- published: 01 Feb 2013
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Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor and voice 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.
Sawa was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Joyce, a homemaker, and Edward Sawa, a refrigeration mechanic. He has two siblings. His father is Polish, and his mother is "a little bit of everything".
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" 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. In 2011, Sawa guest-starred on the CW television drama Nikita as Owen. He also joined the cast of two horror films, 388 Arletta Avenue and Sibling.