Joseph Paul Branca*

JOSEPH PAUL BRANCA (He/Him)
Joey is so excited to return to SLAC as The Pigeon for his 10th production on our stage! Previous SLAC favorites include: SLAC's Summer Show: Close Encounters in the Beehive, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, and Saturday's Voyeur. He has worked with several revered companies across the Wasatch Front and internationally, including principal roles with Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, Good Company Theatre, The Ruth & Nathan Hale Theater/HCTO, Plan-B Theatre Company, Hale Centre Theatre, West Valley Arts, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka, and Universal Studios Japan. In film, he has starred in Dog Valley, Blood of the Undying, One Big Happy Family, and the Emmy Award-winning Resistance Movement. He has received several awards for his work on stage and screen, including most recently the 2025 Best Utah Stage Actor from the Best of Utah Awards, two Utah Film Awards, and the West Valley Arts Ovation Award, among others. "For Nick." JosephBranca.com | @JosephBranca