Richard Brancatisano

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Richard Brancatisano
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Brancatisano at the Star Trek Into Darkness Australian premiere, 2013
Born
Richard Peter Brancatisano

(1983-10-29) 29 October 1983 (age 41)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2002–present

Richard Peter Brancatisano (born 29 October 1983), also known by his stage name Richie Branco, is an Australian television actor and musician, best known for his roles as Xander Bly, the Green Mystic Ranger, in Power Rangers: Mystic Force and Dominic Russo on the ABC Family drama series, Chasing Life .

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Early life and education

Brancatisano was born in Sydney to an Italian father and an Australian mother. His interest in the dramatic arts began at an early age, and he appeared in several musicals and plays at his high school, The King's School in Parramatta. [1]

He studied for three years at Theatre Nepean.

Career

Before appearing in Power Rangers , Richard performed as Corey in the 2005 season of Boyband: The Musical, put on by Ricochet Working Productions, an Australian theatre company, and in the theatre production "Vin," as the lead character, Vin..

In the Australian theatre and music circles, he is also known as "Richie Branco". [2] He was touring with New Zealand Artist (Gin Wigmore).

He appears in the international children's TV series The Elephant Princess (season 2) as Caleb and in Home and Away as Prince Vittorio Secca.

He is the main protagonist in the hit Australian stage play, turned to big screen sensation, Alex & Eve (2015), written by Alex Lykos. A modern take on Romeo and Juliet and likened to My Big Fat Greek Wedding but taken to the next level, the synchronous multicultural dating landscape between a Greek Orthodox Alex and a Muslim Lebanese, Eve, played by Andrea Demetriades, and also stars Tony Nikolakopoulos, Zoe Carides and George Kapiniaris.

He released his debut single "Fight Me" on 10 July 2018. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006This Girl in the DesertHorned ManShort
2009WhitelineThommoShort
2009CupidCupidShort
2011Things to DoPeteShort
2012 Bait 3D Rory
2015Hamish Anderson: Little LiesTalk Show HostVideo short
2015 Alex & Eve Alex

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 White Collar Blue Darcy Worth"2.2"
2004 Double the Fist Gate Terrorist"Terrorism"
2006 Power Rangers Mystic Force Xander Bly/Green Mystic Ranger Main role
2007 Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Xander Bly/Green Mystic Ranger"Once a Ranger: Parts 1 & 2"
2007 Home and Away Theo Barrett1 episode
2010 Home and Away Prince Vittorio SecaRecurring role
2011 The Elephant Princess CalebMain role (season 2)
2011 Underbelly: Razor Guido CallettiMain role
2012Dripping in ChocolateSaxon BlakeTV film
2013 Reef Doctors Dr. Rick D'AlessandroMain role
2013 Dance Academy Rhys O'LearyRecurring role
2014–15 Chasing Life Dominic RussoMain role
2016Struggling ServersActor"The Coach"
2018 Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted to You Matt Lattanzi Miniseries
2018–2019 Harrow Sgt. Gabriel Capello2 episodes
2022 After the Verdict Dom6 episodes
2023The MessengerJoe2 episodes
2024 Critical Incident Theo Leon3 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Hearts and DiamondsKing of Diamonds
2004The Wind in the WillowsRatty
2005Boyband: The MusicalCorey
2005VinVin

Public appearances

Richard was one of the guests of the Power Morphicon, the first Power Rangers convention, at Los Angeles in June 2007 and August 2014.

References

  1. Foster, Kristina. "Richard Brancatisano" (PDF). pressfolios-production.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. Richard Brancatisano
  3. "Fight Me – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2018.