Movies:
* The Post (2017) - as Ben Bradlee Jr.
* Manchester by the Sea (2016) - as Patrick Chandler
* The Martian (2015) - as Rick Martinez
* The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - as Donnie Azoff
* The Interpreter (2005) - as Kevin
* Law Abiding Citizen (2009) - as Nick
* The Adjustment Bureau (2011) - as Harry
* The Fifth Estate (2013) - as Adrian Lamo
* A Most Violent Year (2014) - as Jimmy Serrano
Television:
* The Looming Tower (2018) - as Ali Soufan
* The Deuce (2017-2019) - as Chris Alston
* The Good Wife (2014-2016) - as David Lee
* Person of Interest (2014) - as Detective Carter
* The Wire (2008) - as Detective "Ziggy" Sobotka
* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011) - as Peter
* The Americans (2014) - as Stan Beeman
* Blue Bloods (2012) - as Detective Brian "B.J." McNally
* The Newsroom (2014) - as Jerry Dantana
Stage:
* He is also a well-respected stage actor, with notable roles in plays like:
* Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway
* The American Crisis (v. 2.0)
* The Coast of Utopia
This is just a small selection of Michael Esper's work. You can find more comprehensive lists of his film and television credits on websites like IMDb.