Laresca first appeared in film in the 1992 movie, Juice as Radames. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including The Devil's Advocate, The Aviator, Empire, Coach Carter, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.
In 1997, he had a supporting role in the short-lived Fox ensemble drama 413 Hope St. He has also had major supporting roles on 24, CSI: Miami and Weeds. In 2013 Laresca took on a role as a Mexican federale and the hit man Jangles in the show Graceland. As of 2016 he landed a main role in NBC's Shades of Blue as NYPD Detective Carlos Espada, starring alongside Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta.
