Tanc Sade

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Tanc Sade
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Tanc Sade in October 2014
Born (1980-07-28) 28 July 1980 (age 44)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2002–present

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.

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Early life

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

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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

Athletic career

In 2012 Sade broke the Australian National Dynamic Freediving record by swimming 218 metres (715 ft) on a single breath of air. [1] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Code 2GeorgeShort film
2007 Sex and Death 101 Beta
2007 After Sex Freddy
2008Flowers and WeedsJoshuaShort film
2012Not That FunnyTyler
2012 Stolen Pete
2013January ManJanuary ManShort film
2014 Hollows Grove George
2016Queen of HeartsWestShort film, completed

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 FinnRecurring 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 Holester13 episodes, main role
2015 Childhood's End Jerry Hallcross"The Children"
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Finn"Fall"
2016 Roadies Christopher House8 episodes
2016 Lethal Weapon Julian"The Ties That Bind"
2018 Deception Lance BauerRecurring
2018 The Resident Josh Robinson"About Time"
2023 1923 Father Cillian3 episodes

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References

  1. "Australian Freediving Association: Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 24 September 2014.