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

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, the Green Mystic Ranger, in '' Power Rangers: Mystic Force'' and Dominic Russo on the

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drama series, '' Chasing Life''. He released his debut single "Fight Me" on 10 July 2018.

Life and career

Brancatisano was born in

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, in Australia, 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. 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. He studied for three years at Theatre Nepean and continues to work, both as an actor and musician, nationally and internationally. In the Australian theatre and music circles, he is also known as "Richie Branco".Richard Brancatisano
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, and also stars

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, Zoe Carides and George Kapiniaris.

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brancatisano, Richard 1983 births Australian male television actors Australian people of Italian descent Living people People from New South Wales