He is known for his role as Ronan Malloy on The Young and the Restless, Jonathan Lavery on All My Children, and Shayne Lewis on Guiding Light.
Although he was off the air from mid-April until August 2005 while his character was believed dead in an explosion, Branson remained on contract the entire time.
Branson's work prior to All My Children included a 2000 guest spot on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In 2005, Branson received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on All My Children as Jonathan Lavery.
He plays an undercover FBI agent on a mission to bust corrupt cops in Genoa City involved in a drug ring.