[citation needed] In 2000, Escarpeta received his first on-screen role in Greg Morgan's The Playaz Court.

In the following years, he appeared in various television programs such as Boston Public, The Shield, Judging Amy and Boomtown.

In that same year, he was cast as Sam Walker in the historical drama series American Dreams, which aired on NBC.

He also starred as a young LAPD officer on patrol during the racial gang war in the drama 818, on which Escarpeta also served as co-producer.

He also appeared in an episode of FOX's House (2012), NBC's Grimm (2014), and CBS' Extant (2014).