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Devon Sawa
Devon Sawa at the Final Destination 5 premiereBorn Devon Edward Sawa
September 7, 1978
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation Actor Years active 1992–present Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He is more famous for playing the part of Alex Browning in the 1999 movie Final Destination (and again in a cameo 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 television producer, 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 The Odyssey Yudo Episode: "The Believers" 1993 Sherlock Holmes Returns Dillon Burns TV movie 1994 The 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 The 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 The Guilty Nathan Corrigan Eminem: E Stan segment "Stan" 2002 Slackers Dave Goodman Extreme Ops Will 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 References
- ^ "Devon Sawa Biography (1978–)". FilmReference.com. NetIndustries, LLC. http://www.filmreference.com/film/81/Devon-Sawa.html. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Devon Sawa – Brief Article – Interview | Interview | Find Articles at BNET.com[dead link]
- ^ D. Sawa DevonSawa.org Filmography: "Stan"
- ^ Cato, Jason (2010-12-08). "Wilkinsburg native producing star-studded 'Sibling' in Pittsburgh". Pittsburghlive.com. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/movies/s_712792.html. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (August 26, 2010). "'Nikita': Devon Sawa will guest star as a new nemesis". Zap2it. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/08/nikita-devon-sawa-will-guest-star-as-a-new-nemesis.html. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (April 13, 2011). "Nikita's Devon Sawa: There's No "Nikita-Owen Love Thing Going On"... for Now". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Nikita-Devon-Sawa-1031821.aspx. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ Creepy, Uncle (2010-12-08). "Devon Sawa Meets His Sibling | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". Dreadcentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41343/devon-sawa-meets-his-sibling. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
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Categories:- 1978 births
- Canadian child actors
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian people of Polish descent
- Canadian television actors
- Living people
- People from Vancouver
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