Devon Sawa

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Devon Sawa
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Sawa in 2024
Born
Devon Edward Sawa

(1978-09-07) September 7, 1978 (age 46)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Notable work
Spouse
Dawni Sahanovitch
(m. 2013)
Children2

Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He began acting when he was a teenager and appeared in several films in the 1990s including Little Giants , Casper , Now and Then , Wild America , Idle Hands , and Final Destination . He also portrayed the title character of the Eminem music video "Stan" and starred as Owen Elliot in The CW action spy drama series Nikita . In addition, he has played several roles in the USA Network & Syfy horror series Chucky .

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Early life

Sawa was born on September 7, 1978, [1] in Vancouver, the son of Joyce and Edward Sawa, a mechanic. He has two older siblings. His father was Polish, and his mother is "a little bit of everything". [2]

Career

Sawa began his career in 1992 at age 14 as a children's action toy spokesman. He made his film debut in Little Giants in 1994 and received wide recognition for playing the title role as a human boy in Casper the following year. In Now and Then (1995), Sawa played the town bully, Scott Wormer. He subsequently appeared in the films Wild America (1997), Idle Hands (1999), and Final Destination (2000). In 2000, Sawa played the title character of the Eminem music video "Stan". [3] He later did voice acting, voicing Flash Thompson in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series . Sawa continued to work steadily in the 2000s 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]

In 2010, Sawa portrayed Owen Elliott on The CW action drama series Nikita . [6] [7] In July 2012, he was promoted to series regular in the third season of Nikita; the show ended after four seasons in 2013. [8] In 2016, Sawa played the lead role in Punk's Dead , a sequel to SLC Punk! by the same director. In 2017, he portrayed the role of Nico Jackson in Somewhere Between ; the show ended after one season. In 2019, Sawa appeared as Lester Clark Jr. in Escape Plan: The Extractors . [9] He also starred in the thriller The Fanatic , where he played Hunter Dunbar, an actor who is stalked by a character named Moose. The movie was directed by Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst. Sawa later starred in the films Hunter Hunter (2020) and Black Friday (2021). [10] [11]

Personal life

Sawa married Canadian producer Dawni Sahanovitch in 2013. [12] They have two children together, a son born in 2014 and a daughter born in 2016. [13] [14] [15]

Sawa has described himself as being irreligious, an atheist, and supportive of religious freedoms. [16] [17]

In June 2022, Sawa gave a lengthy interview to The Independent , where he said that he sought out roles in which the character smoked marijuana to help get away from his teen heartthrob status which began with Casper. Sawa also said that between 2004 and 2009, he "drank a lot" until going sober after meeting his wife in Vancouver. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Little Giants Junior Floyd
1995 Casper Casper McFadden (human form)
Now and Then Scott Wormer
1997 The Boys Club Eric
Wild America Mark Stouffer
1998 A Cool, Dry Place Noah Ward
SLC Punk! Sean
Around the FireSimon Harris
1999 Idle Hands Anton Tobias
2000 Final Destination Alex Browning
The Guilty Nathan Corrigan
2002 Slackers Dave Goodman
Extreme Ops Will
2005Extreme DatingDaniel Roenick
Shooting GalleryPaul the PawnDirect-to-video
2006 Devil's Den QuinnDirect-to-video
2009Creature of DarknessAndrew
2010EndureZeth Arnold
2011 388 Arletta Avenue Bill BurrowsDirect-to-video
2012 The Philly Kid JakeDirect-to-video
2013 A Resurrection Travis
2014A Warden's RansomMiller
2015 The Exorcism of Molly Hartley John BarrowDirect-to-video
Life on the Line DuncanDirect-to-video
2016 Punk's Dead SeanDirect-to-video
2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors Lester Clark Jr.Direct-to-video
The Fanatic Hunter Dunbar
Jarhead: Law of ReturnRonan JacksonDirect-to-video
2020 Disturbing the Peace Diablo
Hunter Hunter Joseph Mersault
Death Rider in the House of VampiresDeath RiderDirect-to-video
2021 Black Friday Ken
2022 Gasoline Alley Jimmy JayneDirect-to-video
2023 Who Are You People Karl
2024Consumed [19]
2025 Heart Eyes [20] [21]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Unsub Young John WesleyEpisode: "And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 2"
1992; 1994 The Odyssey Yudo3 episodes
1993 Sherlock Holmes Returns Young BoothTV film
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Hank ValenEpisode: "The Hanging"
1995–1996 Action Man Additional voices26 episodes
1996 Night of the Twisters Dan HatchTV film
Robin of Locksley Robin McAllisterTV film
2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Flash Thompson Voice, episode: "Flash Memory"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Matt BernhartEpisode: "The Bank Job"
2010–2013 Nikita Owen Elliot / Sam MatthewsRecurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–4)
2015Broad SquadPatrick ByrneTV film
2016 Real Detective Eddie HermanEpisode: "Redemption"
2017 Somewhere Between Nico JacksonMain role
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Brad WoodwardEpisode: "O Ka Mea Ua Hala, Ua Hala Ia"
2020 MacGyver Donovan James O' MaileyEpisode: "Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey"
2021–present Chucky Logan Wheeler / Lucas WheelerRecurring role (season 1)
Father BryceMain role (season 2)
James Collins / Randall JenkinsMain role (season 3)
2021 Magnum P.I. Robbie Nelson2 episodes
2022 Hacks JasonEpisode: "The Click"

Music video

YearTitleArtistRoleNotes
2000"Stan" Eminem Stanley

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1997 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie / Mini-Series – Young Actor Night of the Twisters Nominated
1999 Teen Choice Awards Most Disgusting Film Scene [lower-alpha 1] Idle Hands Nominated
2000 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger ActorIdle HandsNominated
2001 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Final Destination Won
Blockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor – HorrorFinal DestinationNominated
2021HNiD AwardsBest Supporting Actor Hunter Hunter Runner-up [22]

Notes

  1. For the scene where Sawa's character in Idle Hands, Anton, discovers his cat licking his mother's eyeball.

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