatliners

    sound designer

    sound
    2017
  • The Magnificent Seven

    sound designer

    sound
    2016
  • Ghostbusters

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2016
  • Concussion

    sound designer

    sound
    2015
  • Spy

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2015
  • Horrible Bosses 2

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2014
  • The Equalizer

    sound designer

    sound
    2014
  • Haunt

    sound designer

    sound
    2014
  • La Bare

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2014
  • Escape Plan

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2013
  • Bad Words

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2013
  • Odd Thomas

    supervising sound effects editor

    sound
    2013
  • Deadfall

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2012
  • Stolen

    supervising sound effects editor

    sound
    2012
  • The Expendables 2

    supervising sound effects editor

    sound
    2012
  • Conan the Barbarian

    sound designer

    sound
    2011
  • Take Me Home Tonight

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2011
  • The Resident

    sound designer

    sound
    2011
  • The Expendables

    supervising sound effects editor

    sound
    2010
  • A Single Man

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2009
  • Transylmania

    sound designer

    sound
    2009
  • The Road

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2009
  • The Box

    sound designer

    sound
    2009
  • Southland Tales

    sound designer

    sound
    2007
  • This Is the Way the World Ends

    sound designer

    sound
    2007
  • I'm Not There

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2007
  • Before the Rains

    supervising sound effects editor

    sound
    2007
  • Dreamgirls

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2006
  • Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2006
  • Rumor Has It...

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2005
  • Shopgirl

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2005
  • Club Dread

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2004
  • Shattered Glass

    supervising sound effects editor

    sound
    2003
  • Masked and Anonymous

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2003
  • Basic

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2003
  • The Core

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2003
  • The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2002
  • Vegas, City of Dreams

    sound effects editor

    sound
    2001

• crew (1 credits)

  • USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

    additional music

    crew
    2008