Tanc Sade

Australian actor, writer and director (born 1980)

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.

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

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, 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.

In 2012 Sade broke the Australian National Dynamic Freediving record by swimming 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 .

Year Title Role Notes2002Young LionsSteve"The City and the Taxi Driver"2002Don't Blame MeNigel"Liar Liar"2003White Collar BlueKarl Baumann"1.18"2004–2006Gilmore GirlsFinnRecurring role2007CSI: MiamiJason Billings"Kill Switch"2007CSI: NYZamir Duka"The Deep"200890210Tom Moreno"Model Behavior"2008Terry McCready"Stolen Yacht"2010Ed Harrington"Red All Over"2012Body of ProofTeddy Gorman"Occupational Hazards"2014Sons of AnarchyGib White"Toil and Till"2014MatadorAlec Holester13 episodes, main role2015Childhood's EndJerry Hallcross"The Children"2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeFinn"Fall"2016RoadiesChristopher House8 episodes2016Lethal WeaponJulian"The Ties That Bind"2018DeceptionLance BauerRecurring2018The ResidentJosh Robinson"About Time"2023''1923Father Cillian3 episodes