Tanner Novlan

About

Tanner Novlan (born 9 April 1986) is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for playing doctor John “Finn” Finnegan on the American CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful since 2020. He has starred as “Struggling Actor” in Liberty Mutual commercials and as Gregory Manes on The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico (2020–2021).

Tanner Novlan was born on 9 April 1986 in Edmonton, Alberta, to Doug and Coresa (née Vizina) Novlan and raised in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan. His mother is from Sacramento, California. His Slovene Canadian paternal grandfather, Clem, had a close bond with Novlan, as he was his first grandchild. Novlan is the eldest of three siblings, with a younger sister and brother.
Novlan grew up on his family’s farm, and at the age of twelve, he drove a $350,000 combine harvester. During his childhood, Novlan was very athletic and active in hockey, basketball and water-skiing. Upon his arrival in the United States at the age of 21, he worked for a construction company while taking acting classes.

Novlan made his feature film acting debut in the 2009 direct-to-video horror film Maneater and his television acting debut in the eighth episode of Season…