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Devon Sawa, born Devon Edward Sawa in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 7 September 1978, is a Canadian actor who has worked in both film and television, beginning his career in the industry in 1992. He is a citizen of Canada, speaks the English language, and has received Saturn Awards for his acting work. He is the father of two children, and is credited in his native language as Devon Sawa.
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Film & TV
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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 played the title character of the Eminem music video "Stan" and starred as Owen Elliot in The CW action spy drama series Nikita. Sawa has also…
Known for
- Thieves Highway — Jones2026
- Return of the Living Dead — Isaac Horton2026
- Bunker — Dell2025
- All the Lost Ones — Colonel Conrad2025
- Heart Eyes — Detective Zeke Hobbs2025
- Stans — Self2025
- Consumed — Quinn2024
- Murder in a Small Town — Gordon Murphy2024
- Grave Conversations — Self2024
- Who Are You People — Karl2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Devon Edward Sawa , ( 1978-09-07 ) September 7, 1978 (age 47) , Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Dawni Sahanovitch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Vancouver
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Saturn Awards
- Image
- Devon Sawa Photo Op GalaxyCon Columbus 2025.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1978-09-07
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 226890
- Commons category
- Devon Sawa
- birth name
- Девон Эдвард Сава
- name in native language
- Devon Sawa
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Encyclopedic overview
Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. Born and raised in Vancouver, Sawa began his career promoting children's action toys. He made his film debut with a supporting role in Little Giants (1994) and received wide recognition for playing the title role as a human boy in Casper (1995). Sawa also had starring roles in the films Wild America (1997), SLC Punk! (1998), Idle Hands (1999), and Final Destination (2000).
Following his lead roles in the poorly received films Slackers and Extreme Ops (both 2002), Sawa acted in various direct-to-video independent film productions. He also played the title character in the Eminem music video "Stan" and was cast as Owen Elliot / Sam Matthews on the CW action drama series Nikita (2010–2013). Sawa experienced a career resurgence in the 2020s. He played multiple roles on the Syfy and USA Network horror series Chucky (2021–2024) and had a starring role in the horror film Heart Eyes (2025).
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