Tanc Sade

Tanc Sade (born 28 July 1980) is an Australian actor, writer and director. Sade worked in several theatre productions in Australia before landing a recurring role on Gilmore Girls in 2005.

Tanc Sade
Tanc Sade in October 2014
Born	(1980-07-28) 28 July 1980 Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	2002–present

Early life

Sade was born in Sydney, Australia. He worked in theatre before moving to the United States.

Career

Sade rose to international attention playing the quirky role of "Finn" in the cult series Gilmore Girls. Producer Amy Sherman-Palladino created the role after he auditioned for the role of love interest Logan Huntzberger. He starred in the series Roadies, the one-hour drama written and directed by Cameron Crowe and produced by J. J. Abrams for Showtime, which lasted for one season.

Sade played Alec Holester in Matador. The action series, from executive producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman which debuted in July 2014 on Robert Rodriguez's new cable network and is composed of 13-hour-long episodes. He recently starred in Childhood's End based on the Arthur C. Clarke novel of the same name.

Sade starred opposite Nicolas Cage in the movie Stolen and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy, The Mentalist, The Resident, Body of Proof, 90210, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY. He wrote and directed Flowers and Weeds starring Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe winner, Terence Stamp, and music from Academy Award winner Glen Hansard.

Athletic career

In 2012 Sade broke the Australian National Dynamic Freediving record by swimming 218 metres (715 ft) on a single breath of air. He was later crowned Australian National champion of the same year.

In 2013 Sade broke the Australian National Dynamic No-fins record with a swim of 177 metres (581 ft).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Code 2	George	Short film
2007	Sex and Death 101	Beta
2007	After Sex	Freddy
2008	Flowers and Weeds	Joshua	Short film
2012	Not That Funny	Tyler
2012	Stolen	Pete
2013	January Man	January Man	Short film
2014	Hollows Grove	George
2016	Queen of Hearts	West	Short film, completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Young Lions	Steve	"The City and the Taxi Driver"
2002	Don't Blame Me	Nigel	"Liar Liar"
2003	White Collar Blue	Karl Baumann	"1.18"
2004–2006	Gilmore Girls	Finn	Recurring role
2007	CSI: Miami	Jason Billings	"Kill Switch"
2007	CSI: NY	Zamir Duka	"The Deep"
2008	90210	Tom Moreno	"Model Behavior"
2008	The Strip	Terry McCready	"Stolen Yacht"
2010	The Mentalist	Ed Harrington	"Red All Over"
2012	Body of Proof	Teddy Gorman	"Occupational Hazards"
2014	Sons of Anarchy	Gib White	"Toil and Till"
2014	Matador	Alec Holester	13 episodes, main role
2015	Childhood's End	Jerry Hallcross	"The Children"
2016	Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life	Finn	"Fall"
2016	Roadies	Christopher House	8 episodes
2016	Lethal Weapon	Julian	"The Ties That Bind"
2018	Deception	Lance Bauer	Recurring
2018	The Resident	Josh Robinson	"About Time"
2023	1923	Father Cillian	3 episodes

External links

• Tanc Sade at IMDb
• Five Island Films