Devon Sawa | |
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Born | Devon Edward Sawa September 7, 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Notable work | |
Spouse | Dawni Sahanovitch (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. Sawa 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 .
Sawa was born on September 7, 1978, [1] in Vancouver, Canada, 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]
Sawa began his career in 1992 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 , Sawa played the town bully, Scott Wormer. He also appeared in the films Wild America , Idle Hands , and Final Destination . 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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 Fire | Simon Harris | ||
1999 | Idle Hands | Anton Tobias | |
2000 | Final Destination | Alex Browning | |
The Guilty | Nathan Corrigan | ||
2002 | Slackers | Dave Goodman | |
Extreme Ops | Will | ||
2005 | Extreme Dating | Daniel Roenick | |
Shooting Gallery | Paul the Pawn | Direct-to-video | |
2006 | Devil's Den | Quinn | Direct-to-video |
2009 | Creature of Darkness | Andrew | |
2010 | Endure | Zeth Arnold | |
2011 | 388 Arletta Avenue | Bill Burrows | Direct-to-video |
2012 | The Philly Kid | Jake | Direct-to-video |
2013 | A Resurrection | Travis | |
2014 | A Warden's Ransom | Miller | |
2015 | The Exorcism of Molly Hartley | John Barrow | Direct-to-video |
Life on the Line | Duncan | Direct-to-video | |
2016 | Punk's Dead | Sean | Direct-to-video |
2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Lester Clark Jr. | Direct-to-video |
The Fanatic | Hunter Dunbar | ||
Jarhead: Law of Return | Ronan Jackson | Direct-to-video | |
2020 | Disturbing the Peace | Diablo | |
Hunter Hunter | Joseph Mersault | ||
Death Rider in the House of Vampires | Death Rider | Direct-to-video | |
2021 | Black Friday | Ken | |
2022 | Gasoline Alley | Jimmy Jayne | Direct-to-video |
2023 | Who Are You People | Karl |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Unsub | Young John Wesley | Episode: "And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 2" |
1992–1994 | The Odyssey | Yudo | 3 episodes |
1993 | Sherlock Holmes Returns | Young Booth | TV film |
1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Hank Valen | Episode: "The Hanging" |
1995–1996 | Action Man | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
1996 | Night of the Twisters | Dan Hatch | TV film |
Robin of Locksley | Robin McAllister | TV film | |
2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Flash Thompson | Voice, episode: "Flash Memory" |
2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Matt Bernhart | Episode: "The Bank Job" |
2010–2013 | Nikita | Owen Elliot | Recurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–4) |
2015 | Broad Squad | Patrick Byrne | TV film |
2016 | Real Detective | Eddie Herman | Episode: "Redemption" |
2017 | Somewhere Between | Nico Jackson | Main role |
2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Brad Woodward | Episode: "O Ka Mea Ua Hala, Ua Hala Ia" |
2020 | MacGyver | Donovan James O' Mailey | Episode: "Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey" |
2021–present | Chucky | Logan Wheeler | Recurring role (season 1) |
Lucas Wheeler | |||
Father Bryce | Main role (season 2) | ||
President James Collins | Main role (season 3) | ||
Randall Jenkins | |||
2021 | Magnum P.I. | Robbie Nelson | 2 episodes |
2022 | Hacks | Jason | Episode: "The Click" |
Yeah | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | "Stan" | Stanley |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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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 Actor | Idle Hands | Nominated |
2001 | Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Final Destination | Won |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor – Horror | Final Destination | Nominated | |
2021 | HNiD Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hunter Hunter | Runner-up [19] |
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Sept. 7... Actor Devon Sawa (Slackers, Final Destination) is 43.
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