Elena Rusconi talks about starring in ‘Rise of the Raven’

Actress Elena Rusconi chatted about starring in “Rise of the Raven,” and working with Tyler Hynes in “The Groomsmen” trilogy on Hallmark. Rusconi was born and raised in Italy, between Milan and Florence. When she was 16, she moved to Australia where she was an exchange student, first in the Gold Coast and later in Cairns.

She started taking acting classes at eight years old; in Italy, she studied at Paolo Grassi, Teatro Carcano, and Michael Rodgers Acting Studio. At eighteen, upon graduation from Liceo Classico, she was accepted into the day conservatory program at the Stella Adler Studio and moved to New York City. Since then, she has worked in theater, film, and television both in the US and Europe.

Highlights of her career include her role opposite Ryan Reynolds in Netflix’s “6 Underground,” directed by Michael Bay; her recurring role in ABC’s “The Catch”; and Netflix’s “Medici: The Magnificent.” She stars in Amazon Prime’s “LiveLove,” an independent film set in New York. She was cast as the lead in her first off-Broadway play at the Theatre Centre when she was twenty-one.

Some of her favorite stage roles include Miranda in “The Tempest,” Helen Of Troy in “Dress of Fire” alongside Austin Pendleton, Cassie in “Rumors,” and Katarina in “Araberlin” at the 4th Street Theatre. Her upcoming projects include the limited series “Rise Of The Raven,” produced by Serendipity and Beta Film, described by Variety as “one of the most .