Russwin Francisco is a Filipino American actor, producer, director, educator, and entrepreneur.

He produced and appeared as Manny in The Girl Who Left Home, a musical film that received the Best Picture award at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. He was also an accredited investor in the Broadway production Here Lies Love, which received four Tony Award nominations. 

As a stage performer, Francisco has appeared in musical and dramatic productions in the Washington, D.C., area for more than three decades. His credits include Iago in Othello, Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Lun Tha in The King and I, Simba in The Lion King, and Bernardo in West Side Story.

His vocal work has included performances in classical, sacred, jazz, madrigal, doo-wop, barbershop, and a cappella genres. He was a featured soloist with the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, and performed with the a cappella ensemble Nuance for more than 21 years. He has performed throughout the Washington metropolitan area as a jazz vocalist.

Francisco, co-established Black Fox Lounge in Washington, D.C., where he curated the venue's music programming. 

In the Philippines, Francisco wrote and directed Mga Kaawa-awang Kaluluwa (Pitiful Souls) which won Best Play in a national competition sponsored by De La Salle University. He performed in an internationally broadcast dramatic series on DZRH radio. His voiceover work included a national advertising campaign and musical score narration. He received national recognition for extemporaneous storytelling.

Outside the performing arts, Francisco worked in academia for nearly 20 years as adjunct faculty in business and classical mythology, graduate student advisor, and university administrator coordinating academic initiatives among 12 colleges and universities. He co-founded a research organization supporting public safety legislation.

More recently, he founded and operates a sexual wellness business in Washington, D.C. He presents talks and workshops on leadership, identity, psychological congruence, and sex positivity.  

Francisco is currently working on several creative projects including: A feature film directed by Myra Aquino and starring Emy Coligado (Malcolm in the Middle), an original stage play set in colonial Philippines, a sitcom about chosen family and belonging, a fully illustrated children's book, and a short film about finding oneself through AI.