His mother was the British-born South African actress and writer Yolande Turner nee Turnbull.

[2] Finch wrote and directed the 1988 fantasy film Priceless Beauty, and the 1991 thriller Where Sleeping Dogs Lie.

[3] In 2014, Finch was executive producer on Broomfield's Tales of the Grim Sleeper, which was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

[4] After a 10-year career of writing, directing and producing films, Finch became an agent at William Morris Agency in 1997.

[8] In 2024, Finch launched Équipement De Vie, a brand sailing shoes, which he co-founded with James Barshall.