Danny Raco

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Danny Raco
Born (1979-12-24) 24 December 1979 (age 41)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor, director
Years active1998–present

Danny Raco (born 24 December 1979) is an Italian Australian actor and director, known for his television work.

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Raco was born in Rome, Italy.

Career

He got his start playing Marco Vialli on the teenage soap opera Heartbreak High from 1998 to 1999. In 2001, he joined the cast of a primetime soap opera, Home and Away , playing Alex Poulos.

In 2004, Raco chose to leave Home and Away to pursue the role of Constable Joss Peroni on Blue Heelers . [1] He remained with the show until its end in 2006. He returned to Home and Away in June 2007, and is now a director on the series. [2]

Personal life

While on Home and Away, he dated co-stars Tammin Sursok and Ada Nicodemou, who played his sister Leah.

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  1. Moran, Jonathan: Terrorists to strike Mt Thomas, The Age , 2 July 2002.
  2. Soap attracts stars in force, Herald Sun , 23 August 2007.