Devon 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 began his career in 1992 as a children’s action toy spokesman. He made his film debut in Little Giants in 1994. Sawa also received wide recognition for playing the title role as a human boy in Casper the following year. In Now and Then, Sawa played the town bully, Scott Wormer. Sawa also appeared in the films Wild America, Idle Hands, and Final Destination. In 2000, Sawa played the title character of the Eminem music video “Stan”.[3] Sawa later did voice acting, voicing Flash Thompson in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Sawa continued to work steadily in the 2000s and appeared in several independent films, including Extreme Dating, Shooting Gallery, Devil’s Den, Creature Of Darkness, Endure, 388 Arletta Avenue, The Philly Kid, and A Resurrection.[4][5]

In 2010, Sawa portrayed the role of Owen Elliott on The CW action drama series Nikita. In July 2012, he was promoted to series regular in the third season of Nikita; the show ended after four seasons in 2013.In 2016, Sawa played the lead role in Punk’s Dead, a sequel to SLC Punk! by the same director. In 2017, Sawa portrayed the role of Nico Jackson in Somewhere Between; the show ended after one season. Sawa appeared as Lester Clark Jr. in Escape Plan: The Extractors. In 2019, he starred in the thriller The Fanatic, where he played Hunter Dunbar, an actor who is stalked by a character named Moose. The movie was directed by Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst.

In 2020s, he starred in two successful films, including Hunter Hunter and Black Friday.