Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa at the premiere of Final Destination 5
Born Devon Edward Sawa
September 7, 1978 (1978-09-07) (age 33)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present

Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. Although he appears in independent films, he is best known for portraying the part of Anton Tobias in the 1999 movie "Idle Hands" and for portraying Alex Browning in the 2000 movie Final Destination (and again in archive footage in the 2011 movie Final Destination 5). He also portrays the character Owen Elliot in the 2011 TV series Nikita.

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Early life

Sawa was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Joyce, a homemaker, and Edward Sawa, a refrigeration mechanic. He has two siblings.[1] His father is Polish, and his mother is "a little bit of everything".[2]

Career

Sawa started his career in 1992 as a children's action toy spokesperson and his acting career rapidly developed throughout the 1990s. He has appeared in lead roles in the films Little Giants, Casper, Now and Then, Wild America, Idle Hands, and Final Destination. In 2000, he portrayed the role of Stan in an Eminem music video "Stan"[3] alongside singer Dido who played Stan's girlfriend. He then became a voice actor, portraying the voice of Flash Thompson in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Sawa has continued to work steadily on independent films in recent years, including Extreme Dating, Shooting Gallery, Devil's Den, Creature Of Darkness, Endure and Sibling.[4] In 2011, Sawa guest-starred on the CW television drama Nikita as Owen.[5][6] He also joined the cast of two horror films, 388 Arletta Avenue and Sibling.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Odyssey, TheThe Odyssey Yudo Episode: "The Believers"
1993 Sherlock Holmes Returns Dillon Burns TV movie
1994 Odyssey, TheThe Odyssey Yudo Episodes: "Hall of Darkness", "The Prophecy"
Little Giants Junior Floyd
1995 Casper Casper on Screen
Action Man Additional Voices TV series
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Lynn Tangredi Episode: "The Hanging"
Now and Then Scott Wormer
1996 Night of the Twisters Dan Hatch TV movies
Robin of Locksley Robin McAllister TV movies
1997 Boys Club, TheThe Boys Club Eric
Wild America Mark Stouffer
1998 SLC Punk! Sean
A Cool, Dry Place Noah Ward
Around the Fire Simon Harris
1999 Idle Hands Anton Tobias
2000 Final Destination Alex Browning
Guilty, TheThe Guilty Nathan Corrigan
Eminem: E Stan segment "Stan"
2002 Slackers Dave Goodman
Extreme Ops Will
Stan Music Video Stan Song by Eminem
2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Flash Thompson (voice) Episode: "Flash Memory"
2004 Extreme Dating Daniel Roenick
2005 Shooting Gallery Paul the Pawn
2006 Devil's Den Quinn
2009 Creature of Darkness Andrew
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles LAPD Detective Matt Bernhart Episode: "The Bank Job"
Endure Zeth Arnold
Random Walk Brent
Nikita Owen Elliot 5 episodes: "The Guardian", "Resistance", "Dark Matter", "Into The Dark", and "Falling Ash"
2011 388 Arletta Avenue Bill
The Sibling Travis
2012 The Philly Kid Jake

Awards

Year Category Recipient(s) Result
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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