Tanc Sade
{{short description|Australian actor, writer and director (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tanc Sade
| image = Tanc Sade.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Tanc Sade in October 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|7|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| nationality = Australian
| occupation = Actor, director
| spouse =
| years_active = 2002–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.
Early life
Sade was born in Sydney, Australia. He worked in theatre before moving to the United States.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
Career
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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|date=December 2016}}
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|date=December 2016}}
Athletic career
In 2012, Sade broke the Australian National Dynamic Freediving record by swimming {{convert|218|m}} on a single breath of air.{{cite web|title=Australian Freediving Association: Hall of Fame|url=http://australianfreediving.org/competition/hall-of-fame/#DYN|accessdate=24 September 2014}} He was later crowned Australian National champion of the same year.{{fact|date=January 2025}}
In 2013, Sade broke the Australian National Dynamic No-fins record with a swim of {{convert|177|m}}.{{fact|date=January 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2002
|Code 2 |George |Short film |
2007
|Beta | |
2007
|Freddy | |
2008
|Flowers and Weeds |Joshua |Short film |
2012
|Not That Funny |Tyler | |
2012
|Pete | |
2013
|January Man |January Man |Short film |
2014
|George | |
2016
|Queen of Hearts |West |Short film, completed |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2002
|Steve |"The City and the Taxi Driver" |
2002
|Nigel |"Liar Liar" |
2003
|Karl Baumann |"1.18" |
2004–2006
|Finn |Recurring role |
2007
|Jason Billings |"Kill Switch" |
2007
|Zamir Duka |"The Deep" |
2008
|Tom Moreno |"Model Behavior" |
2008
|{{sortname|The|Strip|The Strip (Australian TV series)}} |Terry McCready |"Stolen Yacht" |
2010
|{{sortname|The|Mentalist}} |Ed Harrington |"Red All Over" |
2012
|Teddy Gorman |"Occupational Hazards" |
2014
|Gib White |"Toil and Till" |
2014
|Alec Holester |13 episodes, main role |
2015
|Jerry Hallcross |"The Children" |
2016
|Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life |Finn |"Fall" |
2016
|Christopher House |8 episodes |
2016
|Julian |"The Ties That Bind" |
2018
|Lance Bauer |Recurring |
2018
|Josh Robinson |"About Time" |
2023
|''1923 |Father Cillian |3 episodes |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1625746}}
- [http://www.fiveislandfilms.com/ Five Island Films]
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Category:Australian male film actors