{{short description|Australian actor, writer and director (born 1980)}} {{BLP one source|date=December 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{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 | 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.
==Career== Sade appeared in the quirky role of "Finn" in the cult series ''Gilmore Girls''. He played the role of Christopher House in the series ''Roadies'', which lasted for one season. Sade played Alec Holester in ''Matador'', composed of 13 hour-long episodes, which debuted in July 2014. He appeared in ''Childhood's End'' based on the Arthur C. Clarke novel of the same name.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} Sade appeared in the 2012 film ''Stolen'', as well as ''Sons of Anarchy'', ''The Mentalist'', ''The Resident'', ''Body of Proof'', ''90210'', ''CSI: Miami'', and ''CSI: NY''. He wrote and directed ''Flowers and Weeds'' starring Terence Stamp.{{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.<ref name="freediving">{{cite web|title=Australian Freediving Association: Hall of Fame|url=http://australianfreediving.org/competition/hall-of-fame/#DYN|accessdate=24 September 2014}}</ref> 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 |- |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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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 |''{{sortname|The|Strip|The Strip (Australian TV series)}}'' |Terry McCready |"Stolen Yacht" |- |2010 |''{{sortname|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 |- |2026 |''The Madison'' |Dallas Reece |1 episode |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1625746}} * [http://www.fiveislandfilms.com/ Five Island Films]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sade, Tanc}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Australian male film actors Category:Australian male television actors Category:Male actors from Sydney