Devon Sawa

Biography

Devon started his career as young actor in Vancouver, Canada. First in the theater, and then moving onto smaller roles on TV. His breakout role was the title character in the Universal motion picture, Casper. He went on to star in many more films during his teens such as Now and Then, Little Giants and Wild America. In his early twenties, Devon sought out edgier projects. Movies like Idle Hands, SLC Punk, Final Destination, Slackers and playing 'Stan' in the acclaimed video for Eminem's hit song of the same name, directed by Dr. Dre. Recently Devon spent 4 years on the CW hit show NIKITA. He will be seen next in Punks Dead: SLC Punk 2 and Life On The Line, opposite John Travolta, Kate Bosworth and Sharon Stone.

48years old

Turns 49 on September 7in 330 days

Born September 7, 1978Vancouver
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Devon Edward Sawa (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 33
Career span: 31 years1994 to 2025

Genres

Thriller39%, 13 films
Action33%, 11 films
Comedy33%, 11 films
Drama30%, 10 films
Horror24%, 8 films

First and latest

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First role
Devon Sawa started working in 1992, when he was 14 years old. His first job was as a spokesman for children's action toys.

Devon Sawa movies on Netflix

Heart Eyes2025IMDb rating 6.0as Detective Zeke Hobbs
Stans2025IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
Thieves Highway2025IMDb rating 5.1as Jones
All the Lost Ones2024IMDb rating 3.8as Conrad
Who Are You People2023IMDb rating 5.3as Karl
Gasoline Alley2022IMDb rating 3.9as Jimmy Jayne
Black Friday2021IMDb rating 4.7as Ken
Disturbing the Peace2020IMDb rating 3.4as Diablo
Hunter Hunter2020IMDb rating 6.4as Joseph Mersault
Escape Plan: The Extractors2019IMDb rating 4.4as Lester Clark Jr.
Jarhead: Law of Return2019IMDb rating 5.3as Ronan
The Fanatic2019IMDb rating 4.2as Hunter Dunbar
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016IMDb rating 4.6as Sean
Life on the Line2015IMDb rating 5.2as Duncan
The Exorcism of Molly Hartley2015IMDb rating 4.6as Father John Barrow
A Resurrection2013IMDb rating 3.9as Travis
The Philly Kid2012IMDb rating 5.6as Jake
388 Arletta Avenue2011IMDb rating 4.8as Bill
Creature of Darkness2009IMDb rating 2.5as Andrew
Shooting Gallery2005IMDb rating 5.2as Paul The Pawn
Extreme Dating2004IMDb rating 5.2as Daniel Roenick
Extreme Ops2002IMDb rating 4.4as Will
Slackers2002IMDb rating 5.3as Dave Goodman
Final Destination2000IMDb rating 6.7as Alex Browning
The Guilty2000IMDb rating 6.1as Nathan Corrigan
Idle Hands1999IMDb rating 6.3as Anton Tobias
A Cool, Dry Place1998IMDb rating 6.2as Noah Ward
SLC Punk1998IMDb rating 7.3as Sean
Wild America1997IMDb rating 6.4as Mark
Night of the Twisters1996IMDb rating 5.7as Dan Hatch
Casper1995IMDb rating 6.2as Casper on Screen
Now and Then1995IMDb rating 6.8as Scott Wormer
Little Giants1994IMDb rating 6.5as Junior Floyd

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Final Destination2000 Fantasy, Horror, Thrilleras Alex Browning
IMDb rating 6.7341K votes
Idle Hands1999 Comedy, Horror, Thrilleras Anton Tobias
IMDb rating 6.351K votes
Little Giants1994as Junior Floyd
IMDb rating 6.533K votes
Heart Eyes2025as Detective Zeke Hobbs
IMDb rating 6.040K votes
Casper1995as Casper on Screen
IMDb rating 6.2161K votes
Slackers2002as Dave Goodman
IMDb rating 5.316K votes
The Fanatic2019as Hunter Dunbar
IMDb rating 4.213K votes
Black Friday2021as Ken
IMDb rating 4.710K votes

Most often with

James Merendino directed two of these films. Eighteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lochlyn Munro

John Travolta

Bill Pullman

Michael Jai White

Seth Green

Christina Ricci

James MerendinoDirector, 2 films

Films together

Lochlyn Munro2 films together, 2024 to 2025
Lochlyn Munro's page
- Thieves Highway2025IMDb rating 5.1Sawa as JonesMunro as Bill
- All the Lost Ones2024IMDb rating 3.8Sawa as ConradMunro as Hank
John Travolta2 films together, 2015 to 2019
John Travolta's page
- The Fanatic2019IMDb rating 4.2Sawa as Hunter DunbarTravolta as Moose
- Life on the Line2015IMDb rating 5.2Sawa as DuncanTravolta as Beau
Bill Pullman2 films together, 1995 to 2000
Bill Pullman's page
- The Guilty2000IMDb rating 6.1Sawa as Nathan CorriganPullman as Callum Crane
- Casper1995IMDb rating 6.2Sawa as Casper on ScreenPullman as Dr. James Harvey
Michael Jai White2 films together, 2012 to 2021
Michael Jai White's page
- Black Friday2021IMDb rating 4.7Sawa as KenWhite as Archie
- The Philly Kid2012IMDb rating 5.6Sawa as JakeWhite as Arthur Letts
Seth Green2 films together, 1999 to 2021
Seth Green's page
- Black Friday2021IMDb rating 4.7Sawa as KenGreen as Dour Dennisvoice
- Idle Hands1999IMDb rating 6.3Sawa as Anton TobiasGreen as Mick
Christina Ricci2 films together, 1995
Christina Ricci's page
- Casper1995IMDb rating 6.2Sawa as Casper on ScreenRicci as Kathleen 'Kat' Harvey
- Now and Then1995IMDb rating 6.8Sawa as Scott WormerRicci as Roberta
James MerendinoDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2016
All films by James Merendino
- Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016IMDb rating 4.6Sawa as Sean
- SLC Punk1998IMDb rating 7.3Sawa as Sean
Also two films together12 more actors
- James DuvalPunk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016) and SLC Punk (1998)
- Jaime KingEscape Plan: The Extractors (2019) and Slackers (2002)
- Nick StahlHunter Hunter (2020) and 388 Arletta Avenue (2011)
- Jeff ChaseEscape Plan: The Extractors (2019) and The Fanatic (2019)
- Jason SegelSlackers (2002) and SLC Punk (1998)
- Hiro KanagawaExtreme Ops (2002) and The Guilty (2000)
- Amanda DetmerExtreme Dating (2004) and Final Destination (2000)
- Stuart StoneLife on the Line (2015) and A Resurrection (2013)
- Michael A. GoorjianPunk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016) and SLC Punk (1998)
- Adam PascalPunk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016) and SLC Punk (1998)
- Jacob GrodnikDisturbing the Peace (2020) and The Fanatic (2019)
- The D.O.C.Thieves Highway (2025) and Gasoline Alley (2022)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.