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Richard Brancatisano | |
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| Born | Richard Peter Brancatisano 29 October 1983 Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 2002–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 .
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.
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | This Girl in the Desert | Horned Man | Short |
| 2009 | Whiteline | Thommo | Short |
| 2009 | Cupid | Cupid | Short |
| 2011 | Things to Do | Pete | Short |
| 2012 | Bait 3D | Rory | |
| 2015 | Hamish Anderson: Little Lies | Talk Show Host | Video short |
| 2015 | Alex & Eve | Alex |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 Barrett | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Home and Away | Prince Vittorio Seca | Recurring role |
| 2011 | The Elephant Princess | Caleb | Main role (season 2) |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | Guido Calletti | Main role |
| 2012 | Dripping in Chocolate | Saxon Blake | TV film |
| 2013 | Reef Doctors | Dr. Rick D'Alessandro | Main role |
| 2013 | Dance Academy | Rhys O'Leary | Recurring role |
| 2014–15 | Chasing Life | Dominic Russo | Main role |
| 2016 | Struggling Servers | Actor | "The Coach" |
| 2018 | Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted to You | Matt Lattanzi | Miniseries |
| 2018–2019 | Harrow | Sgt. Gabriel Capello | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | After the Verdict | Dom | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | The Messenger | Joe | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Critical Incident | Theo Leon | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Hearts and Diamonds | King of Diamonds | |
| 2004 | The Wind in the Willows | Ratty | |
| 2005 | Boyband: The Musical | Corey | |
| 2005 | Vin | Vin |
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