Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa
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
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(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.

Early life

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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 fucking everything".[2]

Career

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Little Giants Junior Floyd
1995 Casper Casper McFadden [a]
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
2024 Consumed[19] Quinn
All the Lost Ones Conrad
2025 Heart Eyes [20][21]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
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 / Sam Matthews 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"
2021–2024 Chucky Logan Wheeler / Lucas Wheeler Recurring role (season 1)
Father Bryce Main role (season 2)
James Collins / Randall Jenkins Main role (season 3)
2021 Magnum P.I. Robbie Nelson 2 episodes
2022 Hacks Jason Episode: "The Click"

Music video

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Year Title Artist Role Notes
2000 "Stan" Eminem Stanley

Awards

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Year Award Category Work Result
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[b] 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[22]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 5-11". Associated Press. August 30, 2021. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021. Sept. 7... Actor Devon Sawa (Slackers, Final Destination) is 43.
  2. ^ Bailey, Andy (February 2000). "Devon Sawa - Brief Article - Interview". Find Articles. Archived from the original on September 20, 2004.
  3. ^ D. Sawa DevonSawa.org Filmography: "Stan" Archived October 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cato, Jason (December 8, 2010). "Wilkinsburg native producing star-studded 'Sibling' in Pittsburgh". Pittsburghlive.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Creepy, Uncle (December 8, 2010). "Devon Sawa Meets His Sibling". Dread Central. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (August 26, 2010). "'Nikita': Devon Sawa will guest star as a new nemesis". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  7. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (April 13, 2011). "Nikita's Devon Sawa: There's No "Nikita-Owen Love Thing Going On"... for Now". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Masters, Megan (July 11, 2012). "Exclusive: Nikita Promotes Devon Sawa to Series Regular in Season 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  9. ^ Hawson, Fred (July 12, 2019). "Movie review: Chinese actors take spotlight from Stallone in 'Escape Plan 3'". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Hunter Hunter". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Black Friday". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Baby Girl on the Way for Devon Sawa; Wife Dawni Is Pregnant". People.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Devon Sawa Welcomes Daughter Scarlett Heleena". People. March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  14. ^ Michaud, Sarah (January 16, 2014). "Devon Sawa Welcomes Son Hudson". People. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  15. ^ "Devon Sawa Welcomes Daughter Scarlett Heleena". People. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  16. ^ Sawa, Devon [@DevonESawa] (March 17, 2018). "I'll respect your religion as long as you respect me not having one. I don't care WHAT gets you through life with a smile on your face, as long as it doesn't affect me" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Sawa, Devon [@DevonESawa] (June 13, 2018). "I'm a Polish atheist!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (June 8, 2022). "Devon Sawa: 'I had to smoke pot in movies and be in a hip-hop video to get away from Casper'". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  19. ^ Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (July 31, 2024). "Consumed – R16". Facebook. Retrieved July 31, 2024. Cast: Devon Sawa
  20. ^ Squires, John (September 18, 2024). "Valentine's Day Slasher Movie 'Heart Eyes' Coming to Theaters in February 2025". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  21. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 18, 2024). "Sony Has 'Heart Eyes', Sets Winter 2025 Release For Spyglass Horror Rom-Com". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  22. ^ Nowicki, Albert (January 11, 2021). "Druga edycja nagród HNiD". His Name is Death (in Polish). Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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