Lillo Brancato

Actor

1976-03-30 · Bogotá, Colombia

Lillo Brancato, Jr. (born March 30, 1976) is a Colombian-born American actor, known for his performance as Calogero 'C' Anello in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. He's also known for his role as radio operator Russell Vossler in Crimson Tide (1995), and as Benitez in Renaissance Man (1994). He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on The Sopranos. In December 2005, Brancato was charged with second-degree murder for his role in a burglary in the Bronx, New York. Authorities say that an off-duty police officer, Daniel Enchautegui, confronted two burglars and was killed in a shootout. Brancato was subsequently acquitted of murder, but he was convicted of first-degree attempted burglary and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Co-defendant Steven Armento was convicted of firing the fatal shot. On December 31, 2013, he was released on parole.

He has continued to appear in movies.

• Enemy of the State (1998) — Young Worker
• A Bronx Tale (1993) — Calogero 'C' Anello (Age 17)
• Crimson Tide (1995) — Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) — Larry
• Renaissance Man (1994) — Soldat Donnie Benitez
• Back in the Day (2016) — Nicky (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
• 'R Xmas (2001) — Husband
• Dead on Arrival (2018) — Zanca
• In the Shadows (2001) — Jimmy Pierazzi
• Slingshot (2005) — DJ
• The Florentine (1999) — Pretty
• Mambo Café (2000) — Wheasel
• The Real Deal (2002) — Samy Saxo
• Provocateur (1998) — Chris Finn
• 5th Borough (2020) — Sonny Finici
• Searching for Bobby D (2005) — Bobby
• Table One (2000) — Johnnie
• Saturday Morning (2007) — Alan Delucci
• Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003)
• Downtown: A Street Tale (2004) — Lenny
• Made in Mexico (2022) — Ochoa
• The Real Sopranos (2006)
• Blue Moon (2000) — Pete
• Sticks (1998) — Lenny Prince