Richard Brancatisano

Richard Peter Brancatisano (born 29 October 1983), also known by his stage name Richie Branco,

He studied acting for three years at Sydney's Theatre Nepean. He also performed in the theatre production Vin, as the lead character, Vin.

In 2006, he came to prominence portraying Xander Bly, the Green Mystic Ranger in the children's series Power Rangers Mystic Force.

He next appeared as Caleb in the second season of the international children's TV series The Elephant Princess and as Prince Vittorio Secca in Home and Away. He had previously appeared twice, in the latter series.

In 2013, Brancatisano secured his first American role in the drama series Chasing Life (an adaptation of a Mexican television series) after the pilot, Terminales (its previous name) was given the green light by America's ABC network. He played Dominic, the male lead.

Brancatisano was the main protagonist in the 2015 big screen adaptation of the hit Australian stage play Alex & Eve, written by Alex Lykos – a modern take on Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Peter Andrikidis, it depicted a synchronous multicultural dating landscape between a Greek Orthodox Alex and a Muslim Lebanese Eve, played by Andrea Demetriades. The film also starred Tony Nikolakopoulos, Zoe Carides and George Kapiniaris.

In 2022, Brancatisano appeared in miniseries After the Verdict as Dom, and in feature film Carmen as Pablo. The same year, he played Michael Sleiman in drama series The Twelve.

He played in a four-member indie rock covers band called Black Diamond Hearts, followed by a band called Flux.

He toured with New Zealand artist, Gin Wigmore.

He released his debut single "Fight Me" on 10 July 2018. He later released a single titled "Don’t Hold Your Love In".

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2002 Hearts and Diamonds King of Diamonds 2004 Ratty2005 Boyband: The Musical Corey Seymour Centre, Sydney with Ricochet Working Productions Vin Vin