Has appeared in numerous NYC Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions as well as in the gritty NYC cult hit Land of College Prophets playing "Irish" Jonah Joe, a role in which he gained 30lbs of muscle. He spoke with an Irish brogue throughout filming, never coming out of character, as documented in the Hale Manor Anthology dvd.

Russ Russo then won "Best Actor" at the 1st annual Wine & Country Film Festival at Marth Clara Vineyards for his role in the Feature film Williamsburg, out on Collector's Edition DVD, with a 4 Star review by the New York Times. Russ Russo has appeared with John Krasinski (The Office), with a small role as 'Julio Cortes' in the bank heist film " New Wave, and also with Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls), William Sadler (Shawshank Redemption) and Dean Edwards (Saturday Night Live).

Russ appeared in the film A Dangerous Place alongside Kristen Dalton (The Departed). Most recently, the release of London Betty, a quirky indie comedy feature, alongside Daniel Von Bargen (Philadelphia, Seinfeld, Malcolm in the Middle, The Postman) and Clint Howard (Far and Away, Cinderella Man, Halloween H2O), in which Mr. Russo plays the Russian "Volgo the Red". Critics have already raved "Russo is predictably great, with a Top notch Russian accent" - Mike Watt-Indiewire.com.