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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 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.

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.

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". 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

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.

External links

• Richard Brancatisano at IMDb

• 1983 births
• Australian male television actors
• Australian people of Italian descent
• Living people
• Musicians from New South Wales
• Actors from New South Wales
• People educated at The King's School, Parramatta