Biography for
Devon Sawa
Date of Birth
7 September 1978, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBirth Name
Devon Edward SawaNickname
DevHeight
6' (1.83 m)Mini Biography
Devon Edward Sawa was born on September 7, 1978, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His love of acting began when he starred in a school play in kindergarten, and since then, he has had many roles on TV and in movies.
A few years ago, he landed a part on the Canadian TV show "KidZone" (1992), on which all of the characters used their real names. The show lasted for a season. He also appeared as Yudo on another Canadian show titled "The Odyssey" (1992). This show also starred Ashleigh Aston Moore, who would later become his co-star in the movie Now and Then (1995). Playing Casper as a real boy in Casper (1995) was Devon's big break. Although he only had about five minutes of screen time, it was his biggest role to date. "Casper" took so long to release (due to the special effects that were needed) that Devon had time to complete another movie, Little Giants (1994), before it came into theaters. In that film, he played Junior Floyd, the quarterback for the title team. In "Now and Then," Devon played Scott Wormer, the town bully. In this film, he was reunited with his "Casper" co-star, Christina Ricci, and they share a second on-screen kiss in the movie. Devon Sawa's acting career is just beginning, and you can expect to see him in many more movies in the years to come.
Trivia
Name pronounced DEH-vuhn SAH-wa.
Mom: Joyce, dad: Ed, brother: Brandon, sister: Stephanie.
Has two tattoos--a cartoon devil on one arm, and a cross on the other arm.
He got the part of Stan in the Eminem video of the same name because Dr. Dre saw him in Final Destination (2000) and loved it.
Did his own stunts in Extreme Ops (2002), including the part where he is under the train filming his friends.
Was originally cast to play Neil Lawrence in Chasing Holden (2001).
Mother Joyce is a production coordinator.
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nominated | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress for Idle Hands (1999) |
| 2001 | Won | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Final Destination (2000) |
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actor - Horror (Internet Only) for Final Destination (2000) |
Young Artist Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actor for Night of the Twisters (1996) (TV) |
Filmography
- The Odyssey (1992, TV)
- Little Giants (1994)
- Casper (1995)
- Action Man (1995, voice only)
- Now and Then (1995)
- Robin of Locksley (1996, TV)
- Night of the Twisters (1996, TV)
- The Boy's Club (1997)
- Wild America (1997)
- A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
- SLC Punk! (1998)
- Around the Fire (1999)
- Idle Hands (1999)
- Final Destination (2000)
- The Guilty (2000)
- Slackers (2002)
- Extreme Ops (2002)
- Extreme Dating (2004)
- Shooting Gallery (2005)
- Pool Hall Prophets (2005)
- The Devil's Den (2006)
- Hunter's Moon (2007)
- Creature of Darkness (2008)
- Bind (2009)
- Endure (2009)
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