Richard Brancatisano

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

(1983-10-29) 29 October 1983 (age 41)
Sydney
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.

Early life and education

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
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

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Hearts and Diamonds King of Diamonds
2004 The Wind in the Willows Ratty
2005 Boyband: The Musical Corey
2005 Vin Vin

Public appearances

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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

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  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.
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