Devon Sawa
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Born | Devon Edward Sawa September 7, 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Notable work | Little Giants Casper Now and Then Wild America Idle Hands Final Destination Nikita |
Spouse(s) | Dawni Sahanovitch |
Children | 1 |
Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He started out acting when he was a teenager, appearing in the films Little Giants (1994), Casper (1995), Now and Then (1995), Night of the Twisters (1996), Wild America (1997), and SLC Punk! (1998). In 1999, he went on to star in the comedy horror film Idle Hands with Jessica Alba. A year later he was cast as Alex Browning in the horror film Final Destination, a role he later reprised as a cameo in the fifth installment of the series Final Destination 5 (2011). From 2010 to 2013, he had a recurring role on the drama spy fiction series Nikita as Owen Elliot.
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Life and career
Sawa was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Joyce and Edward Sawa, a mechanic. Sawa has two siblings.[1] His father is Polish, and his mother is "a little bit of everything".[2] His love of acting began when he starred in a school play in kindergarten, and since then, he has had many roles on TV and in movies.
Sawa began his career in 1992 as a children's action toy spokesman. Subsequently, his acting career developed rapidly during the 1990s. Sawa appeared in the film Little Giants and then got his big break in Casper, playing the role of Casper himself as a real boy. Although he only had about five minutes of screen time, it was his biggest role to date. In "Now and Then" Sawa played Scott Wormer the town bully, and shared a second on-screen kiss with his co-star Christina Ricci (the first was in Casper). Sawa also starred in Wild America, Idle Hands, SLC Punk! and Final Destination. In 2000, Sawa played the title character of the Eminem music video "Stan".[3] Sawa later became a voice actor by voicing Flash Thompson in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Sawa continued steadily in recent years by appearing in several independent films including Extreme Dating, Shooting Gallery, Devil's Den, Creature Of Darkness, Endure, 388 Arletta Avenue, The Philly Kid, and A Resurrection.[4][5]
Since 2010, Sawa portrays the role of Owen Elliott on the CW action drama series Nikita.[6][7] In July 2012, he was promoted to series regular in season 3 of Nikita.[8]
Personal life
He is married to Dawni Sawa and they welcomed their first child, son Hudson, on January 9, 2014.[9]
Filmography
Film
1994 | Little Giants | Junior Floyd | |
1995 | Casper | Casper McFadden (human form) | |
1995 | Now and Then | Scott Wormer | |
1997 | The Boys Club | Eric | |
1997 | Wild America | Mark Stouffer | |
1998 | A Cool, Dry Place | Noah Ward | |
1998 | SLC Punk! | Sean | |
1998 | Around the Fire | Simon Harris | |
1999 | Idle Hands | Anton Tobias | |
2000 | Final Destination | Alex Browning | |
2000 | The Guilty | Nathan Corrigan | |
2000 | Eminem: E | Stan | Segment: "Stan" |
2002 | Slackers | Dave Goodman | |
2002 | Extreme Ops | Will | |
2005 | Extreme Dating | Daniel Roenick | |
2005 | Shooting Gallery | Paul the Pawn | Video |
2006 | Devil's Den | Quinn | |
2009 | Creature of Darkness | Andrew | |
2010 | Random Walk | Short film | |
2010 | Endure | Zeth Arnold | |
2011 | 388 Arletta Avenue | Bill Burrows | |
2012 | The Philly Kid | Jake | |
2013 | A Resurrection | Travis | |
2014 | A Warden's Ransome | Miller | |
2015 | The Exorcism of Molly Hartley | Father John Barrow | |
2015 | Punk's Dead | Sean | |
2015 | Life on the Line | Duncan | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Unsub | Young John Wesley | "And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 2" |
1992-1994 | The Odyssey | Yudo | "The Believers", "The Hall of Darkness", "The Prophecy" |
1993 | Sherlock Holmes Returns | Young Booth | TV film |
1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Hank Valen | "The Hanging" |
1996 | Night of the Twisters | Dan Hatch | TV film |
1996 | Robin of Locksley | Robin McAllister | TV film |
2003 | Spider-Man | Flash Thompson (voice) | "Flash Memory" |
2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Matt Bernhart | "The Bank Job" |
2010-2013 | Nikita | Owen Elliot / Sam Matthews | Regular role |
2015 | Broad Squad | Patrick Byrne | TV film |
2015 | Animal Kingdom | Danny | TV film, post-production |
Awards
Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
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Saturn Awards | ||||
2000 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Idle Hands (1999) | Nominated | |
2001 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Final Destination (2000) | Winner | |
Blockbuster Entertainment Award | ||||
2001 | Favorite Actor – Horror | Final Destination (2000) | Nominated | |
Young Artist Awards | ||||
1997 | Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series – Young Actor | Night of the Twisters (1996) | Nominated |
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- Male actors from Vancouver
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- Canadian people of Polish descent
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- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
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